Report on behalf of Government of NCT of Delhi through Delhi Jal Board in compliance of NGT order dated December 22, 2023. The matter related to a news report (Hindustan Times, November 30, 2023) on arsenic present in groundwater in 25 states and fluoride in 27 states. Fluoride have been …
People in the remote areas of the south and south-eastern districts, inundated by tidal surges associated with cyclone Aila on May 25, are still facing acute crisis of drinking water, food and medicine amid an alarming spread of water borne diseases. A total of 17,708 persons contracted diarrhoea in Khulna …
The underground water-level in Thakurgaon and nearby areas have gone down following unplanned lifting of water by deep and shall tube wells to irrigate crop lands. As a result, now the shallow tube wells are even not pumping out waters. The irrigation network in the region is totally dependent on …
Peasant leader Ghulam Rasool Sehto has urged the Sindh government to help end water shortage, waterlogging and salinity in Khairpur district, particularly in Faiz Gunj taluka. Speaking to journalists here on Friday, he said Sindh Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah, who was elected CM for the second time, belonged to …
Pakistan Council of Research in Water Resources (PCRWR) has successfully established a network of water resources in Cholistan desert by constructing around 100 specially designed reservoirs. The Council had also helped Cholistan Development Authority (CDA), in construction of additional 70 such reservoirs in the area with the sole objective to …
Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah has said that the irrigation network of Sindh is very important and it is the need of the hour to properly maintain all structures, canals, distributors and channel paths. He was presiding over a meeting regarding revamping/rehabilitation of Irrigation and Drainage system in …
Power outage and scarcity of water have turned serious in Sylhet city for the last few days, causing immense sufferings to the people. Currently, the city is getting only 50MW power against the total demand for 100MW, said sources at Power Development Board, Sylhet. The city corporation is supplying only …
NUAPADA: Thirteen buffaloes and over 30 goats have died in Bantapur village under Khasbahal gram panchayat in Khariar block over last one week. Villagers said drying up of the two water bodies in the village besides failure of tube wells to discharge water resulted in the deaths. Reports said the …
With the summer at its peak, villagers of Kendrapara are facing acute shortage of water. Due to scanty rainfall and excessive exploitation of groundwater in the last one year, water table in these areas has slid down drastically. Even wells in many areas have dried up since last month. In …
Blame it on the general elections when millions of people cry for a drop of water across the state. But thank the state for its decision to dig up 23,000-odd tube-wells, even if that comes at the fag end of summer with time for monsoon to set in. The drinking …
The 20-year study report on status of groundwater arsenic contamination in West Bengal by Jadavpur University, based on the analysis of water samples from tube wells in all 19 districts of West Bengal. Groundwater in nine highly affected districts had arsenic at concentrations of 300 lg/L and above. Since 1988 …
With the start of summer, the residents of the capital city have begun longing for water. The demand for water is estimated at 115 million gallons per day (mgd), whereas the supply is only 62mgd, showing over 50 per cent gap in the demand and supply. Besides, Capital Development Authority …
Jamshedpur: Defunct tubewells will now be repaired within 24 hours of a complaint. A monitoring cell is also in place to keep a tab on the progress. The initiative
Labourers dig a canal on the river bed of Koel near Pump House at Jhirpani. Water level in the river has drastically gone down in the last few weeks. KENDRAPARA: Death toll from gastro reached 12 in Rajnagar block with the death of an eight-year-old Babi Das of Hansua village …
Member of Provincial Assembly (NWFP) Gulistan Bhittani has asked the Tank District Administration to take special measures for resolving drinking water problem in the city. Talking to APP here on Sunday, he said that the residents of Tank city have been facing acute shortage of potable water due to lack …
Everyday battle Ranchi, April 17: With the onset of summer, water problems have doubled. The drinking water and sanitation department has received as many as 185 complaints from across the state in just 15 days. Complaints have poured in about defunct tubewells after the department came up with a toll-free …
