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 …
Asit Jolly Chandigarh June 25: Reduced water levels in major reservoirs, including the Bhakra Dam, due to the delayed monsoon in the north-west region will mean curtailed supplies to Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Rajasthan and Himachal Pradesh. The Bhakra Beas Management Board, which manages power generation and other operations at …
Pune With the water resource department declaring 20 per cent cut in water supply to the city due to reduction in available water in Khadakwasla because of the delayed monsoon this year, the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) on Wednesday urged the citizens for judicious use of available water as any …
NEW DELHI: Protesting against the acute water crisis in the Capital and alleged lackadaisical attitude of the Delhi Government in tackling the issue, the Bharatiya Janata Party legislators walked out of the Delhi Assembly on Wednesday. As soon as the Question Hour began, Leader of Opposition Vijay Kumar Malhotra stood …
June 24: Frequent powercuts, scarcity of drinking water and a rising mercury saw angry residents protesting at various places across the city on Wednesday. In some places, the protests turned violent. The city faced a shortfall of 200 MW in its regular supply. Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit asked the …
June 24: Frequent powercuts and water shortages, coupled with the rising mercury, led to angry protests across Delhi on Wednesday. Violence broke out in some areas, and roadblocks led to traffic bottlenecks which lasted hours, paralysing the city. Residents of Sangam Vihar blocked the Mehrauli-Badarpur road and stoned some DTC …
Mumbai Some of the government-run residential schools (ashram shalas) that had been closed for a water shortage opened on Monday following instructions from the district tribal development department to make alternative arrangements for supply. Seven schools still remain shut. Newsline reported on Saturday that 20 residential schools for tribal children …
The Delhi Jal Board has been found woefully short in providing adequate water supply in the city, with its leaking pipe networks reporting a wastage of a huge 40 per cent of water in its distribution channel. The DJB has also fallen short in meeting its own target of 855 …
CHENNAI: The State Human Rights Commission on Monday ordered that the Commissioner, Chennai Corporation, the Managing Director, Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board and the Chairman, Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board, file a report in two weeks with regard to a media report about contaminated drinking water supply at …
CHENNAI: The State Human Rights Commission on Monday ordered that the Commissioner, the Chennai Corporation, the Managing Director, Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board and the Chairman, Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board, file a report in two weeks with regard to a media report about contaminated drinking water supply …
NEW DELHI: Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, who is also the Delhi Jal Board chairperson, on Friday instructed the Jal Board to designate a separate officer for every Delhi Assembly segment to monitor day-to-day water-related issues. The Chief Minister issued the directions during an interaction with the Leader of the Opposition …
The BWSSB has decided to supply treated water in all areas at 50 per cent of the cost of drinking water that is being supplied now. Treated water supply will begin within six months, Bangalore Water Supply Minister Katta Subramanya Naidu told reporters on Friday. Want to save on the …
New Delhi: Delhi Jal Board (DJB) CEO Ramesh Negi on Thursday said that DJB will soon contract leakage management for the city to private enterprises to minimise loss of water. Speaking at the Water Summit 2009, organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Negi emphasised the need for investment …
June 9: The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) has informed the state government that it cannot fund the Godavari water project. The corporation was asked to provide Rs 960 crore to the water board over a period of two years for the execution of the Rs 3,375 crore Phase-I of …
K.Lakshmi It is in the process of installing sluice valves in water distribution network Improvement measures: Construction of additional underground sumps such as this one in Kilpauk Water Works is part of Chennai Metrowater
Chandigarh No immediate end to the water woes of the city residents is in sight. Reduced supply hours and low water pressure have been troubling the residents for the last many days. Those living on the first floor and above are the worst affected by the erratic water supply. With …
Alka Pande Posted: Wednesday, Jun 03, 2009 at 0021 hrs IST Lucknow: After handing over the distribution of electricity in two cities to private hands, the Government of Uttar Pradesh is set to try out the model with the urban water supply as well. Initially, this will be done in …
The city of Delhi gets a lot of rain every year, more than sufficient for its needs, but it does not use that rainwater. It had hundreds of water bodies, but it has destroyed most of them and continues to destroy the remaining ones. For its supply of water Delhi …
