Order of the High Court of Madhya Pradesh in the matter of Vishvajeet Ratoniya Vs The State of Madhya Pradesh & Others dated 26/11/2024. The matter related to Swarn Rekha river revival. Amicus Curiae referred to the order dated November 20, 2024 and submitted that Municipal Corporation, Gwalior had to …
NEW DELHI: Union minister for environment Jairam Ramesh has proposed a common master plan for the Delhi zoo and adjoining Purana Qila. In a visit to the zoo on Monday to inspect Municipal Corporation of Delhi's work on sewer rehabilitation, the minister said both the places would benefit tremendously if …
This report fulfils the requirements of Deliverable 3.6.1 within work package 3.6 of the PREPARED Enabling change project (EC Seventh Framework Programme Theme 6). The report evaluates existing methods applied to quantify and reduce uncertainty in models applied to UWS, and in other related fields. Further, the report reviews the …
The Objectives of the City Sanitation Plan in Shimla are: To adopt a demand-based strategy and community participation in planning, implementation and management of sanitation infrastructure; To adopt locally suitable methods, technologies and materials, and provide necessary facilitation support to the Municipal Corporation; To encourage community and private participation and …
Manual scavenging is manual removal of excreta (night soil) from “dry toilets”, i.e., toilets without the modern flush system. Manual scavenging involves the removal of human excreta using brooms and tin plates. The excreta are piled into baskets which scavengers carry on their heads to locations sometimes several kilometers from …
Over the coming years the economic importance of water will continue to increase for a number of reasons: Global demand for water is soaring. To meet this demand, a whole range of water services needs to be expanded and made to operate more efficiently; To meet the current challenges, enormous …
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 …
The Union urban development ministry has approved a major interceptor sewer project for the Yamuna under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM). The Rs 1,358 crore interceptor project, which is the largest ever under JNNURM for Delhi, aims to trap untreated sewer in Najafgarh and Shahadra drains. "The …
Climate change is expected to affect the capacity and operations of existing water and sanitation infrastructure and services. These services have to prepare for the widely anticipated consequences of floods and droughts, or risk compromising access to safe drinking water and adequate sanitation for substantial numbers of people in developing …
THE long-time dream of residents for an underground drainage system in Tambaram got a step closer to reality on Tuesday with the laying of the foundation stone by Tambaram MLA SR Raja and municipal chairman E Mani. Being implemented at a total cost of Rs160 crore under assistance from the …
K. Lakshmi For all multi-storeyed and special buildings 320 multi-storeyed buildings were asked to install under pilot project seven months ago Special buildings, which have three floors, have been included CHENNAI: Chennai Metrowater is planning to make it mandatory for all multi-storeyed and special buildings to install sewer gratings, as …
Mumbai Amid continuing water crisis in Mumbai, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is all set to use recycled sewer water to turn the city greener. In a first-of-its- kind project, the civic body will use recycled sewer water to create greenery at Gorai and Deonar dumping grounds. It also plans …
MANISH ANAND Decks have been cleared for laying of ambitious interceptor sewer project to improve the condition of Yamuna after the fund starved Delhi government made arrangements for Rs 800 crores for the Delhi Jal Board. The Delhi government has arranged a loan from Hudco to partly fund the Rs …
The government has made it compulsory for all household to get themselves connected to the public sewerage system as and when the public sewage system is made available, PWD Minister Churchill Alemao told the Goa assembly on Thursday. Replying to queries raised by Opposition members on sewerage, Alemao said that …
THE Madras High Court on Thursday directed the State government and a petitioner to furnish details about bodies like NEERI, Rotary Club and the Exnora to enable it to ensure their presence on the future hearing dates on the contempt application seeking to punish the Municipal Administration and Water Supply …
NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued contempt of court notices to the Delhi Jal Board Chief Executive Officer, the Vice-Chairman of the Delhi Development Authority and the Delhi State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation for their failure to comply with Court orders to ensure safety of contract …
Mumbai After its plan to dig up the Peddar Road to replace the dilapidated 130-year-old sewer lines failed, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is now planning to adopt a unique combination of five techniques to fix the problem without actually digging up the road. It has sought opinions from experts …
Augmentation of the existing capacity of sewerage networks in the Capital Smriti Kak Ramachandran NEW DELHI: Even as the Delhi Jal Board is gearing up to get its ambitious project to resuscitate the Yamuna by constructing interceptor sewers off the ground, work related to augmentation of the existing capacity of …
TAMBARAM: Six town panchayats in the Chennai Metropolitan Area of Kancheepuram district will have their underground drainage projects in place in a couple of years. The Union Ministry of Urban Development, according to the town panchayat officials, has given its nod for the project to be implemented in the six …
HUNDREDS of contract workers engaged by local bodies and water supply and sewerage boards in major cities and towns to clean underground sewers virtually walk into death traps. A large number of them die instantaneously after inhaling noxious fumes in the sewers. Others die a slow death from respiratory and …
