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: The Rs.1,500-crore project to trap pollutants at 18 major drains falling into the Yamuna that was flagged off in the Capital this past Sunday has failed to impress activists fighting to save the river. Vinod Jain, founder of the non-government organisation Tapas, on whose petitions the Delhi High …
Goa State Pollution Control Board today issued show cause notices to off-shore casino operators to explain how they dispose off garbage and sewage from the vessels. Sources said that the notices were issued based on discussion witnessed in the recently held session of Goa Assembly where the issue of licences …
The civic body on Tuesday claimed that overflowing drains and use of mono-block (household) pumps in illegal buildings had caused the outbreak of diarrhoea in Garden Reach, while residents continued to protest water contamination in the area. A four-year-old girl had died on Monday, allegedly after drinking water contaminated with …
Calcutta, Feb. 16: Suspected sewage contamination of drinking water supplied by the Calcutta Municipal Corporation to Garden Reach has made many children sick and prompted allegations that the toxic mix caused the death of a four-year-old. At least 30 people, most of them children, have been affected by an outbreak …
People come to the Bhima river in Pandharpur, Maharashtra, to rejoice. They leave behind a drain Pandharpur, a pilgrim town on the banks of the Bhima river in Maharashtra, hosts four religious yatras every year. Over two million people take part in these yatras, which celebrate, among other things, four …
DC orders inquiry into alleged JMC negligence Fifteen students of Shri Mahavir Jain Higher Secondary School fell unconscious here this morning after they came in contact with methane gas that emanated from a cesspit of a house. The Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) staff was cleaning the septic tank in a …
Around 460 Apartments Affected As DJB Blames DDA For Damaging Pipes TIMES NEWS NETWORK New Delhi: For the past few days, the sight of water flowing from taps has been making residents of three blocks in the upmarket Vasant Kunj locality of south Delhi feel like vomiting. In two of …
Staff Reporter SALEM: The absence of a proper drainage system in several residential colonies in Ward 24 here poses a serious threat to human health. Waster water from a few residential colonies and effluents from a few industrial units are being discharged into the open space. The untreated wastewater flows …
Even as 48 fresh cases of diarrhoea were reported in Chinna Kanch-eepuram on Sunday, the threat of the epidemic spre-ading to other villages, and even Chennai, looms large. While the regional district municipality officer confirmed drinking water contaminated with sewage as the cause for the outbreak on Thursday, and promises …
Water becomes contaminated after use due to mixing of pollutants. The waste water goes into the rivers, lakes and ponds and results in eutrophication of water bodies. The ponds of Saran (Bihar) are rich repository of aquatic flora & fauna. Most of the ponds are becoming polluted due to different …
The supply of Palar drinking water, allegedly contaminated by mixing of sewage, has affected several dozen families in East Tambaram. Residents living in a few streets of Rajeswari Nagar and Rajeswari Nagar (Extension) in Selaiyur coming under Tambaram Municipality told The Hindu that the water they had stored in huge …
Pilot project to tackle shortages, future increase in water demand The Delhi Jal Board (DJB) will soon start a pilot project to recycle wastewater, in a bid to tackle the growing shortage of water in the Capital, and the demand that is expected during the Commonwealth Games in 2010. Apart …
Hyderabad, Dec. 21: Hyderabadis, who consume fruits and vegetables grown over 3,600 hectares under the Musi ayacut, run the risk of severe worm infection that may cause appetite loss, abdominal pain, shortness of breath and a variety of skin diseases. According to a joint study by the London School of …
K.Lakshmi and Kannal Achuthan A project to strengthen weak points identified in sewer network across the city under discussion HEALTH HAZARD : Sewage overflows in Kanniappa Colony near Tondiarpet market. CHENNAI: The problem of sewage overflow and contamination of drinking water poses health hazards in a few localities in the …
Court told Delhi water utility officers THE Delhi High Court has sentenced a former chief executive officer of the Delhi Jal Board and two other officers to two weeks in jail for not repairing sewer lines in the capital and letting the sewage flow into the Yamuna without treatment. The …
