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 …
The solution to the decline of water resources is today often addressed to the revival of community traditions and people's participation in water management. The success of water management crucially entails working out collective protocols of equitable and sustainable use of surface and ground water, bringing together of scientists and …
The World Bank extended its support package Nepal with 880 million rupees in grants in Kathmandu on Tuesday. The amount has been given to Nepal for the peace process, health programme and rural drinking water project. Finance Secretary Rameshwor Khanal and Ms Susan Goldmark, World Bank Country Director for Nepal, …
BHUBANESWAR: The State is seriously lagging behind in the implementation of the rural pipe water supply programme under the Central-sponsored Swajaldhara scheme despite availability of sufficient central assistance. While the Centre sanctioned 1,475 projects during 2002-06 with a project outlay of Rs 51.73 crore including community contribution of Rs 4.98 …
DH News Service, Kolar: "Special attention has to be given to drinking water and one must always use scientifically cleaned water. Awareness about this has to be spread among the rural people about this and programmes have to be undertaken about the same at the Grama Panchayat level,' said Taluk …
From our Correspondent JORHAT, Aug 9: Due to the failure of the Government-sponsored water supply schemes in north-west Jorhat, the residents of this tribal-dominated area have been deprived of drinking water facilities for a long time. The majority of the 30-odd villages under Dhekorgorah Development Block within Dergaon Legislative Assembly, …
NAGAON, August 3: After detection of fluoride and iron in underground water sources in different areas under Hojai subdivision, the PHE Hojai division has implemented different water supply schemes including installation of wells and tube wells, piped water supply scheme, fluoride-free water in fluoride-prone areas, testing of drinking water under …
The provision of Drinking Water Supply and extension of Sanitation facilities to the rural poor are the main components of the activities of the Department of Drinking Water Supply. The major programmes of the Drinking Water Supply Department are The Swajaldhara, the Accelerated Rural Water Supply Programme (ARWSP) and the …
This paper presents new evidence on the links between public infrastructure provisioning and time allocation related to the water sector in India. Using time-use data, the analysis reveals that worsening public infrastructure affects market work with evident gender differentials. The results also suggest that the access to public infrastructure can …
BHUBANESWAR: With drinking water supply in rural areas emerging as one of the major challenges, the State Government has decided to cover at least 35 percent rural population under the safe and sustainable piped water scheme (PWS). Official sources maintained that sustainability and water quality have emerged as two problems …
CHANDIGARH: The Haryana Government on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding with the Hyderabad-based Naandi Foundation to implement a pilot project on community safe drinking water systems in select villages in the State in a phased manner. The MoU was signed by Haryana Commissioner and Secretary, Public Works Department (Water …
It uses most efficient technology with low power Provisions for use in areas without electrification Product display: Features of a product being explained by a company executive at a stall in the exhibition in Chennai on Sunday. CHENNAI: Under the Rajiv Gandhi National Drinking Water Mission, the Union Ministry of …
The cabinet today approved a pilot project for providing safe drinking water "based on reverse osmosis and related technologies' in selected villages of the state under the public-NGO-community mode through the Naandi Foundation, Hyderabad. As many as 100 villages will be taken up Mewat, Mahendragarh, Jhajjar, Kaithal and other districts. …
SRINAGAR : The residents of Kralgund, Batchi, Ashpora, Harwat and Muqam in Handwara held a strong protest demonstration against the Public Health Engineering (PHE) authorities for non-availability of water supply in these villages for past two weeks. They maintained that the non-availability of drinking water in the villages has forced …
Our Bureau NEW DELHI AS MUCH as 1% of India's GDP is lost in inefficiency of water supply schemes for rural households, the recent World Bank report states. According to World Bank report on effectiveness of rural water supply schemes, about 30% of rural households have to depend on various …
Nahan - Water supply to Nahan town has been disrupted since Saturday due to a disruption in the Khairi drinking water supply scheme. Water supply to residents has been rationed, forcing people to carry water from handpumps. The authorities informed the residents through public announcements that they should limit their …
The state is preparing to constitute Andhra Pradesh Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project (APRWSS) project with an objective to increase efficiency in supply drinking water to the rural population in the state. The proposed APRWSS project will be entrusted with the task of planning, designing, construction and operation of …
