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 …
KOLKATA, 27 DEC: The desilting and strengthening of underground sewers with glass-reinforced polymer pipes (GRP) in south and north Kolkata is a distant dream and is not possible before September next year, senior civic officials feel. The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has floated a global tender to find out a …
Urban Administration and Development Minister Shri Babulal Gaur while reviewing the actions being taken for improvement and development of the Upper Lake and Lower Lake said that if the works are being constantly monitored and efforts are made, everything will be possible. There is nothing impossible in this world, he …
As its gas supply infrastructure has suffered major leakages over the last 30 years, the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) has decided to discontinue the supply of domestic biogas to its 4,000-odd consumers in South Delhi from January 25 next year. The water utility body is now considering alternative uses for …
New Delhi: An interactive model of a house with details of which activity consumes how much water and a machine that will tell you how much of your body weight comprises of water are just some of the exhibits at the water and waste water gallery that was launched at …
KOLKATA, 7 DEC: The Kolkata Municipal Corporation has floated a fresh global tender for its project entailing desilting and strengthening of underground sewer lines with glass reinforced polymer (GRP) lining in south and north Kolkata. The fresh tender was floated on 24 November and interested firms can bid for the …
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Government has decided to make all the PWD roads in the Thiruvananthapuram East constituency pothole-free by December 31. In a meeting convened by V Sivankutty MLA, the officials of various departments were asked to carry out works related to sewarage and roads in the area. The meeting decided …
PARADIP: On the 6-km stretch of the beach are mounds of waste, leaving locals worried about their health. The garbage at Kalinga Bali Yatra ground, which concluded last Friday, is an eyesore for onlookers. The efforts of the municipal administration to clean it notwithstanding, locals are worried about the health …
Warns abnormal rise in pressure affecting sewers, buildings, roads Pointing to an abnormal rise in the pressure of sub-soil water in East Delhi, the Delhi Jal Board has acknowledged that this has had an adverse effect not only on its sewer lines but also buildings and roads in the area. …
The collapse of a five-storey building and the tragic loss of life at Lalita Park in Laxmi Nagar on Monday night have again drawn attention to concerns about the feasibility of allowing constructions on the Yamuna floodplains. Activists who have been campaigning for a ban on all constructions on the …
IN DISCUSSION: Mayor M. Subramanian in discussion with Chennai Metrowater Managing Director Rajesh Lakhoni (right), at a co-ordination meeting in Chennai on Wednesday. Chennai Corporation Commissioner D. Karthikeyan (left) is in the picture. CHENNAI: Chennai Metrowater will enhance the capacity of the sewage pumping stations by December-end as part of …
Sewage flowing into the water body should also be stopped, demand residents High expectations among people on 64-acre facility Desilting will facilitate boating in the lake TIRUNELVELI: While welcoming the Corporation's plan to establish an ecological park at Ilanthaikulam in Palayamkottai with a range of fun rides, the public here …
Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Thursday declared that the entire work relating to the sewage, water supply and roads would be completed in all towns and cities of the state positively by November 2011. Presiding over a series of meeting with the senior officers of the state government …
Chandigarh: The state government has approved detailed project reports, totalling Rs 959.20 crore, for providing water and sewerage facilities to 14 towns in the first phase. Stating this here today, a spokesman of the Public Health Engineering Department said the towns to be covered under the project were Ambala city, …
Oct. 19: The CAG is now looking into the expenditure and quality of the water treatment and sewage treatment plants installed at the Games Village at a cost of more than `60 crores. The cost of these plants, capable of treating 1 million gallon per day (mgd) of water and …
MCD Cleaning Dirty Water Of Drain Ahead Of Games Closing Ceremony New Delhi: The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) is waging a desperate battle against the stench that emanates from the 12.5-km-long drain below Barapullah elevated corridor. The corridor links Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium to the Commonwealth Games Village via Sarai …
AMIT AGNIHOTRI NEW DELH Top corporates like the Tata and Reliance groups have chosen to stay away from the government's ambitious plans to provide urban amenities in the rural areas Top corporates like the Tata and Reliance groups have chosen to stay away from the government
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New York City wants to catch and store rainwater temporarily in new roof systems to stop heavy storms sending sewage spilling into city waterways. The catchment systems would consist of "blue" roofs that have a series of drainage pools and "green" or grass- or ivy-covered roofs, under a plan unveiled …
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Friday threatened to go after five mid-Atlantic states with rules that could lead to higher sewer bills and stricter conditions on construction unless they cut pollution flowing into the Chesapeake Bay. The Washington Post reported in its Saturday edition that the EPA told Virginia, …
