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 …
EXPERT: SINGLING OUT INDIA IS WRONG The Delhi Jal Board and the Municipal Corpora- tion of Delhi insist their water is safe for drinking. No one should spread panic when there is no panic. Do 100 millio Indians harbour bacteria NDM-1 superbug in their gut? The presence of NDM-1, the …
A day after the Lancet Infectious Diseases journal reported the presence of a deadly gene in drinking water samples from New Delhi, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) questioned the intention behind the study. The Delhi Jal Board, on its part, said there was
We are maintaining the quality as prescribed by BIS: Jal Board The Delhi Jal Board on Thursday asserted that the water it supplies for drinking in the city is safe. Reacting to a report in Lancet that a
To curtail the ever-growing menace of potable water being contaminated due to the ruptured domestic water pipelines, the Delhi Jal Board will replace old and corroded pipelines at subsidised rate. Though it is a responsibility of the consumers, the agency has decided to it as despite several notices, people have …
DJB Says VK Colonies Already Short Of Water; Clueless DDA Cites Recycling, Harvesting New Delhi: Delhi Development Authority (DDA) will soon start the allotment of 2,000-odd flats in Vasant Kunj but is yet to make arrangements for any water supply to the area. Delhi Jal Board (DJB) denies even hearing …
Water utility has roped in JICA to conduct audits, assess situation The Delhi Jal Board is all set to finalise its Water Masterplan for Delhi by June. With summer just around the corner, the project aims to ensure equitable and round-the-clock water supply to all areas in the Capital. In …
The Delhi Jal Board (DJB) on Wednesday informed the Delhi High Court that it was in consultation with a consultancy company of Japan to prepare a master plan to deal with water crisis in the Capital. Counsel for DJB made the submission in reply to a petition by a lawyer …
The Education Committee of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has urged the Delhi government to renew its efforts for providing clean drinking water to MCD schools, 35 of which have no water supply at present. Mahendra Nagpal, chairman of the Education Committee, has written a letter to Chief Minister …
New project will focus on reforms in distribution mechanism In about two months from now two populated pockets of the city can look forward to a more streamlined distribution of water in their areas. The Delhi Jal Board that supplies water to these areas and the rest of the city …
With over a thousand crore in its kitty, the Delhi Jal Board hopes to reach out to areas with no supply, plug leaks, enhance the treatment capacity and improve consumer convenience during the financial year 2011-12. On Tuesday, the Jal Board submitted its budget to Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit and …
Sees Pollution Continuing With Delay In Interceptor Sewage Project Neha Lalchandani TNN New Delhi: Any hope of seeing a clean Yamuna in the near future was dispelled on Sunday by environment minister Jairam Ramesh, who said such a situation was not possible before at least the end of 2015. The …
The CPI (M) Delhi Committee has condemned the Delhi Government's proposal to privatise water distribution in the city. Seeking an immediate withdrawal of the proposal, the party has called the privatisation policy as
Following the Municipal Corporation of Delhi's recent findings of 18 per cent contamination in the Delhi Jal Board's water samples, the Health Committee of the civic body that had commissioned the earlier survey has written to all councillors to furnish details of water contamination complaints from the people. MCD Public …
MCD Health Committee chairman VK Monga and Delhi BJP chief Vijender Gupta on Thursday criticised the Delhi Jal Board for its failure to provide potable water to Delhiites. Addressing a joint Press conference, Gupta and Monga alleged that 18 per cent water supplied by the DJB is contaminated and full …
Even as Delhi wants Haryana and Uttar Pradesh to step up measures to solve the problem of effluents being dumped into the Yamuna, the city itself is far from keeping its end of the bargain. In the absence of an efficient sewage treatment system and a large part of its …
Water production at the Chandrawal and Wazirabad water treatment plants was resumed on Wednesday after the ammonia levels in the Yamuna were restored to the permissible levels. On Tuesday the level of ammonia in the water had risen sharply, making the water unfit for use, which in turn led to …
Jal Board blames Haryana industrial waste being pumped into the Yamuna For a second time in less than a month, two of the city's water treatment plants were forced to scale down production on account of high levels of ammonia in the Yamuna waters. On Tuesday the levels of ammonia …
