Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Akhilesh Kumar Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 23/05/2025. The matter related to illegal mining activites carried out by Jai Maa Chandrika Enterprises, Rajendra Nagar, village Kabari, district Mahoba, Uttar Pradesh. The applicant also alleged about illegal sale …
According to Delhi Jal Board officials, the production of drinking water had to be curtailed at all water treatment plants fed from the Yamuna after ammonia levels shot up to 1.6 parts per million as opposed to the acceptable limit of 0.6 parts per million. WITH AMMONIA levels in Yamuna …
Helen Zille is sailing into action as Day Zero looms — and says the challenge is greater than World War 2 or the aftermath of 9/11 in New York City. The Western Cape premier said on Monday she was stepping in to manage the impending disaster of Day Zero. In …
The Federal Government has approved a N497 million contract for the construction of the Ijegu Yala Dam in Yala Local Government Area of Cross River State. The construction, expected to take off this year, will be done in phases. The facility is primarily for water supply, erosion and flood control …
Zambian environmentalist activists have accused the country's government of mismanaging Lusaka's water system and causing an outbreak of cholera. More than 70 people have died and over 3,000 have been infected since the outbreak began in October. Zambia's health minister announced on Friday that churches, schools and bars in suburbs …
It is neither terrorism nor natural disasters but the unavailability of safe drinking water which leads to the highest number of deaths in Pakistan. According to the UN, consumption of contaminated water which leads to several waterborne diseases contributes to 40 percent deaths nationwide every year. The release of untreated …
The Belgium government will undertake a Sh1.1 billion water project in Homa Bay. Belgium’s Cockerill Maintenance & Ingénierie director Bob Van Der Linden said the work will take three years. They will focus on zero-rating constant water shortage in the town. Linden spoke on Wednesday when he visited Governor Cyprian …
Slum residents could soon win the fight against cholera after the county government announced plans to introduce special-package water. In the recent past, poor hygiene has led to cholera that has left hundreds dead. County Health Executive Hitan Majevda said his department was in talks with water companies and the …
South Africa’s drought-stricken Cape Town told residents on Wednesday they would need to cut their daily water consumption by almost half from next month as authorities scramble to prevent the city running out of water as soon as in April. South Africa’s Cape Town could run out of water by …
WWF has implemented a Wednesday Water File for Cape Town residents to use as a tool to stay informed on how they can manage their water consumption. With only 94 days left before the city reaches Day Zero, the City of Cape Town is urging all residents to conserve water. …
In a bid to stave off Day Zero, the City of Cape Town is drilling its aquifers to abstract groundwater, which are expected to offer much needed water relief for the drought stricken city. “I [recently] announced that the recent groundwater survey had confirmed that aquifers around Cape Town could …
South Africa's city of Cape Town is rapidly approaching what the mayor calls "day zero" — the day the seaside metropolis of four million residents will have to shut off the taps because it has run out of water amid years of drought. This week, the mayor moved the date …
A record summer in Sydney and a series of early-season heatwaves helped make 2017 the city's thirstiest year since 2004, Sydney Water said. The results come as the city braces for another burst of heat this week, with the mercury set to climb to 37 degrees on Sunday. The searing …
Cape Town - As Capetonians awoke to the first day of further water restrictions on Monday, water outages in various areas continued to plague the city. Parts of Zonnebloem, Glencairn, Constantia, Sea Point and Bellville were among nine locations which the municipality said – on its Twitter alert account – …
In Cape Town, the water crisis isn’t getting any better – and on New Year’s Day, the city of 4 million people will go to new Level 6 water restrictions. That means a 60 percent reduction in water use for agricultural operations, and a 45 percent reduction for urban businesses …
The purpose of the document is to lay out the findings from this diagnostic exercise. Its key messages include stressing the need to reach higher to achieve the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) targets for water and sanitation in the light of little improvement in the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) era; …
In 2016, on an average 25 people died due to respiratory ailments were recorded every day, up from 16 deaths every day in 2013, shows data presented in the Delhi Statistical Handbook, 2017 Delhi Statistical Hand Book-2017 is the 42nd issue being published by Directorate of Economics & Statistics, Government …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Contaminated Drinking Water, 21/12/2017. State / UT-wise number of fluoride, arsenic, iron, nitrate, salinity & heavy metals affected habitations including Bihar and West Bengal States, as reported by the States into Integrated Management Information System (IMIS) of the Ministry as on 19th December, 2017 …
The Federal Executive Council (FEC), presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday approved N16.5 billion for the augmentation of phase II Galma Dam and irrigation project in Zaria, Kaduna State. Briefing State House correspondents on the outcome of the meeting, the Minister of Water Resources, Alhaji Suleiman Adamu, said …
Cape Town residents' high water usage over this past week has brought "Day Zero" closer, by more than three weeks. Day Zero is the day that almost all of the taps in the city will be turned off and people will have to queue for water at approximately 200 sites …
A proposed by-law introduces the threat of imprisonment‚ cracks down on borehole use and rogue plumbers‚ makes swimming pool covers mandatory and compels section title schemes to blow the whistle on owners who use too much water. The measures were tabled on Tuesday as proposed amendments to the water by-law, …
