Dutch aid for dredging of Gorai
Bangladesh and the Netherlands have signed an agreement on the dredging of the river Gorai. The dredging is expected to begin from next month.
Contaminated water kills 175 tribals in Chhindwara
The tall claims of Digvijay Singh Government about the welfare measures of tribals turn hollow as it failed even to provide pure safe"drinking water", which claimed the lives of 175 people, belonging to Scheduled Tribe during the last one month in Chhindwara district. This was alleged by the State BJP …
End in sight to marathon dam protest
Villagers affected by the Rasi Salai Dam project yesterday agreed to end their five-month-long protest after the Science Ministry pledged to verify their compensation claims in 45 days. The agreement followed Deputy Science and Technology Minister Pornthep Techapaibul's promise to the villagers their claims would be verified based on aerial …
MCD's claim on cholera cases is motivated
Jal Board : The Delhi Jal Board is quite unhappy with the municipal corporaiton's claim of a 40 per cent increase in the number of cholera cases this year in the Capital--officials smell a conspiracy by the MCD to get back charge of water distribution, handled by the recently-formed Board. …
Malaysia water crisis leaves rich, poor high and dry
For nearly 2,000 people in this low-income housing project, going eight days without water simply confirmed their belief that Malaysian officials had forgotten them.As nearly 2 million people in the capital and its suburbs head into their sixth month of strict water rationing, few residents rich or poor go untouched.Legends …
Little headway at meet on Cauvery
The meeting of the Chief Secretaries of the basin States convened by the Union Cabinet Secretary, Mr Prabhat Kumar, here today to discuss the draft scheme for implementation of the interim award of the Cauvery water Disputes Tribunal, appeared to have made little headway, with each State sticking to its …
CAG report indicts Rajasthan Government
The Rajasthan Governemnt has failed to implement the Rajiv Gandhi National Drinking Water Mission, launched in 1991 to provide sustainable safe drinking water to villagers and create awareness among the rural people about the hazards of using unsafe water.The State Government did not release matching contribution of Rs. 42.16 crores …
Pooyamkutty hydel project's fate hangs in the balance
Seven years after th 240 MW Pooyamkutty Hydel Power Project first came to the Ministry of Environment and Forests for clearance, it's fate still hangs in the balance. While Minister of State in the Environment Ministry Babu Lal Marandi, informed the Lok Sabha on July 27, that the project had …
Dam panel
Irate CM calls meet: Gujarat Chief Minister Keshubhai Patel has convened a meeting of all-party leaders of the Assembly here on Friday to protest against the four-day visit of the World Commission of dams (WCD) to India beginning Seotember 19.
Decline in groundwater levels deplored
Faulty pattern of cash crop with rapid industrialisation have caused a considerable decline in the groundwater levels in the Malwa region of Madhya Pradesh posing a serious threat of desertification . According to the Central Ground Water Board (CGWB), nearly 85 per cent of irrigation in the area depended on …
Rs 10 cr for water harvesting
The Andhra Pradesh stage government has proposed to sanction Rs 10 crore to promote water harvesting techniques this monsoon and had directed all the heads of educational institution, engineers and officials of all departments to participate in a seminar on the subject to be organised on August 10.
Take part in Delhi talks, Karunanidhi urged
The all-party meeting convened by the Tamil Nadu Chief Minsiter, Mr. M. Karunanidhi, today favoured his participation in the talks of Cauvery convened by the Prime Minister on August 6 in Delhi. The decision was endorsed by a resolution on the ground that the Delhi meeting was in pursuance of …
MC to give report on chlorination
Civil judge R.S. Sachdeva while declining the request of the Public Interest Litigation Forum to constitute a committee of five lawyers, including representatives pf the plaintiff, has, however, directed the muncipal corporation of Patiala to furnish a report on the working of tubewells and the state of chlorination by August …
National Drinking water Mission a non-starter
In order to improve the quality of life of rural people and drinking water supplied to rural people the Central Government launched the National Drinking water Mission in 1986. It was renamed Rajiv Gandhi National Drinking Water MIssion in 1991. The mission has its own monitoring cell in respect of …
CDA expedites work on Khanpur Dam project
Capital Development Authority in Pakistan has geared up its work on accomplishing Khanpur dam project in time and to ensure smooth supply of water to the residents of the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad. CDA sources said over 60 per cent work on the dam had already been completed …
HCL software supplier for water project
HCL infosystems will provide software tools for the Rajiv Gandhi National Drinking Water Mission, which is being implemented by the rural areas and employment ministry. AN HCL statement yesterday said it has been commissioned to design, develop and implement software tools for planning and monitoring of rural water supply schemes, …
Gujarat Govt, parties oppose World Bank dam panel visit
Gujarat Government and political parties in the State have united to lodge a strong protest against the World Bank sponsored World Commission on Dams (WDC), which is set to visit Delhi and Bhopal in the third week of September. WDC will assess and hold public gearing on the viability of …
WASA's efforts to keep water supply in tact
Dhaka WASA is making its all-out efforts to keep the water supply and sewerage systems on track amid the worsening flood situation. WASA was able to check a disaster at Pagla Sewerage Treatment plant in cooperation with the local people.
Tap water safe for some, but testing continues
More than 400,000 Sydney residents received the all-clear yesterday to drink tap water but the NSW Government has admitted it may never know what caused the city's contaminated water crisis. Autopsies on two dead foxes from the upper canal had not shown levels of either giardia or cryptosporidium, a spokesman …
Three Gorges project plans share listing
The China Three Gorges project Corporation, the company managing the construction of the world's largest hydro-electirc power plant, is drawing up plans for a share listing on the Hong Kong and New York stock exchange. the proposal comes as the state developers of the dam, which will span the Yangtze …
