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 …
- Rs 6.8cr to develop Adityapur infrastructure, prevent waterlogging ANKUSH SINGH On revamp route Jamshedpur, July 29: The Adityapur Industrial Area Development Authority (Aiada) has prepared a Rs 6.8-crore project for improving basic facilities in its command area. Senior Aiada officials said that the project envisaged construction of roads and …
China will adjust water pricing because the treatment of sewage is now too cheap and water resources should be used more efficiently, the Chinese central planning agency said on Thursday. The National Development and Reform Commission said local governments would need to implement the changes gradually and cushion the impact …
The presence of encroachments around Gujjar Nullah pose a flood threat to four towns, namely, New Karachi Town, Gulberg Town, North Nazimabad Town and Liaquatabad Town, in case more heavy torrential rain occurs in the city. The lives and essentials of those residing in the residential units near the nullah …
The consumers are being made to pay for the penalty levied upon Delhi Jal Board (DJB) for non-treating of sewage water. The DJB is charging three paisa per kilolitre water from the consumers. Strangely, consumer is being forced to pay for the failure of Jal Board to treat sewage water. …
Industrial designer Virginia Gardiner has designed not just a new toilet, but a new closed-loop management system that will allow individuals to, basically, recycle their poop. Yeah, I just said that. But give her idea a few minutes of your attention, because it's really not as gnarly as it sounds. …
Rs 1,448-cr plan for flood prevention to be implemented. Chennai, June 29 The Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (CMWSSB) will implement a Rs 2,032-crore scheme to upgrade water supply and sewage disposal in Chennai and its suburbs. Moving the demand for grants to the Municipal Administration and Water …
In its bid to conserve and replenish water resources in the state, the Punjab government has made it mandatory to make prior arrangements for setting-up water recharging systems at time of building of any house, factory or any complex. Also, the state government has planned to divide Amritsar city into …
Mohali: Even after a year of its commissioning, the sewage treatment plant (STP) in Mohali remains a non-starter. Reason: The Northern Railways is not allowing a pipeline to be laid under its tracks. To treat Mohali
Fifty miles east of Los Angeles, a small and inconspicuous facility is using something most of us would rather not think about -- household sewage -- to create a resource we can't live without -- fuel. EnerTech Environmental, an Atlanta startup, on Thursday unveiled the United States' first commercial biosolids-to-energy …
President Asif Zardari has directed the City District Government Karachi (CDGK) to build a large sewerage dam, where industrial waste would also be collected and filtered, after which the water obtained would be used for parks and trees in the city as part of the Green City plan, Sindh Minister …
The Punjab government is likely to enhance allocation for water supply and sanitation to Rs9.32 billion in the upcoming budget for 2009-10, official sources said. According to government statistics, 50.06 per cent of the total population is served by piped water and 53.9 per cent is covered by a sewerage …
The work on improving the drainage and sewerage systems in Kolkata may cost around Rs 20,000 crore, though in phases, according to Mr Alapan Bandopadhyay, Commissioner, Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC). Loan awaited Addressing an interactive session, organised by the Indian Chamber of Commerce here on Friday, Mr Bandopadhyay said,
In session: The council meeting in progress on Thursday. CHENNAI: A total of 59 resolutions, including one approving a Rs.1,400-crore scheme to desilt and deepen 21 canals in the city, were adopted at the Chennai Corporation council meeting on Thursday. Mayor M.Subramanian said that tenders would soon be called for …
Zimbabwe is on the brink of having 100,000 infections of cholera, a preventable disease that has already killed 4,283 people there and remains a serious threat, the Zimbabwean Red Cross and its partners said on Tuesday. The damaged water and sewage systems that triggered the recent outbreak in the southern …
K.T. Sangameswaran CHENNAI: The State Human Rights Commission has asked the Managing Director of the Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board and other authorities to enquire and send a report regarding stagnation of effluents on GST Road at Pallavaram. Taking a suo motu cognisance of a report,
The number of British beaches recommended for bathing has dropped by a record 16.5 percent because of poor weather last year, the Marine Conservation Society (MCS) said on Friday. In its annual Good Beach Guide, the MCS said 370 beaches out of 777 tested were recommended for their excellent water …
A dengue eradication house to house campaign in the Colombo city will be started on Sunday at the Colombo Municipal Council by a group comprising Municipal Council staff, United Nurses' Union and Police Community Service, Colombo Municipal Council Commissioner Badrani Jayawardena told the Daily News yesterday. The incidence of dengue …
DHAKA Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (DWSA) has earned a notoriety for claiming the largest share of road digging, and as if that was not enough, for supplying undrinkable water that even stinks in a large swathe of the metropolis. These sending livability index of Dhaka life further down, the …
