The 2024 blue drop results show an alarming increase in unsafe municipal drinking water, with 13% of blue drop tests across the country that point to unsafe drinking water. The drinking water of 28 towns and cities did not comply with standards for safe drinking water. Drinking water that does …
The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) can stake its claim to the central government’s funds to complete its water, sewage and waste management projects since the BJP government may launch a scheme for renewal of 500 urban habitations in the country. The union ministry for urban development had organised a two-day …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) Bhopal bench has issued notices to the state government of Rajasthan and Rajasthan Pollution Control Board seeking reply on the matter of vegetable cultivation in the state using sewerage water of the cities. The tribunal has issued these notices while allowing a petition filed by …
MARGAO: In a bid to check sewage and waste discharge into River Sal which had led to large scale death of shell fish, the Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) has issued directions to the Chinchinim Primary health centre and the Velim Panchayat to inspect and verify the houses and …
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Ministry of Health Monday announced that, $389 million will be spent on rehabilitating a number of sewage treatment plants at hospitals across the island as part of phase two of a sewage treatment project. The ministry says existing mechanical systems will be refurbished under this phase …
Ministry of Housing and Infrastructure today has signed a contract with Fenaka Corporation Limited for the development of sewerage network to the newly constructed housing units in Dh. Kudahuvadhoo Island. The ceremony held yesterday morning at Ministry of Housing and Infrastructure was attended by Minister of Housing and Infrastructure Dr. …
FAISALABAD: A sum of Rs90 million have been allocated for 10 schemes of water supply and sewerage under annual development programme of the district government. According to official sources, an amount of Rs2.14 million will be spent on water supply schemes in two villages Chak No 446-JB and Chak No …
The areas having a large population of migrants face the threat of outbreak of a disease as the Municipal Corporation and the Health Department have not shown any concern about sanitation there. During a visit to Dhandari Kalan, Jamalpur, Bihari Colony, Fauji Mohalla, Durga Colony and Prem Nagar, it was …
FAISALABAD: A sum of Rs90 million have been allocated for 10 schemes of water supply and sewerage under annual development programme of the district government. According to official sources, an amount of Rs2.14 million will be spent on water supply schemes in two villages Chak No 446-JB and Chak No …
A Bill further to amend the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974. This Act may be called the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Amendment Act, 2014.
PANAJI: The Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) has shut down around 50 massage parlours and spas in the state for operating without consent to operate under the Water Act and Air Act. GSPCB's technical advisory committee has framed guidelines for assessment for consent to operate for spas. After spas …
The monsoon is about to come to Varanasi, India's ancient city on the Ganges, putting an end to the daily swimming lessons held in the river after school. The children will miss the cooling water, but some experts say it is so polluted the lessons should never be allowed at …
When Palestinians in the Gaza Strip seek some relief from the grind of life in an enclave plagued by conflict and hardship, they usually need to look no further than their sandy beaches. But this summer access to the cooling waters of the Mediterranean is gradually being closed off to …
Officers within the organisation were worried the Great Keppel Island eco-tourism resort could harm water quality and coral The Great Barrier Reef marine park authority identified serious reef health concerns related to a large marina development it later approved, according to the ABC. The marina is part of a $600m …
PANAJI: Congress general secretary Ulhas Parab has demanded that the government immediately stop casinos from operating in the Mandovi river as their sewage has caused dangerous levels of pollution in the river. Parab also urged the government to file cases against the casinos under Sections of the Environment Protection Act. …
A lot of people rely on groundwater in the Kathmandu Valley, which has been reeling under acute water scarcity, especially during the dry season. But experts have warned that groundwater in the valley has high concentration of ammonia, which may cause long-term health hazards. Ammonia in water means possible bacterial, …
In a move aimed at giving fillip to overall development of Amritsar, the Centre on Thursday agreed to develop the holy city as a ‘Smart City’ under its ambitious program to refurbish the country’s major cities on modern lines. The decision was taken by Union Urban Development and Poverty Alleviation …
To rehabilitate 108 water supply schemes of water-logged areas, Punjab Government has submitted comprehensive project worth Rs 2,200 crore to the World Bank. Besides, the project would also work for improving operational performance of 1000 existing water supply schemes and for installing water treatment systems (ROs) in 250 quality affected …
BHOPAL: Despite orders issued by National Green Tribunal (NGT), vegetables irrigated with sewage water are still being sold in Bhopal markets. So far, the administration has only managed to destroy contaminated vegetables growing over six acres of land in Shahpura and near Coach Factory. The remaining 25 acres worth of …
An Environment Agency worker holds a sample bottle of water from the River Trent at the time of the leak A waste company accused of polluting parts of the River Trent has had charges brought against it dropped. In October 2009, thousands of fish died in a 30-mile (48km) stretch …
Rio de Janeiro Mayor Eduardo Paes said the iconic Guanabara Bay won’t be clean in time for the 2016 Olympic sailing competition, breaking a promise made when the city won hosting rights in 2009. “I am sorry that we didn’t use the games to get Guanabara Bay completely clean, but …
