Judgment of the National Green Tribunal, May 27, 2025 in the matter of Sumit Saini Vs Shree Ram Steel Industries & Others. Sumit Saini, resident of village Damla, District Yamuna Nagar, Haryana had sent a letter petition dated May 14, 2022 to the NGT. The application said that around 25 …
Trihalomethanes (THMs) and haloacetic acids (HAAs) are regulated disinfection by-products (DBPs); their joint reproductive toxicity in drinking water is unknown. The researchers aimed to evaluate a drinking water mixture of the four regulated THMs and five regulated HAAs in a multigenerational reproductive toxicity bioassay.
Angry villagers in North-West Delhi on Tuesday presented Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal with bottles of filthy water at the inauguration of the Bawana treatment plant, raising concerns over the water quality. Mr. Kejriwal, Deputy Chief Minister and Delhi Jal Board chairperson Manish Sisodia and DJB vice-chairperson Kapil Mishra were at …
As the timeframe for the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) nears completion, minds are turning to the Post-2015 Development Agenda. This is accompanied by the realization that the focus on drinking-water and sanitation without due attention being paid to the end products of water and sanitation provision (i.e. wastewater) may have …
Disinfection by-products (DBPs) are formed during treatment of water for drinking purposes. Among these oxyhalide DBPs, viz. bromate, chlorate and chlorite are potentially harmful to humans. In the present study packaged drinking water samples of various commercial brands, available in Mumbai, were analysed for bromide, bromate, chlorite and chlorate ions …
The Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation has been providing financial and technical assistance to the State Governments in realizing the objectives of safe portal drinking water and open defecation free rural India. With the Launch of the `Swachh Bharat Mission' by the Hon'ble Prime Minister of India on 2nd …
Abnormal rise of ammonia levels at the city’s Wazirabad pond has resulted in complete stoppage in the production of 220 MGD of potable water supply from the Delhi Jal Board’s Wazirabad and Chandrawal water treatment plants. The raw water supply from the Yamuna has been badly affected due to the …
Ghagga (Gidderbaha), Dec 14 : Babu Singh, Surjit Singh, Malkit Singh, brothers Angrej Singh and Harnek Singh of Ghagga village in Gidderbaha sub-division have reportedly died due to hepatitis-B, C. Scores of others residing here too suffer from this disease. Besides, children and youth developing grey hair has become a …
Bank filtration (BF) has emerged as an economical and sustainable water pre-treatment technology for drinking water supply. In this method, subsurface water of a water body moves into the well by seepage. BF wells adjacent to a river or lake pump the stored groundwater abstracted from the surface through aquifers. …
Much of the emphasis on climate change has been on urging countries to act to avoid environmental catastrophe. This new report, “Building Competitive Green Industries: the Climate and Clean Technology Opportunity for Developing Countries”, frames responding to climate change as an extraordinary economic opportunity, particularly in developing countries. The report, …
This report provides an overview of global experiences in water reuse. The primary objectives of this report are to: review a range of drivers, barriers, benefits, and incentives for water reuse and wastewater use outside of the United States; outline the state of, and geographic variation in, water reuse and …
MUSCAT — Oman Wastewater Services (Haya Water) yesterday signed contracts for the third and fourth packages of wastewater network project in the Wilayat of Al Amerat (A3, A4). Those RO 38 million contracts included establishment of networks for water treatment in the northern and eastern areas of the wilayat. Mohsen …
Nagaland minister for public health engineering department Noke Wangnao inaugurated an innovative water technology project — solar-powered water treatment unit — at Tsiesema village near Kohima on Friday. Nagaland is the first state in the country to set up the unique technology. Wangnao said three similar projects had been installed …
Water quality deterioration in distribution systems, mainly caused by inappropriate planning, design and construction or inadequate operation and maintenance and water quality control, has been linked to a significant proportion of the burden of waterborne and water-related illness. Stresses on these systems caused by rapid urbanization, population growth and aging …
This is the final report on the sewerage master plan for Delhi 2031 (SMP 2031) released by Delhi Jal Board in collaboration with AECOM-WAPCOS team. Says that SMP 2031 shall ensure extension of sewerage facilities in the unplanned areas by integrating with existing network and sewerage infrastructure. As the population …
The State/UT wise details of the quality affected habitations and the population referred to in reply to the Unstarred Question No. 3120 to be answered on 29.8.2013 in the Lok Sabha regarding Polluted Water.
Ministry of Drinking Water & Sanitation has intimated that as per the information entered by the States on the online Integrated Management Information System (IMIS) of the Ministry, out of a total of about 16,90,870 rural habitations in the country, there are about 84,294 habitations which are quality affected i.e …
State Pollution Control Board report finds more takers for treatment plants The Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) is reiterating that the future of Bangalore is in the reuse of water, something the City might not be able to escape for too long. In this direction, the Board had made …
Apprehensions are rife over the amount of water to be supplied by the Kerala Water Authority to the city once the Rs 201-crore Maradu Water Treatment Plant is commissioned. As per the original detailed project report (DPR) 52 per cent of the water recycled at the treatment plant with a …
In March 2011, the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation as part of its mandate to provide technical assistance to states released the Operation and Maintenance Manual to help states to operate, maintain drinking water supply scheme. This updated Operation and Maintenance Manual provides further technical and managerial information on …
The Delhi government today said that it is contemplating the commissioning of Munak Canal to help the functioning of three water treatment plants which are lying idle due to lack of required raw water. The matter has been taken up with the Prime Minister's Office and the Union Water Resource …
