Waterborne diseases

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding pollution of Godavari river, Telangana, 29/05/2025

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "Telangana: Deepening pollution crisis in Godawari threatens lives livelihoods appearing in the Telangana Today dated 13.05.2025" dated 29/05/2025. The application was registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled Telangana: Deepening pollution crisis in Godawari …

Drinking risk

drinking water in south Delhi is severely contaminated, warn scientists at the All India Institute of Medical sciences ( aiims ). They have found that despite using chlorine for disinfection, there are alarming pervalence of disease-causing amoeba, bacteria, parasites, and larvae of insects in drinking water. Sarman Singh at the …

Majestic lakes

Lake Pichola was constructed first between 1382 and 1418 by a Banjara chief and later an embankment was constructed by Maharana Udai Singh in 1560. While its original depth was 18 m, it is now reduced to between 4.5 and 8 m. Pichola has two beautiful island buildings

Rebirth

The state government's Environment Planning and Coordination Organisation (epco), has taken up a Rs 231 crore conservation project

Waste receptacle

R SRIKKANTH The stinking stretch of polluted water that separates the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad in Andhra Pradesh is the historic Hussain Sagar lake situated in the heart of the 400 year old Hyderabad city. The lake which once received unpolluted water from upper reaches of river Musi, …

The muck stops here

UDAIPURDefiled Udaipur's five lakes depict the saga of degradation and the apathy of the state government and citizens P L AGARWAL udaipur is a beautiful city surrounded by the Aravalli hills and five lakes - Pichola, Fatehsagar, Rangsagar, Swaroopsagar and the smaller Dudh Talai. Though outwardly Udaipur looks serene with …

Clean up actions

• Finalisation of master plan of Udaipur city, setting apart adequate areas for construction of hotels and prohibiting new construction within 200m of the lakes. • Diversion of all sewage and waste water from the lakes to a fully functional sewage system, which has one or more sewage treatment plants. …

Irrigation, health, and the environment: a literature review with examples from Sri Lanka

This paper attempts to present the linkages between irrigated agriculture, human health and the environment based on a review of data available from Sri Lanka.  

MARINE MALADY

A water-borne disease known as

Ulcerous water

Scientists have identified Helico- bacter pylori, a bacteria that causes stomach ulcers, in contaminated water, thus giving a clue to the source of infection. Earlier studies were unable to detect the presence of Hpylori in the environment, but its strong link with drinking water was never discounted. Preliminary results of …

Municipality blamed for Delhi water poisoning

RESIDENTS of Savitri Nagar in south Delhi are suffering from water-borne diseases and don't know who to turn to. They blame the Delhi Water Supply and Sewage Disposal Undertaking (DWSSDU) for the deaths of eight people, apparently brought about by these diseases, but the authorities disclaim responsibility. Hundreds of other …

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