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 …
Agartala, Sept 19: Uncertainty looms large over execution of Rs 378 crore integrated sewerage treatment projects of the city under Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM). Review of JNNURM, under CSE 10th Media Fellowship, underlined the difficulty of compliance of the City Development Plan (CDP) designed for improvement of …
Agricultural input is the main cause for pollution of water bodies. Pesticides and other agro chemical products accumulate in water and affect inland fishing. Industrial activities are also another cause, National Aquatic Resources Research and Development Agency (NARA) Environment Studies Division Research Officer Niroshan Wickramarachchi said. NARA Environment Studies Division …
The Yamuna River, which flows through the heart of India’s capital city, is one of the holiest rivers in Hindu mythology. It’s also one of the most polluted rivers in the world, absorbing more than 200 million gallons of sewage from the city each day. This story takes us to …
Kuldip Bhatia Ludhiana, September 6 Making it clear that there will be no compromise on the issue of environmental pollution, Union Minister for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh today said that the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) would invoke section 5 of the Environment Protection Act (closure notice) if the …
No Outlet for Rain Water In Smaller Drains, So Waterlogging May Get Worse Ruhi Bhasin | TNN New Delhi: With the Yamuna level rising beyond danger level, the gates of all major drains in the city have been closed due to which there is no outlet for rainwater carried by …
CHANDIGARH: The Haryana Government has taken up a project under the Economic Stimulus Package to provide 100 per cent coverage of water supply and sewerage facilities in 14 towns, an official spokesman said here on Monday.The towns are Ambala City, Assandh, Bhiwani, Charkhi Dadri, Fatehabad, Hansi, Kalayat, Kaithal, Mahendergarh, Narnaul, …
Ranchi, July 30: Jharkhand has embarked on a mammoth project to rejuvenate five dams and reservoirs that act as prime water sources for capital Ranchi, Jamshedpur, Hazaribagh and Chatra, a move that will also help the state tap central funds. The water bodies that have been chosen include Getalsud and …
The pollution load on rivers has increased over the years due to rapid urbanisation and industrialization. Domestic sewage is the major source of pollution of rivers besides industrial and other non-point sources of pollution. Abstraction of water for irrigation, drinking, industrial use, power etc. compounds the challenge. Based on the …
Jamshedpur, July 27: It is a Rs 15.01-crore promise of better life for some 6,000 underprivileged denizens of the steel city. The Union urban development ministry today sanctioned the funds for development of four slums under the Adityapur Municipal Council and one under Jugsalai Municipality. Civic officials said the money …
New Delhi: Some two years after it was first mooted, the Delhi cabinet on Tuesday approved the Rs 1,358 crore project for installation of interceptors in the three main drains emptying into the Yamuna. The cabinet approved it even though a senior minister who has been opposed to the project …
Nearly Six-And-A-Half-Years After Underpass Became Operational, PWD Started Laying Pipes Just Before This Monsoon New Delhi: The flooding of Dhaula Kuan underpass which led to long traffic jams on Wednesday evening, and threw traffic out of gear on several connecting roads has exposed how poor planning and shortsightedness are responsible …
KOLKATA, 8 July: The state government's shortsightedness may result in disaster in vast areas of south Kolkata surrounding Rashbehari that face threats of caving in. Experts say that if there is subsidence, the magnitude of the disaster will be too great for the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) to manage. Besides, …
This report aims guiding through next steps in achieving the goal of total sanitation for Hoshangabad. The report analyses various city-wide or Strategic level sanitation technical options available for Hoshangabad and lays down road map for achieving total sanitation.
Isher J Ahluwalia , Ranesh Nair Until 10 years ago, Alandur, a residential suburb of Chennai in the Kanchipuram district, famous for its ancient temples, had no underground sewerage. In 80% of the metropolitan area outside the city of Chennai, most households depended on septic tanks with soak pits. The …
Stay vacated by HC, new sewage plant can finally be linked to network Despite the crores of rupees spent on laying sewer lines and maintaining existing ones, the drainage system in Gurgaon still falls woefully short. Now, with the Punjab and Haryana High Court vacating the stay on the final …
Pune Municipal Commissioner Mahesh Zagade on Thursday expressed concern over the linking of sewage and storm water drainage line. He has directed his staff to immediately identify the connecting point and separate it.
Poor Waste Disposal System, Unauthorised Constructions & Siltation Behind Flooding: NSSO Report THE monsoon may affect the urban poor more as 48% slums are facing acute waterlogging problems, affecting about 4 million households. In 2002, waterlogging had affected 36% slums, as per a report by the National Sample Survey Office …
Nature might have cleaned up the contaminated Colva creek of the sewage and other waste, but are the authorities geared up to ensure that no further sewage finds its way into the water body? Well, ask the Colva Panchayat and the panchayat secretary says that the local body has issued …
