Save our rivers
The rainy summer is over and with less precipitation South Korea's rivers will rapidly deteriorate in the dry season with pollutants flowing in from industrial facilities. Protecting the Han and Naktong rivers is of paramount importance. These two rivers supply the drinking water for the Seoul metropolitan area and the …
Vasant Kunj to have dual water lines
The Delhi Jal Board will soon start a pilot project in South Delhi's Vasant Kunj area, where untreated water would be supplied through a special pipeline to save on the wastages of potable water. Chief Minister Sahib Singh Verma said it would be part of a Rs 1,625 crore World …
AIADMK, allies reject Cauvery settlement
The AIADMK and its allies "totally rejected" the settlement reached by the Prime Minister Mr. A.B. Vajpayee, with the Chief Ministers of the Cauvery Basin states on the water dispute.
DC's probe indicts DDA
The one man inquiry committee, which probed the death of 10 children due to the drinking of contaminated water in South-West Delhi, has come down heavily on the Delhi Development Authority (DDA).
1625 cr WB loan for water supply
Delhi would get a World Bank loan of Rs 1625 cr for augmenting water supply system in the Capital, Delhi Chief Minister Sahib Singh Verma said today.
World Bank to grant Rs 1,625 cr funds for Delhi
The World Bank has agreed to provide funds to the tune of Rs 1,625 crore for Delhi government's projects for construction of underground reservoirs, rehabilitaiton of existing water distribution system, water treatment plants and sewage lines.
Gujarat govt opposes dam team's visit
The Gujarat government has asked the Centre not to allow the World Commission on Dams (WCD) team to hold its "so-called inquiry" on dams like the one on the Narmada river which has been the subject of a raging controversy over its feasibility and environmental fallout. The state government is …
Punjab, Haryana oppose water tax
Even as Punjab and Haryana squabble over sharing river water, they have found a common cause against the Prem Kumar Dhumal Government in Himachal Pradesh on the controversial cess on water for hydel projects. The Punjab and Haryana Governemnts are resisting Himachal Pradesh's demand of about Rs 300 crore per …
Breakthrough on Cauvery
Marathon discussions between Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala and Pondicherry resulted on a scheme for implementing the Cauvery Water Tribunal's award. Mr. Vajpayee, in his third round of meetings, was able to hammer out the agreement that an authority, headed by the …
Report on Kakrola deaths ready
Investigation report into the death of 14 persons in Kakrola has been delayed as reports of postmortem examinations and other tests are yet to come in. While no fresh deaths were reported, the official toll has now gone to 11. Post-mortem reports and chemical analysis reports of the water consumed …
World panel on dams to hold public hearing next month
India's large dams will again be under public scrutiny as the newly established World Commission on Dams (WCD) holds its first public hearing on the experiences and lessons learnt with water and energy development across South Asia next month. The commission has already sent out an international call for presentation …
Chinese water deficit to hit global food security
The Washington-based Worldwatch Institute has predicted that China's skewed water policies have the potential of making it a foodgrain importer, and thus increase the grain prices in the global market. This in turn could weaken the ability of the poorer countries to buy grain for their populations and thus affect …
HC issues notices to govt on water for Toyota project
The Karnataka High Court has ordered issuance of notice to the State Government and others on a public interest writ petition challenging the legality of the proposed supply of 2.5 million gallons of water a day (MGD) by the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) to Toyota Kirloskar Motors …
Construction to start shortly
The construction of the Pagladiya dam project will start shortly and the Assam government will appoint a commissioner to adopt measures for the rehabilitation of the people feared to be affected by the project.
Water laws require reforms in basics
The announcement of a hydro-power policy in 1992 and passage by parliament of two statutes to govern water and power--Water Resources Act and Electricity Act--the same year marked the official acceptance of private sector participation in hydel development in Nepal. But six years down the line, to nobody's delight, the …
Nuclear tests choke project on city's sewage system
The city's sewage system seems to be paying a price for the country's recent nuclear tests. Work on a project aimed at the improvement of sewage management and environmental protection in the city has suffered a setback since the Australian government restricted aid following the nuclear tests in May.
Ground water in many areas contaminated
Ground water in several parts of Delhi is contaminated with fluroide, nitrate and a number of heavy metals making it highly unfit for human consumption, a joint survey conducted by the Central Ground Water Board and the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has concluded. The report said : "There is …
WSEB may call off BOT pact for Rammam project
The West Bengal State Electricity Board (WBSEB) may scrap its build-operate-transfer (BOT) agrrangement with the Indo-Canadian Power Consortium for its Rammam stage I hydel project in the State following an upward revision in the project cost. The SEB is exploring foreign funding sources to take up the project on its …
Sydney faces six months on the boil
Sydney's water contamination crisis could last for six more months even if no new pollution of Warragamba Dam occurs in that time, Sydney Water has confirmed. And if the dam's catchment receives above-average rainfall over summer, as the latest seasonal climate forecasts suggest, the city might face a string of …
'TN getting lesser Cauvery water'
The Tamil Nadu government said the state's Mettur reservoir had received a lesser volume of Cauvery water than what was due from Karnataka in August, and said steps were being taken to procure the remaining quantum of water.
