Water Pollution 
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Polluted water sparks jaundice fear in Mumbai
Mumbai: After having braved the water crisis, the 400-odd families of Panchshil housing society in Worli now face another water woe. The society has been getting contaminated water supply for the last one month, which was become a major health hazard for the residents.
- Date:
- 12/03/2010
- Source:
- Daily News Analysis (Mumbai)
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Villages, colonies polluting groundwater
Ludhiana: Villages and colonies on the periphery of the city and outside the municipal corporation’s limits have been polluting the underground water of the city by using seepage pits in the absence of a proper sewage disposal system.
- Date:
- 11/03/2010
- Source:
- Tribune (New Delhi)
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Water pollution in Punjab:Baba Seechewal offers a solution
THE untreated sewerage water of the cities is a big problem in Punjab with its stink making life a hell for the urbanites. With no treatment facilities at most of the places, water flows through open nullahs and pollute the water bodies, including rivulets, water streams and even the rivers.
- Date:
- 10/03/2010
- Source:
- Tribune (New Delhi)
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Ghaziabad Nigam move to keep Hindon clean
GHAZIABAD: In an attempt to keep the Hindon river clean, the Ghaziabad Nagar Nigam has introduced a temple waste disposal system which it claims is the first of its kind in the country.
- Date:
- 09/03/2010
- Source:
- Hindu (New Delhi)
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Untreated garbage piles up; pollutes groundwater
S. Ramesh
Official says land acquisition process on for compost yard
Untreated waste dumped in Gobichettipalayam in Erode district.
ERODE: The gross failure of Gobichettipalayam Municipal administration in the implementation of a proper solid waste management system has led to the contamination of ground water in the areas close to the dump yard of the local body.
- Date:
- 09/03/2010
- Source:
- Hindu (Chennai)
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To prevent seepage, Govt mulls plastic lining for Naraina lake
Opinion divided on the use of plastic component, especially as the High Court has said there should be natural restoration
Months after the High Court called for the revival of water bodies based on a public interest litigation (PIL), the Delhi government in a meeting on Thursday approved a Rs 5-crore plan for restoring a 7.7-acre water body in Naraina.
- Date:
- 08/03/2010
- Source:
- Indian Express (New Delhi)
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Multi-functional drudging machines to be used for cleaning Dal
In a bid to clean the polluted Dal Lake here, two state-of-the-art drudging machines have been brought from Finland.
- Date:
- 08/03/2010
- Source:
- Deccan Herald (Bangalore)
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Oil spills as barge drowns
A pusher tug, a small barge that propels a bigger vessel, drowned in the Hooghly near Prinsep Ghat on Friday night, releasing oil into the river.
Attempts to salvage barge Bhagadutta, owned by the Assam government, might start from Monday, Calcutta Port Trust officials said.
- Date:
- 08/03/2010
- Source:
- Telegraph (Kolkata)
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Implement marine discharge project
ERODE: The Perundurai SIPCOT Textile Processors Association has urged the State Government to take immediate steps for the implementation of the marine discharge project, which will enable the textile processors in Kongu region to transport and discharge the treated effluents in the sea safely.
- Date:
- 08/03/2010
- Source:
- Hindu (Chennai)
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Tirupur exporters hail Rs 200-cr grant for common effluent plant
L.N. Revathy
Tirupur seems to be hogging the limelight this past week for different reasons.
The Union Finance Minister, Mr Pranab Mukherjee, has announced a one-time grant of Rs 200 crore for Tirupur towards installation of the Common Effluent Treatment Plants (CETPs) with zero liquid discharge system.
- Date:
- 06/03/2010
- Source:
- Business Line (New Delhi)
