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 …
Ranchi, March 31: Jharkhand High Court today directed the state government and Nagarjuna Constructions, a private company, to furnish a status report on laying of pipelines in Giridih for supply of drinking water. The division bench, comprising Chief Justice Gyan Sudha Misra and Justice R.R. Prasad, also ordered the state …
COIMBATORE: The Coimbatore Corporation announced on Tuesday that it would reduce the duration of supply of Siruvani drinking water in order to overcome the shortage of Pilloor water in some of the eastern parts of the city. The Corporation said that this was to enable the diversion of some amount …
For the first time, the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) has appointed 17 special officers across the City to ensure uninterrupted water supply during summer. They will conduct intensive inspection and sort out grievances related to water in their respective areas. A decision to this effect was taken …
Pune Irrigation officials also approve water for the city from Bhama -Ashkhed The irrigation department has assured that there is enough water in the dams for the city to go without water cuts this summer, at least till June 15. Last year, the four dams supplying water to the city …
SHILLONG, March 25: The Meghalaya United Alliance (MUA) Government has said it will not constitute Shillong Water Board to address the problem of water crisis in the city, saying completion of the Centrally-funded Rs 193 crore JNNURM project would help in solving the perennial problem. Moving a resolution in the …
Mumbai Two pipelines burst today, extending what has become a series of such incidents, casing the wastage of 2 million litres in a city already short of water, and leading to a steeper supply cut than the one already in force. For the next 36 hours, the existing supply cut …
Nagesh Prabhu The Karnataka Government has decided to extend the 24x7 water supply scheme from a few select wards to the entire city corporations of Hubli-Dharwad, Belgaum and Gulbarga. After the successful execution of the continuous water supply project in 27 wards of three city corporations, the Karnataka Urban Infrastructure …
SHILLONG: The State Government on Thursday admitted serious crisis of water faced by the people of Shillong but termed "inappropriate" a proposal for constitution of a separate Shillong Water Board to solve the problem. PHE Minister Prestone Tynsong, while replying to a question from Independent legislator Manas Chaudhuri, however, said …
Hyderabad, March 24: In a bid to earn more revenues, the Water Board has proposed a hike in the water tariff. Officials of the Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board are working out the different slabs and are likely to target the high-end consumers like hotels and other commercial …
Pune Municipal Commissioner Mahesh Zagade on Tuesday announced that the Pune Municipal Corporation would soon appoint a consultant to study and prepare a project report to ensure equitable water distribution across the city.
GUNTUR, March 22: The Guntur Municipal Corporation decided to introduce the supervisory control and data acquisition (Scada) system to identify the wastage of drinking water in supply at a cost of Rs 6.5 crore. At present Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation has introduced the system. The GMC will identify the wastage …
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)-aided water supply project was once again in the dock, as the work in connection with the project in front of the Archbishop
The population of India would double over the next 20 years; almost all its cities would experience a twofold expansion during this period. No part of the world has ever seen such staggering urban growth. Cities like Paris stabilized their population sizes at about two million. Although Greater Paris has …
Drinking water crisis in Bangalore only seem to aggravate in the coming days. The City is getting 900 million litres of water per day (MLD) as against the demand for 1,125 MLD. Moreover, contractors are not coming forward to sink new borewells due to the new no-water-no-bill policy and the …
Pune The Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) has decided to act tough and disconnect water supply to those who fail to pay up. The civic body
'Privatisation alone cannot solve the problems of water supply in Bangalore as the corporates are profit oriented and lack social conscience.With water being one of the most essential necessities for life, the poorer sections of the society would find it extremely difficult to cope,' said Dr Rajashekhara Murthy, a scientist …
