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 …
BANGALORE: Minister for Home V.S. Acharya on Wednesday said Karnataka had released only excess water from the Krishnaraja Sagar (KRS) to Tamil Nadu. He told presspersons here that authorities had released excess water into the Cauvery as they could not impound water beyond 123 ft as the full reservoir level …
MUMBAI: Tamper-proof electronic water meters, and along with it round-the-clock water supply, may take quite a while to become a reality in the city. The BMC's Rs 414-crore proposal to instal 3.11 lakh Automatic Meter Reading (AMR) systems faced strong opposition when it came up before the civic standing committee …
The State government has "instructed" the officials at KRS dam to release water to Tamil Nadu. outpour: Water being released from gate numbers 37 and 38 of Krishnaraja Sagar reservoir in Srirangapatna taluk of Mandya district on Tuesday. DH PHOTO The state started releasing over 12,000 cusec water into the …
Jamshedpur: Water is a precious resource and should be treated on a par with oil, with stress laid on conservation, reducing wastage and preventing its contamination. Speaking at a one-day training programme on
Cities in India are moving towards commercially viable models of urban water and sanitation delivery to fill the widening gap between demand and supply. Cost recovery through upfront beneficiary contributions is increasingly becoming a key consideration in the provision of piped water and sewerage. This paper examines the Greater Bangalore …
MUMBAI: The apex body of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) on Monday cleared an ambitious Rs 4,700-crore plan that promises to take care of the metropolitan region's water needs in the coming decades. The project promises to add 3,000 million litres a day (mld) to the region's supply …
In a move aimed at overcoming water shortage in the Capital, the Delhi government has issued fresh directives to all its departments, local bodies and public sector undertakings to install rain water harvesting systems in their buildings. The government has also modified the building norms making it mandatory for all …
Supplying potable water to dense populations in developing countries is a perpetually daunting task for water service providers. Badlapur, India, part of metropolitan Mumbai, is one city stepping up its effort to supply its growing population with a 24-by-7 system. This will be a first for the country as currently …
As governments across Asia are searching for ways to increase water security for rural and urban water uses, the need to articulate water rights and improve water allocation practices is rapidly becoming a priority issue to them. The process is made more complex by rapid urbanization, climate change, and other …
Diverting water from the Tigris and Euphrates rivers to supply agriculture, alongside a warming climate, means the once-bountiful region is becoming desert.
V NarayanaMurthi | THE technical report on `Palar Reservoir and its Salient Features' prepared by the Department of Irrigation and Command Area Development, Andhra Pradesh, over two years ago pointed out that the hydrological clearance has already been accorded for the formation of the dam for utilisation of 600 million …
Chief Justice Lahore High Court taking suo motu action against installation of generators for provision of water to posh areas and shortage of water in poor localities at the same time observed that all the citizens were equal and they were to be provided the basic amenities of the life …
JAIPUR: With the monsoon rains in Rajasthan getting delayed, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has once again asked neighbouring Punjab to release forthwith the desert State
A decision support system for canal water releases (CWREDSS) was developed to provide demand-based optimal canal water releases for reducing the gap between canal supplies and demands for increasing the water-use efficiency in canal command areas. The developed decision support system (DSS) was evaluated under different situations of the command …
The City at present cannot depend on Cauvery for more water, said former chairman of Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board, B N Thyagaraja. Terming the final allocation of water to the City under the Cauvery Tribunal Board as
Construction of a new housing project adjacent to the Khurpa tal by the Army Welfare Housing Organization (AWHO) has caused afresh hue and cry among the villagers in the surrounding area when Dr. Ajay S. Rawat, Professor of History in Kumaon University filed a PIL against the illegal boring of …
Unlike before water distribution is becoming a crucial part of resource management. The debate is mainly revolving around high cost and limited quantity. Public, private and NGO initiatives are reeling under same critical problem. There is no model exist to ensure equal access to water. Hence, the general theorisation of …
Water resource exploitation has silently supported the blossoming Chinese economy for decades. Unfortunately, that rapid development has ended with depleted rivers and aquifers and degraded water and soil. China is responding with new thinking, policies and technologies to manage water.
