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 …
Every year people observe the World Environment Day on June 5 and pledge to protect the environment and keep the rivers clean but fail to follow it in a long run. Many people are not even aware of how they are harming the environment. People who come to take holy …
Laamu Atoll Gan Island Council has raised fears of an imminent “health disaster” following a severe sewage spill on the island. The spill was caused by damage to pumps and septic tanks in the sewage treatment facility. Recent rains have spread the sewage throughout the island, Gan Council President Ahmed …
Britain’s urban rivers are the cleanest they have been in more than 20 years say the authors of a scientific study . The 21-year study of more than 2,300 rivers and tributaries, from the Thames in the south to the Tyne in north, shows snails, mayflies and other small creatures …
This is the final report on the sewerage master plan for Delhi 2031 (SMP 2031) released by Delhi Jal Board in collaboration with AECOM-WAPCOS team. Says that SMP 2031 shall ensure extension of sewerage facilities in the unplanned areas by integrating with existing network and sewerage infrastructure. As the population …
Bathers in search of Europe’s cleanest waters for a swim may want to consider landlocked Luxembourg, sandwiched between Belgium, Germany and France. The grand duchy’s 11 bathing sites, which include rivers and lakes as well as beaches, have all been deemed to have “excellent” water quality in 2013, making the …
Sewerage network is present in a very limited part of Jammu city and the rest of the city predominately depends on individual toilets and onsite septic tanks, resulting in sewage outflow into open drains leading to unhygienic conditions in localities. This was stated by the Union Ministry of Urban Development …
Various diseases are spreading in Bhopalwala, the second largest town in tehsil Sambrial, due to consumption of water mixed with industrial waste and sewerage. The industrial waste in Sialkot city is disposed of in nullahs Aik and Palkhu which flow just 20 feet below the town, said the local people …
JAIPUR: Jaipur Development Authority's (JDA) recent survey reveals that around 1,200 residential colonies developed by the housing societies in the city cannot be regularized. With this, residents staying in these colonies will not be able to procure land deeds and avail proper basic facilities such as roads, electricity, sewerage etc. …
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday urged all concerned to take joint initiatives in saving the Buriganga river from pollution. The river is in a very bad shape as all kinds of sewage are being dumped into it through the drainage system at 135 points, she said. To save the river, …
Paraguay is considering $2.4 billion of potable water and sanitation works over the next five years, BNamericas reported, citing the landlocked South American nation’s public works and communications ministry. Five projects under consideration include a $518 million sewer and wastewater-treatment plant in the capital Asuncion, a $412 million system in …
Taleigao panchayat should consider segregation of garbage at source by starting door-to-door waste collection in the village and then link up with the government's dry waste scheme for its disposal, say some residents. Reacting to St Cruz MLA Atanasio 'Babush' Monserrate's criticism that the government has not done anything to …
Maintaining the enthusiasm shown during last year's Save Nag River campaign, Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) kicked-off its Nag-Pili rivers cleaning campaign from the origin of Pili river at Gorewada lake on Thursday morning. The civic body faces a tough task this year, since the Pili river requires correction of slope …
Studies have shown for some time now that endocrine disrupting substances from chemicals in sewage and other wastewater can affect the normal sex development in fish. Well now, new research indicates that hormone-disrupting pollutants are also affecting the health and development of wild birds nesting along the urban rivers of …
Goa state pollution control board (GSPCB) has issued a show cause notice to the Airports Authority of India management for discharging sewage and waste water from the airport facility at Dabolim into a nearby storm water drain. The member secretary of the board, while issuing the notice, to be replied …
The civic administration on Tuesday assured corporators that the work of diverting the nullahs flowing directly into the Rankala Lake will start next week. The sewage discharge has polluted the water body and led to rampant growth of algae. The assurance was made during a meeting of the Kolhapur Municipal …
The plan of proper drainage and sewerage system for the State capital may finally become a reality as team of Japan International Corporation Agency (JICA), which was conducting survey on city’s drainage and sewerage system from past three month is set to handover its survey report to the civic body. …
The Sri Lankan government has received a US$ 116.63 million loan from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to rehabilitate around 10 kilometers of sewer Lines in the greater Colombo area. The Greater Colombo Waste Water Management Project, funded by the ADB will rehabilitate selected 10 km of sewer lines and …
Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) has referred a complaint regarding the unauthorized extension of sewage and waste water pipes by some Penha da Franca residents through a newly-constructed retaining wall into the River Mandovi to the health department. Board officials inspected the site recently and referred the matter to …
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)'s South Goa candidate Swati Kerkar, along with party members, visited Betul village of Velim panchayat to sympathize with the affected local traditional fisherman whose clams were destroyed and learned of their problems. They were informed that all clam spawning grounds in the area have been destroyed …
The Clean Bagmati Campaign is in its 48th week and during this period the Bagmati river and its surroundings have undergone a transformation that was hard to imagine for many of the Kathmandu denizens. Thanks to all those campaign participants, who volunteered to clean the Bagmati banks and dredge up …
