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 …
NEW DELHI: To ensure equitable distribution of water across the city, particularly in colonies facing difficulties due to non-availability of drinking water supply, five new underground reservoirs (UGR) were inaugurated at separate locations in the Capital on Sunday. The newly constructed UGRs have been inaugurated at DDA Flats Pandav Nagar, …
With summer just round the corner, the Delhi High Court on Wednesday came up with an order that could ease the drinking water situation in the Capital. Underlining the significance of groundwater recharge amid the twin problem of paucity of groundwater and illegal extraction, the court has asked the State …
New Delhi: For the third day, large parts of the city went without water as the Wazirabad and Chandrawal treatment plants remained shut for most of the day. Presence of ammonia in water, due to which the plants had to be shut on Monday, came down to 1ppm on Wednesday …
New Delhi: Several parts of the city will have to go without water on Tuesday as two water treatment plants had to be shut down due to excessive levels of ammonia and chloride in raw water yet again. Delhi Jal Board officials said production in the Wazirabad and Chandrawal WTPshadtobeshutdown …
The Delhi Jal Board (DJB) on Monday introduced a liberalised scheme, giving consumers with unauthorised water connections a chance to get their connections regularised by March 31. The Jal Board has announced that unauthorised water connections would be regularised subject to legal and technical feasibility, and conformity with rules, regulations …
New Delhi: Chief minister Sheila Dikshit, on Wednesday, relaxed water charges for residents of JJ and rehabilitation colonies. She announced it in a meeting with MP Sandeep Dikshit, MLA Hari Shankar Gupta and Delhi Jal Board (DJB) head Ramesh Negi. At present, these colonies are charged high rates, and this …
Says Consumers Should Bear Cost Of Meter Replacement New Delhi: In a ruling that will immediately affect over five lakh defective water meter connections, the Delhi high court on Wednesday ordered their replacement and said proper metering of water supply is compulsory in the city. A division bench comprising Chief …
Work on a Rs 1,357.71-crore plan to lay an interceptor sewer along three major drains to control pollution in the Yamuna is expected to start on June this year and will be completed in 36 months, a Delhi Jal Board (DJB) affidavit in the Supreme Court said on Monday. The …
New Delhi: Consumers who do not have a Delhi Jal Board (DJB) connection, but discharge their sewage into its system, will now have to pay sewage charges. The body took this decision at its board meeting on Thursday. It has also extended its rebate scheme on payment of arrears to …
With in-principle approval of Delhi Water Board (Amendment) Bill-2011 by the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) on Thursday, groundwater extraction in the Capital will be regulated strictly. The Delhi Water Board (Amendment) Bill-2011 will regulate, control, and manage groundwater extraction in the national capital. The Amendment Bill has provision of a …
New Delhi: The flooding of the basements in the Games Village proved a major embarrassment for the organizers. But the bountiful monsoon that caused this fiasco also had an upside: this year, Delhi
As its gas supply infrastructure has suffered major leakages over the last 30 years, the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) has decided to discontinue the supply of domestic biogas to its 4,000-odd consumers in South Delhi from January 25 next year. The water utility body is now considering alternative uses for …
Smriti Kak Ramachandran Will give extensive and intensive details about water, its presence and conservation NEW DELHI: There is water in everything, even in a pair of shoes. At the country's first ever gallery dedicated to water that is coming up in the city, such unusual details about water, its …
Warns abnormal rise in pressure affecting sewers, buildings, roads Pointing to an abnormal rise in the pressure of sub-soil water in East Delhi, the Delhi Jal Board has acknowledged that this has had an adverse effect not only on its sewer lines but also buildings and roads in the area. …
A clogged sewerage system and a massive rise in the water table from a depth of about 40 to 50 feet to a mere four to five feet are now posing a major threat to buildings in several parts of East Delhi, Urban Development and Finance Minister A.K. Walia said …
New Delhi: Is Delhi government really playing Games with the CAG? The list of projects submitted by Delhi government to the CAG has some notable omissions. One glaring discrepancy in the list of projects monitored by the empowered committee headed by the chief secretary and the list given to CAG
New Delhi: The National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA) has formulated a concept paper for water augmentation in the 22km stretch of the Yamuna that flows through the capital. In a letter written recently to chief minister Sheila Dikshit, minister of environment and forests Jairam Ramesh has asked the Delhi …
