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 …
It will be carried out with the participation of people COIMBATORE: Rain water harvesting structures will be put up at Rs.1 crore at 215 places prone to stagnation across the city. The project will be funded by the Central Ground Water Board of the Union Ministry of Water Resources, District …
M G Devasahayam Seawater desalination finds no mention in the Chennai Second Master Plan. Desalination plants are energy guzzlers and their cost of production would be high. Yet, the government is aggressively pursuing these projects CHENNAI Second Master Plan's (SMP) mission statement on water reads thus: "Provision of water supply …
As water woes multiply, the State government has begun an incentive-based scheme, coupled with stringent laws, to encourage rain water harvesting. From November 1, Bangaloreans will have to ensure that their new homes have a proper rain water harvesting system. According to an announcement made at a public meeting by …
Mumbai In the midst of acute water crisis that Mumbai has been experiencing since 1996, there comes good news for the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation(BMC). Seven years after the civic body made rainwater harvesting compulsory for all new structures in the city, the number of buildings that have adopted the system …
Gadarif city, in central Sudan, has suffered from a shortage of drinking water for decades. Half of its daily water requirement is met through river water imported over 50 km away and from local salty wells. As a consequence of building a small dam to control seasonal floods, it was …
K. Lakshmi CHENNAI: With hardly a month to go for the onset of the northeast monsoon, a check of the rainwater harvesting structures is imperative to reap benefit of the showers. Rainwater experts in the city said Chennai
Himanshu Kaushik | TNN Gandhinagar: The state capital which is the highest per capita water consumer among 20 major cities of the country will now have to conserve rain water. The government, in the new master plan which is being prepared for Gandhinagar, has decided that it will be mandatory …
Sessions to be held at the centre at Ayanavaram till October-end Status check: With northeast monsoon a few weeks away, it is time again to check RWH structures to continue to reap benefits from them. A view of the Metrowater
After a delayed monsoon, showers are here but the rainwater is literally going down the drain. Reason: Rain Water Harvesting (RWH) system is still an emerging trend in the city. Housing societies like ISRO Colony in Vikram Nagar and Shiromani Apartments on Satellite Road are among the rare ones where …
This paper aims towards the development of the framework for domestic rooftop harvesting for drinking water. The paper is based on the analysis of survey record of around 50 houses of different rooftop areas of peri-urban area of Dhule city. The estimation of the appropriate size of the water tanks …
It is difficult to predict what the cities of the future will be like. But we can predict the future of our cities big and small because we live in them and know from one day to the next the direction in which they are headed. In a sense we …
Use Of Waste Water For Irrigation Poses Threat Of Epidemic: Study Stockholm: People in developing countries are facing growing health risks caused by the widespread use of raw sewage to irrigate crops, according to a study unveiled on Monday at a global water conference in Sweden. The report, by the …
Depleting groundwater levels and excessive increase in the volume of wastewater is seen as a result of recent industrial developments in urban India. Industrial wastewater recharge and water conservation have now become the need of the hour to overcome water shortages and improve groundwater levels in the country.
Water is classified as one of the most basic human needs. Although it covers 2/3 of the earth's surface giving the allusion that it is an infinite resource we are about to be proved wrong as the National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWSDB) claims that they are unable to …
Urbanization is occurring at an unprecedented rate, particularly in developing countries, with high migration of population from rural to urban areas. As a consequence of urbanization and associated environmental impacts, the issue of providing water to growing urban population is becoming critical. Water management in the context of urban area …
With water crisis always reminding us of the need to conserve resources, traditional rainwater harvesting system is becoming dearer by the day. Jigisha Doshi explores different models of the system A rainwater harvesting system was installed four years ago by the Chavada family in Bimanagar area of the city. Bimanagar …
To ensure that new constructions recharge ground water and avoid waterlogging during rains, the Ahmedabad Urban Development Authority (AUDA) passed a notification in 2002 that made it mandatory for any construction of 1,500 sq m or more to install a rainwater harvesting system. But, what about older constructions? Rainwater harvesting …
