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Orissa to implement 21 big drinking water projects
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To overcome pure drinking water crisis in many parts of Orissa in the coming summer, the state government today decided to implement 21 big projects with an investment of Rs 271 crore.
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Drinking water crisis in city
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Lack of rainfall and non-completion of the government schemes to supply water in the hilly areas of Guwahati and the city fringes, have left people worrying about the shortage of water, which would be actue in the coming months.
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Drinking water supply affected due to lack of coordination
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An innocuous mistake in failing to 'effectively' coordinate with the National Highways Authority of India officials by the Virudhunagar municipal officials has affected drinking water supply to the local body for months together.
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Nearly 40 p.c of water going waste
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Even as Orissa government has declared to constitute Orissa Water Corporation (OWC) to regulate water supply in the capital city apprehending worsening of water scarcity in future, nearly 40 per cent of supplied water go waste.
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North, east Bengaluru’s water woes to end
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People of north and east Bengaluru who don’t always receive enough water have now reason to smile. The Bengaluru Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) promises that all parts of the city will get equal supply of water in the next six to 12 months.
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CCDU, PHED to launch water conservation campaign in Kohima
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Communication and Capacity Development unit (CCDU), PHED, Nagaland informed that the inaugural function of ‘save and conserve water campaign’ will be launched on PHED Store, near NH 39 Paramedical colony Kohima on December 15,10.30 am with Zhaleo Rio IAS , secretary PHED as the chief guest.
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City’s hilly areas facing acute water crisis
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People residing in the hilly areas of the city have been hit hard by the potable water crisis. As the ambitious water supply schemes are still in the pipeline, there is a need for initiating some urgent measures to solve the problem for the time being and give the people some respite.
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Rs. 30 cr. to ease drinking water scarcity in Berhampur
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The State government has again come up with plans and proposals to alleviate the perennial drinking water crisis in Berhampur.
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TWAD Board bracing for Vellore water supply scheme
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The Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage (TWAD) Board is preparing itself for yet another major project — the Rs.1,400-crore Vellore water supply and improvement scheme.
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Tankers worsen crisis in city
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With BWSSB being able to meet the water requirements of only one third of the city, many areas continue to depend on water tankers which make indiscriminate use of the groundwater available and sell it for quite a sum.
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Metering system for water supply in Kma
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The state government has decided to introduce a metering system for water supply and to strictly implement Nagaland Urban Water Supply Management Consumers Rule 1998 in the state capital.
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Gaining villagers’ support for effective water supply
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The Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage (TWAD) Board, which completed the Rs. 616-crore Ramanathapuram combined drinking water supply scheme in record time, is now embarked on social engineering to make the scheme a success story.
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NTADCL to explore new market following losses
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New Tirupur Area Development Corporation Limited (NTADCL) is set to explore more avenues beyond Tirupur to market its treated water produced as the penetration rate in the industrial segment here is yet to touch the desired levels.
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Water project: to get fresh momentum
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The BWSSB is all set to start work on Cauvery stage 4, phase 2 which will bring an additional 500 million litres of water per day to the city by 2011.
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Metrowater to appoint consultant soon
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Chennai Metrowater’s proposal to identify additional sources of water is set to gain momentum with the water agency planning to appoint a consultant by next month for preparing a detailed project report.
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Rs. 4 crore to mitigate drinking water problems
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The State Government has released Rs. 4 crore for mitigating drinking water problems in the district under the Drought Relief Fund. While the seven municipalities will get Rs. 120 lakh, nine town panchayats will get Rs. 50 lakh and Rs. 230 lakh will go for the 11 panchayat unions.
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2,078 overhead tanks to be built in two districts
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Will there be double tax on water usage? One for Hogenakkal water supplied for drinking and cooking purposes and another for groundwater supplied for other uses.
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lapang calls for conserving drinking water in the state
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Meghalaya Chief Minister DD Lapang on Tuesday stressed the need to conserve catchment areas to prevent water sources from drying up in the wake of shortage of drinking water in the state.
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IIT team can desalinate groundwater
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The saline groundwater in the city suburbs could be desalinated through a hi-tech but inexpensive technology developed by scientists of the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras.
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Rio regrets not being able to solve drinking water problem
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Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio has regretted that despite the proper sanction being made for bringing drinking water supply to Kohima town the issue could not be resolved because of the problems with the landowners.
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Funds for water supply from Corporation: CM
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Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Dr Y S Rajasekhara Reddy today decided that the shortfall in the funds requirement of the Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWS&SB) would be met by the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC).
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City drinking water woes to be over in 3 yrs
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As against the daily requirement of 243 million litres of drinking water in the city, the existing arrangement supplies 73 million litres.
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Agitation on water issue brings traffic to halt on IT corridor
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Traffic came to a grinding halt on Rajiv Gandhi Salai on Friday morning for about two hours following a protest by residents of the Tamil Nadu Slum Clearance Board tenements in Semmanchery.
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Mafia exploits groundwater
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At a time when thousands of tax paying Chennaites complain about short supply by metro water lorries, nearly 600 private tanker lorries are illegally tapping ground water from the suburbs to fulfill the water needs of well to do individuals and commercial establishments.
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Budget view - Cement firms seek excise cut, import duty
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India's cement firms are seeking a cut on excise duty and a ban on imports in the upcoming federal budget in an effort to reduce prices and protect manufacturers
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