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 …
Training in integrated water and sanitation planning will be organised in Gaibandha Municipality under a joint project of the Government, UNICEF and DFID, officials said. The project titled Sanitation, Hygiene Education and Water Supply in Bangladesh (SHEWAB) began in the municipality in July, 2008. The aim of the project is …
Manish Tewari, who released his vision document today, has termed Budha Nullah as the biggest challenge. The open drain passing through the heart of the city needs to be immediately cleaned, he added and promised to take up the issue with the Central government. While committing himself to the cause, …
The world's coastlines are highly dynamic landforms, tapestries of terrestrial and aquatic life and distinctive ecosystems. The coastal zone also contributes to human sustenance, culture, and economics in ways that belie its small size, but 5 percent of Earth's landmass. Three-quarters of global population lives within the coastal zone, and …
New Delhi: After a TOI report last week that highlighted deaths of sewerage workers due to lack of facilities, the Delhi High Court has demanded a report from PWD in this regard. It has asked PWD that why despite HC orders to provide safety equipment to sewerage workers the situation …
The lack of apathy by the civic bodies and police has turned a road in East of Kailash area of South Delhi into a dumping ground for garbage, construction material and accidental vehicles. The road that was constructed by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi, almost eight years back, at Rs …
Two safai karmachari with the Public Works Department (PWD), Delhi, died a tragic death on Thursday afternoon when the sewer they were working on in the Model Town area started emanating poisonous gases and they inhaled the same. The incident took place at about 1 pm, when three labourers got …
New Delhi: This Commonwealth Games, get ready for drains that, if not cleaner, at least look more colourful. In a novel project, the Delhi government is opening up the city
HC Irked Over Failure To Adopt Safety Measures New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued contempt notices to the vice chairman of Delhi Development Authority (DDA), CEO of Delhi Jal Board (DJB) and MD of Delhi Small Industries Development Corporation (DSIDC) for failing to adopt safety and health …
Kurukshetra: The Election Commission has banned the use of plastic and polythene for the preparation of posters and banners by parties and their nominees during the election campaign. All presidents and secretaries of recognised parties have been directed to follow the directions strictly. Stating this here today, district election officer-cum-Deputy …
The need of set ting up more Sewage Treatment Plants (STPs) around the Dal Lake might be a standard demand from the environment protection institutions, the fact remains that even the existing STPs are not functioning to their potential thanks to their linkage with a limited number of sewer lines. …
The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has drawn up plans for the second phase of a sewerage and drainage improvement programme under the Kolkata Environment Improvement Project at an estimated investment of Rs 2,500 crore, according to the Project Director, Mr Vivek Bharadwaj.
The drainage system in Weligama town is another failed project in the south that has created a health hazard and a death trap in the town with a thick population. The residents of the area said the ill-advised project that cost Rs.4.5 is an eyesore in the town and a …
AHMEDABAD: For close to a decade, Isanpur was given stepmotherly treatment by Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) with leaking drainage lines posing a serious health hazard in the area. And, then came an RTI (Right to Information) application demanding accountability that forced AMC to act and invest Rs 10 crore to …
The drainage system in Weligama town is another failed project in the south that creates a health hazard and a death trap in the town with a thick population. The residents of the area said the ill advised project that cost Rs.4.5 million is an eyesore in the town and …
Engineers involved in the East-West Metro project would rather miss the 2012 deadline than mess with the drainage pipes, electricity lines and telecom cables criss-crossing Salt Lake. Sources in the Calcutta Metro Railway Corporation, which is overseeing the project, blamed the unavailability of maps of underground utilities for the delay …
The Re-awakening Project has taken steps to rehabilitate the Karavahu Drainage Scheme in Kalmunai to prevent frequent floods in the Kalmunai area during the rainy season. The World Bank has granted Rs.1,038 million to implement this project, which is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2009, Project Director …
