Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item Titled "Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s Golconda Fort Cries for attention appearing in ‘The Siasat Daily’ dated 25 May 2025". The application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled “Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s …
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued a notice, returnable in four weeks, to the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) Chairman seeking a report on the news items that stated contaminated water was being supplied in many areas in the city due to cracks in the pipeline. The Commission wanted …
“Complaints over leakage, water quality received daily but problem not alarming” The Delhi Jal Board on Monday admitted that there are complaints of contamination that it receives daily but maintained that the situation is far from alarming. The Board was reacting to a report compiled by the Municipal Corporation of …
New Delhi: The MCD has sent a fresh list of the 642 pipelines that might be leaking, leading to contamination of potable water to Delhi Jal Board. Meanwhile, DJB accepted that it gets about 20-40 complaints of contamination every day but added that the complaints were attended to immediately and …
As India has limited water resources, it should either be rationed or “adequately priced”. This was the point of discussion of the keynote address delivered by Minister of water resources Pawan Kumar Bansal at the launch of the CII-Triveni Water Institute, organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) to …
New Delhi: The Munak canal controversy between Delhi and Haryana was resolved recently but the city will reap the benefits of an extra 80 million gallons of water per day only after a couple of months. Work on the Delhi side of the canal will be completed around October which …
CGWA’s Missive To Chief Secy Triggers Alarm New Delhi: Despite strict regulations in place, declining groundwater levels in the city’s south and southwest districts has prompted the Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA) to take up the matter with Delhi chief secretary P K Tripathi who in turn has notified Delhi …
Social networking site Facebook is fast catching on with Government agencies as the fastest medium to reach out to the youth and keyboard tapping denizens. After the widespread response to the Delhi police and MCD pages, the Delhi Government’s Environment and Forests department is the latest entrant on the popular …
The canal is expected to mitigate Capital's water problems After years of dithering and disagreeing, Haryana has agreed to complete the long-pending work on the Munak Canal. Delhi and Haryana have been at loggerheads over the construction of the canal that is expected to mitigate the Capital's water woes. The …
A trial court has asked the anti-corruption branch to register an FIR against some Delhi Jal Board(DJB)officialson thebasisof a complaint. It alleges that certain officials, in connivance with a private firm, caused a loss of Rs 170 crore to the state exchequer in connection with the Sonia Vihar water treatment …
Contaminated water supply in parts of East Delhi during monsoons has lead to a sudden increase in the number of water borne diseases in the area, doctors said. Representatives of the the East Delhi branch of the Indian Medical Association (IMA) are meeting officials of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi …
Rains Round The Corner, But Agencies Clueless On Number Of Structures New Delhi:Another monsoon is about to break over Delhi, but the city barely seems prepared for it. No preparation has been made to replenish the city
Water Levels Fell Alarmingly In 75% Wells Over A Decade; Monsoon Was The Saviour Last Year New Delhi: There has been a substantial fall in groundwater levels in the capital over the past 10 years. In what should ring alarm bells, the Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA) said in its …
Work on the Delhi Jal Board's ambitious interceptor sewer system that is aimed at preventing untreated sewage from the city's drains from falling into the Yamuna is likely to start by the end of August. On Monday Jal Board officials said the work is on track and the agency has …
The Empowered Committee, set up by Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit to look into reforms in management and distribution of water, met on Wednesday and endorsed the water utility
This monsoon season, residents of North and West Delhi will be spared the trouble of water-logged streets and collapsing roads, asserts the Delhi Jal Board. Ahead of the rainy season, the water utility says it has done its homework to ensure that the city's sewers, particularly in the North and …
