Water Supply

10-day ultimatum for water tax evaders Ranchi, Sept.

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BHUBANESWAR: The Thirteenth Finance Commission has given a grant of over Rs 1,300 crore for operation and maintenance of the drinking water supply system in rural areas. Scarcity of drinking water in rural areas is becoming a major problem of the State as natural sources of water are drying up due to several factors and groundwater table is gradually shrinking.

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By Mohinder Verma JAMMU, Sept 1: Even as the sudden fall has been reported in the number of diarrhoea cases both at Doda and Banihal, the Central team today recommended regular tests of drinking water at consumer points and utmost precaution for next three to four months to prevent recurrence of epidemic. According to the official figures, only 2 fresh cases of diarrhoea were reported in Dis

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City Municipal Council (CMC) approved the 'Kundamestri' drinking water project during the Council special meet on Tuesday, amidst fierce opposition from opposition members. Council has decided to send a report in this regard to the State government. The meet held to make final decision on Bethri or Kundamestri project was presided over by CMC President P D Ponnappa.

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KOLKATA: Within a year of launch of the ‘Nano' car, a price-point breaking product aimed at the common man, the Tatas have now launched another people's product, a nano-technology-based water-purifier that needs neither electricity nor running water. The gadget purifies potable water at 10 paise a litre and is aimed at rural India where water-borne diseases kill lakhs of people every year.

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Bhopal: The Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC) has appealed the residents to deposit the arrears for shifting connection of new water distribution pipeline under Project Uday in 19 wards. It is noted that the BMC is laying pipelines under project Uday for water distribution, many of them has been already laid.

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Jorhat, Aug. 31: A Rs 55.04-crore project will supply purified water of the Brahmaputra to Jorhat homes and wash away fears of arsenic contamination in every gulp. DoNER minister Bijoy K.

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Drinking water tanks in Madhya Pradesh's rural areas will be built keeping supply of 55 litres of water to each resident in view.

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Viveat Susan Pinto / Mumbai August 30, 2010, 0:22 IST The fight between HUL and Eureka Forbes is a square one in the water storage market. The Pallonji group-controlled Eureka Forbes had a solo run in the Rs 1,500-crore water purification market for long.

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By Mohinder Verma JAMMU, Aug 29: With no respite from the diarrhoea epidemic in the mountainous and vast Doda district mainly caused by contaminated water, Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry is deputing its team to the district tomorrow to inspect water resources and suggest corrective measures to tackle the epidemic and prevent its recurrence in the future. Authoritative sources told

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