More than 50 pc of water connections 'unmeasured'
Out of the 12.01 lakh water connections given in the Capital, more than half went "unmeasured" last year due to unmetered supply or defective meters. Indicting the Delhi Water Supply and Sewage Disposal Undertaking for its functioning, the report of the Comptroller and Auditor General has pointed out that on …
- Water is cheap now, but for how long?
For a commodity so precious, drinking water comes remarkably cheap in Delhi. The rates here are the lowest among the metros and a view is gaining ground in the government that the city cannot afford this luxury .
CWC clears Chagalnadu project
The Central water commission (CWC) has cleared the Chagalnadu lift irrigation project, to irrigate about 35,000 acres in East Godavari district.
Krishna water scheme not possible in 2 years
Bandaru: Union minister of state for urban development Bandaru Dattatreya is sceptical about the scheduled completion of the Krishna water project, aimed at bringing Krishna waters to augment drinking water supply in the twin cities, by the end of 2000 AD.
- Delhi Govt may go in for water tariff hike
After having taken water supply under its wings, the Delhi government realises that sooner rather than later, it will be faced with the uncomfortable question of how to tackle the problem of low water tariff. When asked about plans to revise the tariff , chief minister Sahib Singh said on …
- Ion Exchange, NGO in deal for safe drinking water
Ion exchange (India) Ltd (IEIL) and the Muniwar Abad Charitable Trust (Mact) have collaborated on the installation of a fluoride removal system at village Methan in Sidhpur taluka of North Gujarat. Methan is one of Mehsana district's 182 villages where the fluoride content in drinking water exceeds the World Health …
- Watershed development in State lauded
The Central Government has lauded the success achieved by Madhya Pradesh Government in the field of watershed development. In a letter to State Government, Mr S B Mahapatra, Additional Secretary in the Union Ministery of Rural Area and Employment has described the strategy adopted by Madhya Pradesh Government under Rajiv …
CM announces formation of Water Board
Chief Minister Sahib Singh on Thursday announced the constitution of Delhi Water Board. In a bid to woo MLAs, the Chief Minister said the Government would soon make provision for at least two water tankers to each legislator to enable them to tide over any water crisis in their constituencies …
Water project for mega-city submitted
A project to provide water to the upcoming Dwaraka sub-city in Najafgarh has been submitted to the DDA by INTACH. The project envisages collection of rain water in a natural depression and developing it into a lake. Also plannned are three hotels in the midst of the lake.
Cauvery
Vajpayee won't yield to pressure, says Patel: The Karnataka Chief Minister, Mr. J.H. patel, returned to Bangalore from Delhi this evening, convinced that the Prime Minister, Mr. A.B. vajpayee, was not the person to yield to any pressure from Tamil Nadu leaders with regard to the Cauvery river water dispute.
Kolar reeling under severe water scarcity
Water problem in Kolar has worsened. There is an acute shortage for drinking water. The district is totally dependent on rains for water. With no rains, the lakes and tanks have become absolutely dry. Now the entire district has turned to groundwater.
Panel to review management of Loktak Lake
The Central Government has reconstituted a high-level technical advisory committee on lakes to oversee matters of development and management of these natural water bodies. The Committee headed by the Additional Secretary in the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Malti Sinha as the chairperson, would endeavour to formulate guidelines and monitoring …
Rationing extended in Klang Valley; Seremban to start tomorrow
Water rationing for more than 600,000 people in the Klang Valley has been extended for another two weeks from tomorrow, while the same exercise will begin in Seremban on the same day and could go on for as long as five months. The water in most dams in the Klang …
- Patel sore with Cauvery award
The Karnataka government today urged the Prime Minister, Mr Atal Behari Vajpayee, not to notify the interim award of the Cauvery Tribunal pending the proposed national water policy.
China tightens reins on subterranean water tapping
East China's Shangdong and Jiangsu provinces have begun efforts to prohibit the overuse of subterranean water when groundwater abuse is prevalent nationwide. China has used more than 90 billion cubic metres of subterranean water, while the total resources are 290 billion cubic meters.
- AP action plan for watershed programme
The Andhra Pradesh Government will implement an ambitious Rs. 3,718-crore integrated watershed development programme through community participation to develop over 100 lakh hectares of wasteland in the State in a span of 10 years.
Watershed planning, management project launched in Balochistan
Watershed planning and management project has been sponsored by UNDP/WFP in Balochistan at an estimated cost of over Rs 185 million. According to official quarters here, the project has five important components. These include sand-dune stabilisation in Mastung and Nushki areas over 12,000 acres, watershed rehabilitation in districts of Quetta, …
-Early decision on Narmada unlikely
The expectations of the new BJP Government in Gujarat to expeditiously sort out the issues facing the implementation of the mega Narmada dam project with the installation of the BJP Government at the Centre has been belied. The party's national president and the Union Home Minister, Mr. L. K. Advani, …
- Bleak future for watershed development scheme
The Uttar Pradesh Government's pried watershed development scheme, yet restricted to pockets in the sub-Himalayan and Shivalik ranges, continues to have a bleak furure even as the second phase of foreign financing approaches its end.
