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 …
Minister Excise & Taxation and Finance Punjab Mujtaba Shuja-ur-Rehman has said that the government has evolved a comprehensive strategy for strengthening of environmental health measure through community based initiatives, practical strategy and capacity building activities at the local level and Rs 12 billion are being spent for supply of safe …
Water pipeline projects in Jharkhand could be in a shambles for varied reasons however irrespective of this the Drinking Water & Sanitation department is bringing innovative ideas and concept to bolster the delivery mechanism which in anyway is needed for the success of projects. In the endeavour to put up …
Realizing the need for institutional and investment reforms in the rural water supply and sanitation sector, Government of Punjab has reworked its rural water supply and sanitation policy to address these issues, which affect quality of service and its sustainability. The State Water and Sanitation Policy is a statement of …
Since 1990, almost 2 billion people globally have gained access to improved sanitation, and 2.3 billion have gained access to drinking water from improved sources. Some 1.6 billion of these people have piped water connections in their homes or compounds, according to a new WHO/UNICEF report, entitled Progress on drinking …
This paper analyses the ground-level impact of the national rural drinking water policy in Maharashtra. It observes that compared to what is reflected in the national rural drinking water programme database, the drinking water coverage status is poorer on the ground and scheme failures are more widespread. The case studies …
Babiyachour (Myagdi), May 9: The second-phase Western Nepal Rural Drinking Water and sanitation Project has been launched to increase access of Myagdi folks to drinking water and sanitation. The project of Rs 150 million was launched through the District Development Committee, Myagdi, with the support of government of Finland. The …
The second-phase Western Nepal Rural Drinking Water and sanitation Project has been launched to increase access of Myagdi folks to drinking water and sanitation. The project of Rs 150 million was launched through the District Development Committee, Myagdi, with the support of government of Finland. The project will run till …
Residents of Sakoh village near Dharamsala are up in arms against the supply of contaminated water. They alleged they were getting water infested with pests in taps. Kanta Devi, a local resident, said the village was without water supply for the past three days. Today, when the water finally came …
The Centre has rapped the State government for failing to provide water in quality-affected habitations. “The achievement in 2013-14 as far as quality-affected habitations, rural population covered with piped water supply, number of tests done in laboratories, number of sustainability structure constructed is very poor,” said Ministry of Drinking Water …
Officials have been told to provide water within 8 hrs of getting information of a problem The Karnataka government will soon have a separate department under the Rural Development and Panchayat Raj ministry for rural drinking water supply and sanitation. RDPR minister H K Patil, who held a meeting of …
Carved out of RDPR, it will function by August 15 A new department will be carved out of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (RDPR) Department to take care of drinking water and sanitation requirements in rural areas. The department will come into existence by August 15. RDPR Minister H K …
The Tripura government rushed water tankers to 399 villages to tackle a drought-like situation in the state, a minister said on Tuesday. "Due to scanty rainfall and heat wave, water sources in many villages have dried up. We have arranged water for 399 villages," minister for drinking water supply and …
Though more than five years have passed, the much-hyped Rengali drinking water project has failed to move beyond pen and paper with drinking water problem in the city worsening each passing day. Ironically, many villages in Rengali block are located on the periphery of Hirakud Dam Reservoir (HDR). Even as …
The Karnataka government on Monday said it had asked state officials to utilize the nearly Rs 800 crore available for drinking water schemes to initiate measures and ensure that no village in the state goes without drinking water this summer. Rural development minister H K Patil said in a media …
There is no dearth of funds for water projects: Minister. Officials concerned should immediately initiate steps to ease the drinking water problem that may crop up in any village. Otherwise, they will be held responsible and disciplinary action will be initiated against erring officials, Minister for Minor Irrigation and in-charge …
The State government will release Rs 250 crore in two instalments to mitigate drinking water shortage during summer, Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister H K Patil has said. Addressing a press conference here on Tuesday, Patil said Chief Minister Siddaramaiah had instructed the Finance department to immediately release Rs …
The Manipur Government PHE department has started to implement the National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRWP) in Tamenglong areas with a targeted water supply of 55 litres per head per day within a radius of 100 metres of the said water supply schemes. An official source said that 80 per …
Sometimes, a shard of reality can raise serious doubts about what looks like a grand feat. A small study of water samples from urban and rural households declared as getting drinking water from "improved" sources has shown that about 42% of urban and 60% of rural households were actually getting …
75,000 residents in the eastern part of Chittur been demanding water from the Parambikulam Aliyar Project. On the premises of a few polling stations in the district, booths supporting an unusual ‘candidate’ sprouted on Thursday. They were rooting for NOTA (none of the above). The Water Users Association, a forum …
Nearly 75 per cent of the Centre-sponsored drinking water schemes in J&K; are still incomplete, exposing the inefficiency of the state government to spend the central funds received in the last four years. As per records, out of the 2,107 schemes taken up between 2009 and 2013 under the National …
