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 …
A human fecal bacterium kills coral, new research shows, and U.S. scientists say this is a warning to Florida and the Caribbean to protect prized reefs from sewage or face a threat to a key pillar of their tourism. In an article published on Wednesday in the PLoS ONE scientific …
The National Capital Region Planning Board has approved seven projects costing Rs 397.96 crore to augment drinking water supply and improve sewerage facilities in towns of Haryana falling in the NCR. Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda said here today that three projects related to the augmentation of drinking water …
Despite missing a May 31 deadline set by high court for cleaning Neela Hauz lake, Delhi Development Authority and Public Works Department(PWD) are still sparring over increasing the depth of the water body. Needless to say, no work on developing the lake has beugn even though plans have been ready …
The sewage treatment plants in Gurgaon are unable to handle the daily load, taking away the gloss of impressive residential highrises and ultra-modern office buildings of the city. Pools of sewage water from overflowing drains is a common site across the city, as officials say the sewage treatment plants (STPs) …
CHENNAI: Expediting her efforts to see a litter-free State capital very soon, Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Monday set a three-month deadline for cleaning up the entire Chennai and its suburban areas. Making a suo motu statement in the State Assembly, the Chief Minister said a ‘Mass Cleaning Programme’ would …
The Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, Ms J. Jayalalithaa, announced a mass cleaning programme in Chennai and its suburbs. In a ‘Suo Motu’ statement in the Assembly today, the Chief Minister, said that following an aerial survey of the city on August 5, she has decided to launch a concerted effort …
All around Stephen Askew was raw sewage, eight feet deep, flooding a crippled waste-treatment plant in Harlem. But Mr. Askew never had a choice; he had to go in. It was three days after a catastrophic fire damaged the plant and began sending waste into the city’s waterways, forcing the …
MUMBAI: With civic elections round the corner, the Democratic Front (DF) government announced a CID probe into the multi crore drain cleaning contracts awarded by the Shiv Sena-BJP ruled BMC. Bhaskar Jadhav, minister of state for urban development, announced the probe during a discussion in the legislative assembly. Jadhav said …
A meeting of the Karachi Water and Sewerage Board (KW&SB;), was held under the chairmanship of its Vice Chairman, Haji Munawer Ali. Sindh Minister for Local Bodies, Agha Siraj Durrani also attended the meeting in the capacity of the Minister of Local Government. The meeting reviewed various projects to improve …
There are plans to restore 11 lakes in the City Bangalore: On Sunday, residents living around Kaikondanahalli Lake on Sarjapur Road participated in a 'Lake-a-thon' to create awareness about conservation of lakes among the people in the City. Launching the campaign ‘Wake the Lake’ was aimed at restoration and rejuvenation …
Karnataka State Pollution Control Board has come with Sewage Treatment Guidebook in the interest of general public. This guidebook takes the reader through the various units, operations and processes in a typical Extended Aeration Biological Treatment Plant.
The paper reports the results of an empirical study on the profitability of rice cultivation in the East Calcutta Wetlands region where untreated sewage water from the city of Calcutta, India, is used for the purpose of irrigation during the winter/summer crop. The results show that plots using wastewater containing …
More than a week after a sewage discharge contaminated New York’s waterways, city officials have finally told residents the magic words: Your rivers’ fecal coliform readings have returned to acceptable levels. Closure notices and pollution advisories were lifted by Thursday night for four beaches: South Beach, Midland Beach and Cedar …
GUWAHATI, July 26 – The Assam Urban Water Supply and Sewerage Board (AUWS&SB) is implementing an augmentation scheme with an additional Central assistance. With the completion of this scheme, the AUWS&SB is targeting to cover around one lakh people. However, consumers of its existing scheme have through a memorandum to …
Bangalore: A permanent solution to the continuing inflow of sewage water into the Lalbagh lake has not yet been found, although separate sanitary lines are laid in the adjacent Jayanagar South End area. Hail the heroes! National Military Memorial Park decked up for Kargil Diwas. The Bangalore Water Supply and …
The Ganga today is one of the most polluted rivers. It is not only untreated sewage that is dumped into the river but also toxic waste from hospitals and tanneries. Historical Importance Throughout the history of the Indian subcontinent, the Ganga has held an extremely important place, finding mention in …
The rivers that run into New York Harbor will be unfit for recreational activities at least through Sunday because of a catastrophic fire that shut down one of the city
Bangalore : Residents of Wilson Garden are getting contaminated water for the past few days, as Cauvery water is mixed with sewage due to a broken water pipeline near a nursing home here. A few residents called Deccan Herald office on Sunday to complain about the contamination that is forcing …
Takes up underground drainage repair work Faeces and other dirt flow into the Muthannan lake. The sewage flows after the Coimbatore Corporation diverted it from the underground drainage network near Gandhi Park. The lake is one among the eight the Corporation took over for maintenance from the Public Works Department. …
GURGAON: HUDA is now wooing more private builders to connect their sewage treatment plants (STP) to its main sewerage line. The tie-ups between HUDA and builders will go a long way in reducing the perennial problem of sewage disposal. The DLF is the first private builder which has applied for …
