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 …
For upgradation of sewerage and water supply system in different cities, the Punjab government has approved a comprehensive plan. Under this plan, Rs 545.51 crore for sewerage and Rs 350.21 crore for water supply projects have been approved for Ludhiana district alone. Stating this here on Thursday, Public Works Minister …
Delhi Development Authority's (DDA) plan to smooth the way for building the third Dilli Haat over the Shahdara link drain has been thwarted by Delhi Urban Art Commission (DUAC). The commission has objected to a public notice issued by DDA on July 5 asking for feedback on the proposal for …
The Delhi Jal Board plans to complete laying of sewer lines in all the 350 unauthorised colonies by 2014-15. The DJB on Thursday gave its sanction for starting work in those areas where there are no sewer lines and also for upgrading the existing water and sewage pipelines. So far, …
The district court through judicial magistrate first class PA Sane will on August 26 hear a criminal case filed by NGO Godavari Gatarikaran Virodhi Manch under section 431 (mischief by injury to public road, bridge, river or channel) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) against the officials conducting an inquiry …
Raw sewage and industrial waste rendered water in more than half of India’s 445 rivers unfit for drinking, according to the Central Pollution Control Board. The report compared pollution levels from 1995 to 2011 including the rivers as well as 154 lakes and 78 ponds in the second-most populous nation. …
A recent study has shown high levels of lead in fish samples collected from different parts of the city. Lead exposure, according to experts, can damage the nervous system and cause brain disorders at a certain contact degree. The research titled Determination of heavy metals pollution in 10 fish species …
In a move aimed at cutting down the wastage of food and water by India's luxury hotels, the government has come up with a set of guidelines to make these hotels more environment friendly. The Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has advised the posh hotels of the country to …
The holy city Chitrakoot in Madhya Pradesh's Satna district is sitting on an ecological time bomb. The Mandakini River which through Chitrakoot has been encroached upon and three private bridges have been built on it, turning it pristine banks into rubble and interrupting the natural flow. One of the bridges …
A new sewerage model is all set to replace the traditional one in Ranchi households enabling improved drainage system across the city. Ranchi Municipal Corporation has designed the new model, which if implemented will directly connect every household to the sewage treatment plant. The treated water would then be released …
The Nashik Municipal Corporation (NMC) administration has decided to speed up the acquisition of land at 46 locations across the city, estimated to cost around Rs 500 crore. The civic administration has shortlisted these 46, out of a total of 225 acquisition proposals, on a priority basis. These 46 proposals …
Housing and Urban Development Minister Debi Pasad Mishra on Sunday informed that the long awaited integrated sewerage system for Sambalpur town will be executed this financial year. Reviewing the progress of government programmes during his visit to Sambalpur, Mishra said the objective of the proposed project is to improve the …
The issue of pollution of Saipem lake dominated the proceedings of the gram sabha of the Navelim village panchayat held on Sunday, with villagers expressing their opposition to allowing raw sewage from Margao into the sewage treatment plant at Sirvodem, Navelim. While the panchayat officials pointed out that the gram …
The Colombo Municipal Council Opposition yesterday warned of a possible sewerage contamination in the Colombo City as the present administration of the Council has allowed private sector Gully Bowsers to release waste matter of companies to the Madampitiya Pumping station. The waste water mixed with harmful chemicals are regularly released …
The state's estimates committee has exposed another irregularity at the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) after alleging a scam in the city bus service. Even though it praised the 24X7 water supply to slum-dwellers at Kachipura, the committee pointed out that consumers with pucca houses were also provided water at the …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has issued bailable warrants against Odisha’s Environment Minister and ASI chief over the non-appearance of anyone from their behalf to respond to the issue of environmental pollution around the famous Sri Jagannath Temple in Puri. A Bench headed by NGT chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar also …
Sangrur, July 23: Under the National River Conservation Plan (NRCP), the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests has sanctioned Rs 48.94 crore to set up sewage treatment plants at Lehragaga, Khanauri and Moonak. Vijay Inder Singla, Member Parliament (MP) from Sangrur, said the central government had sanctioned Rs 20.52 crore …
For decades it’s been misused, encroached upon and exploited. But this year, with a long-pending project finally seeing the light of day, Porur lake is set to be rejuvenated. The Water Resources Department (WRD) has expedited work to revive the water body, in order to make it a drinking water …
The principal bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT), on Monday, issued bailable arrest warrants against the principal secretary, department of environment and forests, Government of Odisha, the minister-in-charge, department of environment and forests, Government of Odisha and the director general, Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), for not appearing before …
Birgunj Sub-metropolitan City, the Asian Development Bank and Municipal Development Fund today signed a memorandum of understanding for a Rs 3.25-billion project for the construction of sewage system and management of garbage in the sub-metropolis. The deal was signed under middle urban integrated environmental reform project for the long-term solution …
A team of researchers, led by scientists at the University of Stirling, has developed guidance to help policy-makers evaluate new methods for monitoring levels of microbial pollution in bathing water. The guidance cautions when considering any shift away from the current methods used to measure bathing water pollution — methods …
