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 …
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Government has decided to make all the PWD roads in the Thiruvananthapuram East constituency pothole-free by December 31. In a meeting convened by V Sivankutty MLA, the officials of various departments were asked to carry out works related to sewarage and roads in the area. The meeting decided …
PARADIP: On the 6-km stretch of the beach are mounds of waste, leaving locals worried about their health. The garbage at Kalinga Bali Yatra ground, which concluded last Friday, is an eyesore for onlookers. The efforts of the municipal administration to clean it notwithstanding, locals are worried about the health …
Warns abnormal rise in pressure affecting sewers, buildings, roads Pointing to an abnormal rise in the pressure of sub-soil water in East Delhi, the Delhi Jal Board has acknowledged that this has had an adverse effect not only on its sewer lines but also buildings and roads in the area. …
The collapse of a five-storey building and the tragic loss of life at Lalita Park in Laxmi Nagar on Monday night have again drawn attention to concerns about the feasibility of allowing constructions on the Yamuna floodplains. Activists who have been campaigning for a ban on all constructions on the …
IN DISCUSSION: Mayor M. Subramanian in discussion with Chennai Metrowater Managing Director Rajesh Lakhoni (right), at a co-ordination meeting in Chennai on Wednesday. Chennai Corporation Commissioner D. Karthikeyan (left) is in the picture. CHENNAI: Chennai Metrowater will enhance the capacity of the sewage pumping stations by December-end as part of …
Sewage flowing into the water body should also be stopped, demand residents High expectations among people on 64-acre facility Desilting will facilitate boating in the lake TIRUNELVELI: While welcoming the Corporation's plan to establish an ecological park at Ilanthaikulam in Palayamkottai with a range of fun rides, the public here …
Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Thursday declared that the entire work relating to the sewage, water supply and roads would be completed in all towns and cities of the state positively by November 2011. Presiding over a series of meeting with the senior officers of the state government …
Chandigarh: The state government has approved detailed project reports, totalling Rs 959.20 crore, for providing water and sewerage facilities to 14 towns in the first phase. Stating this here today, a spokesman of the Public Health Engineering Department said the towns to be covered under the project were Ambala city, …
Oct. 19: The CAG is now looking into the expenditure and quality of the water treatment and sewage treatment plants installed at the Games Village at a cost of more than `60 crores. The cost of these plants, capable of treating 1 million gallon per day (mgd) of water and …
MCD Cleaning Dirty Water Of Drain Ahead Of Games Closing Ceremony New Delhi: The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) is waging a desperate battle against the stench that emanates from the 12.5-km-long drain below Barapullah elevated corridor. The corridor links Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium to the Commonwealth Games Village via Sarai …
AMIT AGNIHOTRI NEW DELH Top corporates like the Tata and Reliance groups have chosen to stay away from the government's ambitious plans to provide urban amenities in the rural areas Top corporates like the Tata and Reliance groups have chosen to stay away from the government
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New York City wants to catch and store rainwater temporarily in new roof systems to stop heavy storms sending sewage spilling into city waterways. The catchment systems would consist of "blue" roofs that have a series of drainage pools and "green" or grass- or ivy-covered roofs, under a plan unveiled …
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Friday threatened to go after five mid-Atlantic states with rules that could lead to higher sewer bills and stricter conditions on construction unless they cut pollution flowing into the Chesapeake Bay. The Washington Post reported in its Saturday edition that the EPA told Virginia, …
Agartala, Sept 19: Uncertainty looms large over execution of Rs 378 crore integrated sewerage treatment projects of the city under Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM). Review of JNNURM, under CSE 10th Media Fellowship, underlined the difficulty of compliance of the City Development Plan (CDP) designed for improvement of …
Agricultural input is the main cause for pollution of water bodies. Pesticides and other agro chemical products accumulate in water and affect inland fishing. Industrial activities are also another cause, National Aquatic Resources Research and Development Agency (NARA) Environment Studies Division Research Officer Niroshan Wickramarachchi said. NARA Environment Studies Division …
The Yamuna River, which flows through the heart of India’s capital city, is one of the holiest rivers in Hindu mythology. It’s also one of the most polluted rivers in the world, absorbing more than 200 million gallons of sewage from the city each day. This story takes us to …
Kuldip Bhatia Ludhiana, September 6 Making it clear that there will be no compromise on the issue of environmental pollution, Union Minister for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh today said that the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) would invoke section 5 of the Environment Protection Act (closure notice) if the …
No Outlet for Rain Water In Smaller Drains, So Waterlogging May Get Worse Ruhi Bhasin | TNN New Delhi: With the Yamuna level rising beyond danger level, the gates of all major drains in the city have been closed due to which there is no outlet for rainwater carried by …
