The World Meteorological Organization’s State of the Climate in Asia 2024 report warns that the region is warming nearly twice as fast as the global average, driving more extreme weather and posing serious threats to lives, ecosystems, and economies. In 2024, Asia experienced its warmest or second warmest year on …
The Municipal Corporation will soon initiate the project to provide 24 hours water supply. For the purpose, three colonies —Vikas Nagar in Mauli Jagran, Indira Colony in Mani Majra and Janta and Kumhar Colony have been identified. It is expected that once the system is introduced it would prevent wastage …
To assess water savings in households using efficient devices and to understand how savings vary between different socio-demographic groups in the community, high resolution end use water consumption data is required (i.e. disaggregating water use for showers, toilets, clothes washers and garden irrigation etc.). This paper reports selected findings from …
Relatively new and emerging categories of human settlements, such as small towns, may require a different set of service arrangements to facilitate the provision of water. In this paper, Marieke Adank presents the main features and understanding of what constitutes "small towns" to determine the most appropriate water service arrangement …
As Delhi heads for polls, some key issues are agitating the common voter although these may not be felt as much by the city’s well-heeled sections. One such issue is water. According to Census 2011, about a quarter of the city’s 1.67 crore population does not get treated piped water. …
The dialogues, undertaken with a spirit of continuity, focused on five themes: challenges in water utility management, roles of the private sector and civil society, role of water regulators, improving water data and metrics, and prospects for capacity building. This report summarises the overall diagnoses of the challenges in each …
This synthesis report covers the key findings from the ACCCRN project work in India from 2008 through 2013. This report summarizes research done as a part of ACCCRN in the areas of urbanisation and risk, future scenarios for urban areas in India, and climate change challenges. It also summarizes case …
Environment and forests minister Hasan Mahmud slammed Transparency International, Bangladesh for its recent investigation report on the government’s climate change trust fund utilization. Read more in this October 2013 edition of the Monthly Bangladesh State of the Environment Report published by the South Asia Environment Portal. Read and Share. ENVIRONMENT …
The National Water Policy 2002 as well as the Odisha State Water Policy 2007 defines water as a prime natural resource, a basic human need and a previous national asset. Accordingly, both the National Water Policy and the Odisha State water policy accord highest priority to water supply for human …
PMC Gets Bidders After It Tweaks Tender, Makes It Commercially Viable The city’s much talked about 24x7 water supply and water meter scheme may see the light of the day finally, with its pilot project making some progress. After three unsuccessful attempts, the civic body has received response from five …
The large state-managed and institutionalised provision of water in Delhi and its nearby environs is not free of social and political biases. In the nearby Trans Hindon area, different sections of the population are increasingly witnessing huge disparities in terms of formal and even informal modes of water access. Both …
The Union government has approved a Rs. 42-crore drinking water supply project to Bantwal Town Municipality under the Urban Infrastructure Development Scheme for Small and Medium Towns, according to a top official. The project will increase water supply to the town threefold: from the present 4.5 million litres per day …
Raising hackles amidst the political turbulence over the division of state, chief minster N Kiran Kumar Reddy on Saturday doled out a Rs 5,800 crore-worth water project to his home district Chittoor. The CM, who was in Tirumala for the inauguration of Brahmotsavams, sanctioned the water project covering the entire …
There is a growing, although still far from comprehensive, literature within China on the impacts of climate change in urban areas; also an evolving policy framework at national level to address these concerns and an increased interest in climate change adaptation from many local governments. This paper summarizes the urban …
Construction of a drinking water project has begun at Rampur in the eastern belt of Palpa district. The Small Urban Drinking Water and Sanitation project is being constructed at a cost of Rs. 243.4 million at Rampur VDC which is fast developing into a built-up area and is facing acute …
Members of Guwahati Sanmilita Nagarik Adhikar Suraksha (GSNAS) Mancha on Saturday sat on a hunger strike in Guwahati, protesting against the government’s proposed move towards the privatization and commercialization of the urban water supply in the city and against the proposed hike in urban property tax. Mancha president Dr Hiren …
The Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board’s scheme to regularise illegal water connections has failed miserably with not a single application being submitted. Though thousands called up the Board office and many others came in person to enquire about the regularisation offer, which concluded a couple of days ago, …
Plans to revise domestic and commercial water tax The Dindigul Municipality will spend Rs.70 crore to augment drinking water supply to Dindigul town. To meet its expenses, it will revise domestic and commercial water tax and deposit amount for new water connection. Elaborating on the new project at the Municipal …
As the existing water supply schemes apparently proved insufficient to meet the requirement of Katra during the pilgrim rush, the state government has deputed a team of technical experts to prepare a comprehensive “Vision Document” to meet the drinking water needs of the town. The team has been given a …
Agency Installs Meters To Monitor Water Supply From Aluva Plant The permanent water flow meters installed at Aluva water treatment plant to monitor the quantity of water supplied to the city is likely to become operational next week. According to Kerala water authority (KWA), water supply can be monitored and …
Dataquest-CyberMedia While the forecasted demand of water in Goa by 2025 is 593 MLD (million litres per day), the total capacity of the water treatment plants in Goa will become 599 MLD by 2015, said A M Wachasundar, project director of the JICA (Japan international co-operation agency) project in Goa. …
