Central to the achievement of the Agenda for Sustainable Development is an adequate, equitably distributed and fully supported health workforce. Nurses are the largest occupational group and represent an indispensable force with which to combat inequities in access to health services and progress towards health-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), while …
Following allegations of corruption levelled by opposition leader Manohar Parrikar, the Public Works Department has transferred 35 employees from its Porvorim and Mapusa Water Supply Division XVII. The 35 employees include one Junior Engineer Anup Sardesai, five tanker drivers, 10 plumbers, five pump operators and 14 labourers. The action came …
The sharing of the Indus waters stands settled by the Indus Waters Treaty 1960, and the nature of the sharing is such that no disputes can arise on this matter. Questions of the conformity of Indian projects to the provisions of the treaty can indeed arise, but the agreement provides …
Adilabad, March 24: The popular Chalivendralu (free drinking water distribution centres) are gradually disappearing during the summer due to water scarcity in the district. Very few Chalivendralu centres remain in the towns and district headquarters unlike several in the past. Even the Adilabad Ranjans are not being filled with drinking …
Pune Municipal Commissioner Mahesh Zagade on Tuesday announced that the Pune Municipal Corporation would soon appoint a consultant to study and prepare a project report to ensure equitable water distribution across the city.
MADURAI: Mayor G. Thenmozhi inaugurated an exercise to verify the base map of the city with the help of geographic information system (GIS). Corporation Commissioner S. Sebastine said that 30 two-member teams would inspect various places in the city, including extension areas, and verify the buildings, underground drainage system, water …
Hyderabad, March 9: The Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal is all set to come out with an interim report in August directing that the surplus water from the river be shared by AP, Karnataka and Maharashtra. Until now, AP has been enjoying exclusive rights over about 330 TMC ft water of …
Marlejedlu village at Marithothlu in Koppa taluk has set an example for others by constructing a mini dam under Mahatma Gandhi Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme and irrigating water to 100 acre agriculture land. The main water source of the village is a lake here and the water from this lake …
Concerns over the status of freshwater availability in the Caribbean region and in particular the eastern Caribbean states have been expressed for at least the past 30 years. There is a growing realization that availability will be vulnerable to extremes of climate behavior and increasing demand for water. Climate modeling …
Thrissur: Tamil Nadu has agreed to release an additional 0.25 thousand million cubic (tmc) feet of water to Kerala at Manakkakadavu before June 30. This was decided at a meeting of the Joint Water Regulation Board of the inter-State Parambikulam-Aliyar Project held in Thrissur on Thursday. According to the Parambikulam-Aliyar …
As per the model, the right of ownership, control and maintenance will lie with Kerala. The cost of maintenance and construction of the dam will be the responsibility of TN COUNSEL for Kerala on Tuesday submitted before the Supreme Court that the water-sharing policy for the proposed new dam at …
Hyderabad, Feb. 16: The Krishna Water Dispute Tribunal report is likely to lose importance amidst ongoing Telangana agitation and the appointment of Srikrishna Committee. The tribunal
NEW DELHI: A meeting to discuss the contentious issue of water-sharing between Delhi and Haryana scheduled for this Tuesday has been put off. The meeting that was to be chaired by the Prime Minister
Except 2008, the Keoladeo national park in Rajasthan has been receiving little or no water for the past six years. A seasonal breach of a dam upstream was the source of the water till 2003, the year the breach was repaired. Nobody at the time thought of the repercussions on …
Except 2008, the Keoladeo national park in Rajasthan has been receiving little or no water for the past six years. A seasonal breach of a dam upstream was the source of the water till 2003, the year the breach was repaired. Nobody at the time thought of the repercussions on …
Agartala, Feb 9: Bangladesh has finally agreed to allow Tripura to use the water of Feni River and decided that a joint survey for setting up water treatment plant in the southern Tripura town of Sabroom would be carried out on February 12. Chief Engineer (Drinking Water and Sanitation) Tapan …
Nizamabad, Feb. 3: The district administration is worried about theft of Manjeera water released from Nizamsagar project for drinking water needs of Nizamabad and Bodhan towns. There was acute water shortage in municipal towns in the district, as the drinking water sources had dried up. Presently, Kamareddy is facing shortage …
Water supply systems are fundamental infrastructure components sustaining community public health and economic productivity. This article reviews water supply distribution systems and components, aspects of their design and operation, and geographic information systems (GIS) concepts and tools which support these activities.
Despite its rich resources like forests and minerals, Bundelkhand is a region of distress and crisis. A study fi nds that the distress of the region simply cannot be explained by the absence or irregularity of rainfall. There are long-term structural problems which have had a cumulative effect over the …
