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 …
Kayunga Town Council has vowed to reject any building plans where developers lack water-borne sanitation facilities. This implies that for developers who plan to use only the traditional pit-latrines on their buildings, their plans will not be considered. Kayunga Town Clerk, Ms Margaret Nansubuga, says council passed the resolution in …
The state of sanitation in Accra is increasingly becoming disheartening by the day and continue to pose serious health threats to residents of the Capital and an embarrassment to the Country in general. Opposite the luxurious Paloma Hotel at the Ring Road Central, lies the handiwork of unidentified citizens, a …
Increased population growth and rapid urbanization have resulted in increased generation of volumes of both solid and liquid waste in the cities. According to the Greater Accra Metropolitan Area (GAMA) World Bank-funded sanitation and water project, 26, 000 cubic meters of waste is generated in Ghana’s national capital Accra per …
In 2016, on an average 25 people died due to respiratory ailments were recorded every day, up from 16 deaths every day in 2013, shows data presented in the Delhi Statistical Handbook, 2017 Delhi Statistical Hand Book-2017 is the 42nd issue being published by Directorate of Economics & Statistics, Government …
This market assessment reports on alternative fuels opportunities in the cement sector in Ethiopia. The assessment examined different experiences and possible options to utilize municipal, commercial and industrial waste, along with tires, sewage sludge and agricultural residue in cement kilns in key production clusters. Among the findings are that at …
This market assessment reports on alternative fuels opportunities in the cement sector in Senegal. The assessment examined different experiences and possible options to utilize municipal, commercial and industrial waste, along with tires, sewage sludge and agricultural residue in cement kilns in key production clusters. Among the findings are that at …
No vessel would be granted authorisation to set sail in Ghana’s waters if it is not fitted with internationally acceptable toilet and sewerage facilities. According Captain Paapa Nsuako-Owuredu, a Director at the Ghana Maritime Authority (GMA), the Maritime Pollution Act forbids it and “for the sake of decency and human …
DAR ES SALAAM (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - For Andrew Kilula, the wastewater perpetually seeping from his toilet presents a daunting and costly challenge. “When my children step in it, they get sick. I don’t always have the money to treat them,” he said. The father of six, who lives in …
GURUGRAM: A new report by Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), submitted to the Haryana government in July this year, has raised alarm bells about Gurgaon's looming sewage crisis. The CSE, in its report 'Gurugram, a framework for sustainable development', states the city generates about 225 million litres per day …
The green panel imposed an environment compensation of Rs 25,000 each on Vivekananda Mahila College, Shaheed Sukhdev College of Business Studies and Shyam Lal College and directed them to install anti-pollution devices within three months. The National Green Tribunal has imposed fines on colleges and malls in Delhi which generate …
The enforcement of bio-medical waste management (BMW) rules in municipal corporations in Maharashtra was found to be inadequate in the report of the Comptroller and Auditor General 2016. The CAG audited 22 health care establishments between 2011 and 2016. Five HCEs at Nashik and Mumbai did not segregate BMWs as …
Malawi Parliament's committee on environment and natural resources say it has summoned Lilongwe Water Board and Lilongwe City Council over the horror which residents in the capital especially those in Area 18 faced by consuming water contaminated with sewage . Committee chair Welani Chilenga said all preparations for the meeting …
Three towns in South Africa were found to have substandard drinking water during mid-year testing‚ but the good news is that this has since been fixed - and it is fewer than last year. Civil rights group AfriForum on Tuesday released its results on the quality of drinking water and …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Discharge of Untreated Sewage into Rivers, 01/08/2017 As per a report published by Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in March, 2015, the sewage generation from urban areas in the country is estimated at 61,948 million litres per day (mld), against which a sewage treatment …
This report provide a summary of international best practice experience in the cement sector and focus on specific technical measures that could be implemented by cement plants to reduce their operating costs and improve their carbon footprints. The reports provide a plethora of practical information from implemented projects and include …
Kenya will spend Sh2.4 trillion on the implementation of and smooth transition to a low carbon economy. Some Sh300 billion will be used to improve water and sanitation services by expanding and upgrading water supply services and constructing sewerage systems. Another Sh200 billion will be used in enhancing sustainable mobility …
Kampala — Rubaga Division mayor Joyce Ssebugwawo has ordered the prosecution of whoever is behind the pollution of the man-made Kabaka's Lake. Ms Ssebugwawo, particularly singled out Rubaga Miracle Centre Cathedral owned by Pastor Robert Kayanja and St Lawrence University among those allegedly contaminating Kabaka's Lake. The mayor issued the …
The global use of untreated waste water from cities to irrigate crops is much more widespread than previously estimated, says a new report. According to this updated assessment, nearly 30 million hectares are now using untreated water within 40km of an urban centre Some 800 million people, including farmers, vendors …
The fence is new: green, imposing and too high to climb over. But it does little to stop the milky-white sewage flowing — knee-deep — through the pump station that should be sending it a kilometre away for treatment. A rusted electricity box that would otherwise power the solitary pump …
