The World Meteorological Organization’s State of the Climate in Asia 2024 report warns that the region is warming nearly twice as fast as the global average, driving more extreme weather and posing serious threats to lives, ecosystems, and economies. In 2024, Asia experienced its warmest or second warmest year on …
JAIPUR: Residents fighting over drinking water being supplied from their localities to the deficient areas has worried the state government, the MP Mahesh Joshi said on Monday. The Congressman also promised to get a world-class university for Jaipur to "compensate" for the IIT and IIM institutes he could not bring …
In view of water problems faced by the city, the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) has, until now, given clearance to 30 structures that have water-harvesting systems and are, therefore, capable of water conservation. Over a year ago, the city
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray met BMC Commissioner Subodh Kumar on Tuesday afternoon to discuss the measures to promote rainwater harvesting in the city. While it is compulsory for existing and new buildings to install rainwater harvesting systems, BMC data revealed only 1,651 buildings in the city had installed …
This latest CGWB report on groundwater scenario in 28 major Indian cities describes the status of water supply and demand, groundwater scenario, feasibility of rain water harvesting, groundwater development strategy, etc. with the help of maps. See Also Report: Groundwater scenario, 2009-10. Report: Investment requirements for urban infrastructure services. Report: …
The Legislative Assembly on Thursday passed the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage system (Amendment) Bill, which seeks to make it mandatory for all new buildings in Bangalore to adopt rain water harvesting technique. Besides, all old buildings with above built-up area of more than 2,400 sq ft should adopt the …
This new Green Townships Rating System by IGBC addresses large developments like integrated townships and satellite cities says that at least 25% of the total built-up area in a township should be earmarked for residential use to qualify for certification. IGBC Green Townships Rating System is a tool which enables …
A final decision on extending the deadline for installation of rainwater harvesting structures in the City buildings is expected in the Cabinet meeting scheduled for Tuesday. The amendment to Section 72A of the BWSSB Act in August 2009 mandates installation of RWH structures in all new buildings with a sital …
Urban housing complexes or institutional buildings have large roof area, which could be used for harvesting the rooftop rainwater to recharge aquifer in urban areas DEPLETING water bodies and dipping groundwater table have prompted Metro Water to focus on rainwater harvesting to help meet the water necessities of the city, …
Poornima Nataraj, Bangalore: Aug 9,, DHNS,The Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike has come out with a new initiative to promote rainwater harvesting in the City. It has proposed to give two per cent rebate in next year
Rain Is A Much-Awaited Boon And A Runoff Tragedy Rain is the modern-day tragedy in our cities: we desperately wait for the monsoons and when it rains, we weep because roads are flooded, life is disrupted. Mumbai, just a few months ago, was so thirsty for the monsoons that it …
Standing in his private water reservoir—the quality doesn’t seem to need any certification— is a man who doesn’t have to wake up at odd hours when the municipality supplies water. He doesn’t need to deepen his borewell every year. His tryst with water independence began in 1995, when supply to …
This paper by AR Shivakumar of Karnataka State Council for Science and Technology was presented at a national seminar organised by ISRO at NIAS Bangalore in 2010. It highlights the grave water situation in the city where the water demand is ever on the increase with the increasing population. This …
This study explored the feasibility and acceptability of harvested rainwater in rural communities of Bangladesh as well as densely populated City like Dhaka, using simple and low-cost technology. As a part of this study, a field survey was conducted in the water-scarce Dhaka City. Four slums were selected for conducting …
Mumbai Two days after advising political parties to focus on issues like water rather than blood donation , MNS chief Raj Thackeray called on municipal commissioner Swadheen Kshatriya and demanded that open spaces and BMC buildings be used for rainwater harvesting during the monsoon. The MNS
Although Bangladesh receives plenty of rainwater during its monsoon, both rural and urban areas suffer from shortages of safe drinking water during dry season. Arsenic contamination of ground water affects many rural areas, whilst some urban areas including the capital, Dhaka City, lack sufficient potable ground water to meet the …
Climate change and water governance in Delhi: legends, tales and plans by Ananda Vadivelu, Shailly Kedia presented at the National Climate Research Conference, IIT Delhi, March 5-6, 2010.
S Lalitha , Bangalore, Feb 19, DH News Service: Alarmed by the poor response from house-owners in the face of the fast-approaching deadline to instal rainwater harvesting (RWH) structures, the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) has warned house-owners either to opt for RWH before May 27 or face …
Want information on rainwater harvesting (RWH)? It is now just a phone call away. The Karnataka State Council for Science and Technology (KSCST), along with the BWSSB have launched a help desk dedicated to address queries on RWH on Wednesday.
