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 …
Pune Heavy rainfall in the recent few days has been enough to turn the fortunes for the drinking water supply in city. It is another matter that it has not quite happened. This year, the city has five TMC more water than what it had during the corresponding period last …
July 22: The Institute of Preventive Medicine (IPM) has reported that water supplied by the Water Board contains 160 times more bacterial contamination than permitted. The IPM tested water at several points and reported that bacteria like E. coli were found in
A joint initiative by the Ulhasnagar Municipal Corporation (UMC) and Smt Chandibai Himmatmal Mansukhani (CHM) College is being pitched for the National Urban Water Awards. As part of the initiative the civic body and CHM College took citizens
Water crisis hits Shillong city SHILLONG: Water crisis has hit people of Shillong city for the last couple of days, forcing them to buy water at a very high price. A section of the people have questioned the delay in repairing the main feeder of Greater Shillong Water Supply at …
Mumbai In a bid to plug the loss of 700 million litre of water per day (mld) through leakages, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will appoint agencies in each of the 16 wards for carrying out emergency repair of water lines. Under its ambitious Sujal Mumbai project which envisages providing …
In the midst of water-scarcity driven by deficient Monsoon rains, the Haryana government has accused Delhi of being extravagant and wasteful in its usage of precious water resources.
Rain brings relief and revives hopes for comfortable water supply SPOT STUDY: Collector P.Umanath (left) and Corporation Commissioner Anshul Mishra (right) inspecting construction of a water treatment plant on Thursday at Velliangadu for the dedicated Pilloor Water Supply Scheme for the city.
July 9: The Delhi Jal Board is now to ask Haryana for release of water after the level of Wazirabad pond depleted to 673.1 feet against a normal requirement of 674.5 feet. Following the level getting depleted, the Wazirabad and Chandrawal Water treatment plants are working at 25 per cent …
Mumbai Mumbai experienced a 30 per cent water cut for the first time after 1996 on Tuesday. This means a sudden change in lifestyle for some of the upper middle class families in the city. They were earlier enjoying the luxury of uninterrupted water supply 24X7. For Amita Pure, a …
Smriti Kak Ramachandran If there is no rain in the next 48 hours, the city will face an acute water crisis, say Jal Board officials NEW DELHI: Officials of the Delhi Jal Board -- the utility that supplies water to the Capital -- are a worried lot. Their worry stems …
With private water tanker service taking advantage of the situation arising out of water scarcity, the Pune Municipal Corporation on Monday fixed prices of water tankers while making it clear that those violating it will not get water from its refilling station.
With practically no water in the six lakes that feed the city, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation on Monday raised the supply cut from 20 per cent to 30 from Tuesday. The last time such a steep cut was imposed was in 1996. The water in Modak Sagar, Bhatsa, Tansa, Upper …
Kadur is one of the two towns in Chikmagalur district to get this facility Kadur town will soon get permanent drinking water facility as Kadur is one among the towns selected by Karnataka Urban Water Supply and Drainage Board (KUWSDB) for its ambitious drinking water supply project, said Town Municipal …
RASHME SEHGAL With 80 per cent of Delhiites concentrated in urban slums and unauthorised colonies, water distribution is fast passing into the hands of a
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has agreed to provide financial assistance of Rs. 10 billion (US$85million) for the implementation of the Dry Zone Urban Water and Sanitation project in Sri Lanka. According to ADB the total investment cost of the project is US$113 million. The assistance includes a concessional loan …
Sheila instructs the Board to do away with existing lengthy, cumbersome procedure NEW DELHI: Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Friday instructed the Delhi Jal Board to do away with the existing process of release of water connections as it is lengthy, cumbersome and involves approval from several authorities. Instead, Ms. …
