Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Residents Welfare Association Savita Vihar Vs Irrigation & Flood Control Department & Others dated 28/05/2025. The applicant raised the grievance against throwing of construction debris and sewage obstruction in the Ghazipur drain. According to the applicant this drain flows behind …
MUMBAI: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) may be promising Mumbaikars a trouble-free and relatively flood-free monsoon this year, but if its report card on Brimstowad is anything to go by, then many low-lying areas will once again go under water. The Rs 1,200 crore Brimstowad project promises to augment the …
Watershed prioritization has gained importance in natural resources management, especially in the context of watershed management, especially in the context of watershed management. Morphometric analysis has been commonly applied to prioritization of watersheds. The present study makes an attempt to prioritize sub-watersheds based on morphometric and land use characteristics using …
The urban sector is being increasingly recognised as a critical growth driver for the Indian economy. The share of population residing in urban areas is also witnessing rapid growth
TOI Spot Check Before Rains Reveals River And Nullahs Are Clogged At Several Points Viju B | TNN Mumbai: Though the monsoon is expected to arrive in less than two weeks, work on desilting and widening the Mithi River is far from complete. Not only that, a spot check by …
24% Of Shanties Along Drains, 12% Beside Rly Tracks: NSSO Mahendra Kumar Singh | TNN New Delhi: Even as the Indian economy remains one of the bright spots in the world showing an upward growth trajectory, around 49,000 slums continue to blight the urban landscape forcing lakhs of people to …
With the State government cold shouldering the ambitious plan to seek Rs 1000 crore loan to finance the sewerage scheme, the Goa Sewerage Corporation has set the process to obtain funds from Central agencies, JNRRUM and NRCD amounting to Rs 900 crore. Unlike the earlier proposal seeking loan to fund …
Dar es Salaam has an extensive drain network, mostly with inadequate water flow, blocked by waste, causing flooding after rainfall. The presence of Anopheles and Culex larvae is common, which is likely to impact the transmission of lymphatic filariasis and malaria by the resulting adult mosquito populations. However, the importance …
KOCHI: With the advent of premonsoon showers, plastic waste dumped in the drains and canals in the city is blocking the flow of water resulting in the inundation of many busy thoroughfares. Though the Corporation started cleaning sewerage canals before the onset of monsoon, the work is still pending in …
Smriti Kak Ramachandran NEW DELHI: The Delhi Jal Board will soon be conducting a census of a different kind. Instead of asking personal information, officials will quiz residents about the services offered to them by the water utility. The Jal Board wants to put an end to speculation over the …
Three cleaners who went into a manhole in a banquet hall at Adarsh Nagar area died from toxic gases on Tuesday afternoon. According to the police, the incident was reported to them around 1.35 pm from Badhai Banquet Hall. The police said that while two of the victims had gone …
Timely steps to ensure regular cleaning of the drains could have given some relief to the lakhs of people of Guwahati city who have to face severe water logging problem even after a brief spell of rain, observed voluntary organisation Save Guwahati Build Guwahati (SGBG). The SGBG pointed out that …
Puts official machinery on flood protection duty Mohali Deputy Commissioner Prabhjot Singh Mand on Tuesday issued directions to free all canals and seasonal rivulets passing through this district from encroachments and other obstructions, if any, in the flow of water on their beds. Chairing a joint meeting of the district …
This latest NSSO report on the condition of urban slums says that 49,000 slums were estimated to be in existence in urban India in 2008-09. It provides data on living facilities like drinking water, toilet, sewerage, drainage and garbage disposal.The main aim of the survey on condition of slums was …
Ministry of Environment & Forests (MoEF) retained National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) for conducting Environmental Post Evaluation of the Projects under the Schemes in the Taj Trapezium Zone. The objectives of the study was to see improvement in environmental quality on the environs of Taj Mahal and other historical …
The weather department's forecast of early monsoons in the national Capital this year has raised the concerns of the Delhi Government. While the weather prediction comes as a respite for the Delhiites from the scorching heat, the Government fears the rains would delay Commonwealth Games projects especially the streets caping …
Facing the challenge to clear silt and clogged drains ahead of the monsoons, the Guwahati Municipal Corporation (GMC) is now focusing on clearing the silt chambers across the city. The corporation is spending Rs 1.2 crore from its own resources for de-siltation of the water channels and major drains for …
The State Government will launch a H1N1 flu vaccination drive on May 5 that will cover 32,000 doctors, nurses, paramedics and journalists especially those who cover health issues, in the first phase of the drive. This was announced by Health and GDD Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday. Addressing media …
PRECIOUS COMMODITY New Delhi: Soon, as is prevalent in Singapore, Delhiites may be consuming treated sewage water. Delhi Jal Board (DJB) officials say that the proposal, part of the water master plan 2021, could become necessary for the city in view of its dependency on other states for its water …
