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 …
Rancid brown water licks at Samroeng Verravanich's thighs as he wades through one of Bangkok's many flooded streets. The garbageman plunges a white-gloved hand into the filth, fishes out a slimy plastic bag and slings it into the red basket he's towing. "If you have cuts, it can create infections …
The Working Group on Urban and Industrial Water Supply and Sanitation has met to deliberate on the critical challenges of this sector and in particular it has explored best practices to suggest the way ahead. This report focuses on one aspect of its task – urban water and sanitation.
Plans to build a £3.6bn “super-sewer” to end the dumping of untreated effluent into the Thames are attacked in a report commissioned by London borough councillors and seen by the Financial Times. Thames Water, which says there is no practical alternative to its plans for the sewer, aims to tunnel …
The death toll from eastern Turkey's devastating earthquake rose to 596 on Sunday while bulldozers were replacing sniffer dogs as search efforts wound down. More than 4,150 people were injured in the 7.2 magnitude quake that shook the eastern Van province near the Iranian border a week ago, the prime …
Rainwater, along with treated sewage water, when utilised properly, can meet the water requirement of nearly 50 lakh people in the City, said K C Subhash Chandra, former senior geologist, Mines and Geology department. He was delivering a lecture on ‘Demand, resource availability and status of drinking water supply to …
The Bloomberg administration is set to commit $2.4 billion in public and private investment to applying new environmental technology to an old problem: the flow of untreated sewage and storm water into New York City’s waterways. City officials announced on Wednesday that the State Department of Environmental Conservation had tentatively …
KOCHI: One of the major reasons for the contamination of potable drinking water is the presence of E-Coli, a bacterium found in human and animal waste. Dr Aisha S, a doctor in the Health Department said: “There have been a few cases of water contamination in the past caused by …
But maintains it is treated before being supplied to City The river course and the inlet to Thippagondanahalli (TG Halli) reservoir is polluted and Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) does not deny this fact. Despite forming various committees including the one headed by Dr Rajendra Singh, water conservationist …
In an effort to check pollution, the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) has ordered closure of eight electroplating units in Jalandhar for discharging effluents into the sewerage system, the PPCB Chairman, Mr K.S. Pannu, said here today. The board had also conducted raids on 41 such industries at Ludhiana and …
Urbanization has emerged as a key policy and governance challenge in India in recent years. While urban development accelerates the process of economic growth, it can also make growth more inclusive too. Since faster economic growth and inclusive growth are likely to be the objectives of 12th Plan, urban development …
This draft report on city sanitation plan provides an insight on the present sanitation practices/situation in the city, sanitation deficiencies and further provides a detailed planning for city wide sanitation for attaining the goal of open defecation free city. A structured sample survey was conducted throughout the city on various …
Environmental pollution has increased to alarming levels in the federal capital, which is also affecting the adjoining areas of the city. Residents of the city said, the concerned authorities should evolve a strategy for the protection of trees, land and ponds. Talking to APP, they said the cutting off trees, …
KOLKATA, 8 SEPT: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) today cleared the Kolkata Municipal Corporation's proposal to augment the city's water supply and upgrade of sewerage and drainage system. Mayor Mr Sovan Chatterjee today met a five-member ADB team this afternoon. The Detailed Project Report (DPR) of the projects will be …
The new ban, covering 760 square miles, makes the entire Sound a no-discharge zone; Connecticut secured the same designation for its portion of the Sound in 2007. The ban, which goes into effect on Thursday, will require an estimated 12,200 recreational and small commercial vessels to dispose of their sewage, …
Having finally announced completion of its sewer rehabilitation works in North and West Delhi last week after a delay of more than a year, the Delhi Jal Board remains answerable to the residents who still complain of no relief after the completion of the ambitious Rs 370 crore project proposed …
The West Bengal Government has devised a multi-pronged strategy to curb the growing environmental degradation including development of appropriate technology to curb industrial and other pollution and introduction of environment guards. The Environment Minister, Mr Sudarshan Ghosh Dastidar, said a committee has been set up to suggest ways to tackle …
The incessant rainfall is not only leading to waterlogged roads, but the water is also entering several housing societies, confining residents to their homes for the last several hours. Surindra Khubchandani, a Khar resident, said he has been complaining to the civic body since the last several years, but the …
Cholera outbreaks seem to be on the increase, but a new study has found they cannot be explained by global warming. A bigger factor may be the cycle of droughts and floods along big rivers, according to Tufts University scientists who published a study in The American Journal of Tropical …
Sheila for bringing Chief Ministers under Lokpal's jurisdiction Realising that Anna Hazare's fast for the Jan Lokpal Bill has struck a chord with a large number of Delhiites, both the Delhi Cabinet and the Opposition BJP on Wednesday tried to score brownie points over the issue by demanding a stronger …
