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 African Development Bank and Malawi signed three agreements for $104 million in the form of loans and grants, the Daily Times reported. The money will be used for sustainable rural water and sanitation infrastructure, a feasibility study for the Lower Shire water development, and the fourth phase of the …
This report explores a hybrid mechanism of microfinance, based on community networks and third party collateral for meso-scale loans, to provide a different financing model for small community water and sanitation supplies. Embedding these community water entities within local government structures provides a mechanism for sustainability and for eventual government …
Investigation found no unit had been set up to monitor water quality in Odisha The Comptroller and Auditor General of India said 1.80 lakh people were forced to consume unsafe water supplied under 73 rural schemes due to the absence of a facility to test its quality in Odisha. According …
Chief Minister seeks technical support on various projects With the World Bank coming forth to fund projects for the promotion of religious, heritage, health and ethnic tourism, State Government was on Tuesday asked to work out various modalities so that Punjab was placed as a global destination on the international …
CHITRAL: The Sarhad Rural Support Programme (SRSP) has completed a water supply scheme at a cost of Rs2.3 million, benefiting at least 400 households of Orghoch village. Speaking at the inauguration ceremony, villagers, including Mohammad Wali Shah, Qazi Naeem, Mohammad Ilyas and others praised the SRSP for completing the project. …
Targets fixed for Twenty Point Programme (TPP) for 2014-15 under National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP). Letter to Secretary/Principal Secretary in charge of Rural Water Supply/PHED of all states and UTs governments.
Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India on local bodies (Karnataka). The report has been laid on the tabel of the State Legislature Assemly on 14-07-2014.
THE Minister of Water Resources, Mrs. Sarah Ochepe, has appealed to the Chairmen of all Local Government Councils across the country to give more priority to provision of water and sanitation to the rural populace. The minister who made the appeal when she received the Chairman of Bassa Local Government …
The residents of various villages in the Changar area of Anandpur Sahib block are likely to get better drinking water supply as the district administration has prepared a plan to spend over Rs 9 crore on the augmentation of drinking water system in area. It is proposed to make arrangements …
Around 15 thousand indigenous people living in 80 punjee (betel plantation) villages under seven upazilas of the district are suffering from crisis of safe drinking water. In absence of tube-well in the areas, these people, mostly betel farmers, have to use salty water drawn from over 170 wells they dug …
The Union Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation (MDWS) has allocated Rs 477.91 crore to the state Flood Control and Public Health Engineering (PHE) Department under the National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP) for the Annual Action Plan (AAP). Meanwhile, under Water Quality Special Focus Fund Project (subject to approval …
The rainfall condition was good during last year. Correspondingly, there was increase in Ground Water level . Based on the situation of rainfall & Ground Water level during last year, It has been predicted during this year that scarcity conditions will be observed in 2431 villages from 100 blocks. There …
ALLAHABAD: A World Bank-funded project to make potable water available in the villages of ten districts in eastern UP, including Allahabad, was launched at Chanaini village in Karchana tehsil on Saturday. The 'Rural Drinking Water Supply and Sanitation Project' also aims to incorporate maintaining hygiene and cleanliness in the villages …
The Government of Assam today launched the Rs 1,474 crore Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project for Low Income States (RWSSP–LIS) in seven districts of Assam. The World Bank is supporting this project with an International Development Association (IDA) credit of Rs 737 crore (US $240 million). IDA is the …
Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) audit report criticised Kerala Water Authority (KWA) for not providing safe drinking water to people of Kerala and asks the state government to urgently formulate schemes for sustainability of water resources and ensure water security. This Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India …