Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "Telangana: Deepening pollution crisis in Godawari threatens lives livelihoods appearing in the Telangana Today dated 13.05.2025" dated 29/05/2025. The application was registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled Telangana: Deepening pollution crisis in Godawari …
More than 160 persons in the state capital have tested positive for hepatitis E --- a liver problem caused by consumption of water contaminated by sewerage --- since the outbreak of the disease in mid-January, according to officials.
BHUBANESWAR: The State Government today signed an MoU with the Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) for establishment of an Indian Institute of Public Health (IIPH) in Orissa. It has agreed to provide 40 acres of land free of cost in Kumarabasta village near Bhubaneswar in Khurda district for the …
Chhoti Gandak is a meandering river which originates in the terai area of the Ganga Plain and serves as a lifeline for the people of Deoria district, Uttar Pradesh. It travels a distance of about 250 km and drains into Ghaghara near Gothani, Siwan district of Bihar. It has been …
This document is an educational booklet on water management, published by Utthan, which works towards empowering women's groups to seek clean and adequate quality of water for all. The booklet provides background information on water as an important natural resource and the importance of protecting and maintaining the quality and …
Mumbai: Following the civic body's drive to snap all illegal tap water connections and booster pipes due to water shortage in the city, desperate slum families in Northeast Mumbai are now digging wells to tap the ground water, which is allegedly contaminated with sewage residues. According to health officials of …
Renovation of 500 bawlis and wells in Hamirpur district will be completed by month-end Hamirpur: The district administration has taken an initiative to renovate all traditional waters sources in the district and handover the maintenance job to local panchayats with the help of other government agencies. The basic objective of …
While crores of rupees are being spent on public projects ensuring safe drinking water , the people of Gajaladinne village in the taluk are fetching potable water in drains. The reason - taps are installed in the drainage itself. Obviosly, people are vulnerable to water-borne diseases easily. National Rural Health …
Water is crucial for development and for the well-being of people, as well as for achieving the national goal of "Gross National Happiness". Even though Bhutan has a fairly large quantity of fresh water it cannot afford to be complacent. The country faces a number of challenging issues in water …
The objective of this study was to determine the bacterial contaminations in drinking water samples collected form some rural habitations of northern Rajasthan, India. A total of ten bacterial species: Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Enterobacter aerogenes, Klebsiella sp, Proteus vulgaris, Alcaligenes faecalis, Bacillus cereus, Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus lactis and Micrococcus …
In the wake of recent viral infection, nearly 200 patients have reportedly been affected with the outbreak of diarrhoea in different parts of the district. This was stated by health services joint director Dr Vinod Pathak, who is also looking after the charge of Chief Medical Officer of Chamba district, …
As many as 50 people from Padeli-Sattari took ill after drinking contaminated water. According to reports, 50 people from Padeli have been suffering from water-borne diseases, resulting in vomiting and loose motions over the last six days. When contacted, the doctor on duty at Community Health Centre, Valpoi, informed that …
With heavy rains prevailing these days in areas in the north, the Governor of the Northern Province GA Chandrasiri has advised the officials of the Department of Health of the Northern Province to take steps to commence a special health programme for the prevention of malaria and dengue in the …
Many of the systems intended to provide clean water for families in some of the world's poorest communities may not work. That's the conclusion of Paul Hunter, a microbiologist at the University of East Anglia in Norwich, UK, who has assessed past studies of the effectiveness of household water treatment …
BALANGIR: As many as 100 persons were affected by diarrhoea in Gaintala village under Punitala block here on Monday. While 18 of them have been taken to Balangir headquarters hospital in a serious condition, the rest are undergoing treatment in the village. Some villagers were treated in the village after …
Diarrhoea is a common water-borne disease among slum children in Bangladesh. This study seeks to identify the engineering, behavioural and socio-economic determinants of childhood diarrhoea and its duration and to compute the resulting costs borne by slum dwellers. The study is based on a survey of 480 households in 32 …
Composite Correction Programme (CCP) is a water treatment plant optimization program that improves water treatment operation with limited capital investment by optimizing particle removal from water treatment plants. It has been reported that many microbial pathogens, particularly Cryptosporidium, are recalcitrant to disinfection due to their resistance to chlorine or escapes …
The quality of drinking water is a vital element of public health and well beings. Contaminated water is one of the causes of diarrhea diseases, which kill about 2.4 million persons globally; each year. Access to safe drinking water is essential to maintain a good health, and is a basic …
