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Water
sharing row gives boost to Telangana move
Date
19th July 2003, The Hitavada
Unquiet
flows the river –linking plan
Date
16th July 2003, The Times of India,
Rupa Chinai
Mumbai: Can a river be treated like a pipeline? Can it be cut, twisted and redirected? Yes, says the Indian government, author of the mind-boggling river-linking project. No, say many water experts who are aghast at this ambitious attempt at playing god.
Scarcity in 4933 villages in Nagpur Division
Date
21st May 03,
The Hitavada
Of the
total 13,040 water scarcity-hit villages in Maharashtra 4,933 are in the Nagpur
Division, revealed Revenue Minister Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar on Tuesday.
Addressing a press conference at Ravi Bhavan after attending review
meetings of Nagpur and Amravati Divisions, the Minister said that there is no
water scarcity in the Amravti Division.
Date
28th June 03,
The Hitavada
Nasik – Expressing “unhappiness” over the polluted waters in ‘Kushvarta-teerth’, mahants and sadhus have asked the administration to provide clean water in the sacred ponds for the Kumbh Mela to be held in August this year.
Rs.
3.22 cr plan to combat water scarcity in Buldana district
Date
18th June 03, The
Hitavada
Hundreds of villages under the district have been currently facing water scarcity. While works to be taken up under Rs 3.22 core action plan in Buldana, Chikhli, Mehkar and Motala tehsils were referred to in the first part, works to be implemented in remaining tehsil are mentioned in the paragraphs to follow.
Date
28th June 03,The
Hitavada
BANGALORE
– Although delayed, the monsoon came in full force to wreak havoc I the two
coastal districts of Dakshina Kannada (Mangalore) and Udupi districts in
Karnataka, climbing 14 lives in the last one week, and causing extensive damage
to private and public property.
Date
12th July 2003, The Hitavada
The Incessant rainfall across the country claimed 31 more lives during the past 24 hours and caused concerns of flooding in many states with rivers flowing close to the danger mark at many places.
Rain disrupts rail, road traffic ; landslide kills one
Date
21st June 03,
Times of India
MUMBAI: The daily office commute became an endurance test for Mumbaikars. As floods disrupted rail and road traffic in many areas of the city on Friday, it took many city residents until noon to reach their workplaces.
Date
11th July 2003, The Hitavada
A newly built Rs. 15 crore water purification centre, based on French Technology, under the first phase of Pench-III water supply project at Gorewada here was commissioned at the hands of Nagpur District Guardian Minister Satish Chaturvedi on Thursday.
Over 165 mm rains in 24 hours, Gorewada tank overflows
Date
28th July 2003, The Hitavada
Heavy downpour in the past twenty-four hours paralysed the normal life in the district owing to flooding of low-lying areas on Sunday. However no loss of life was reported from anywhere in the district, the city and rural police have said.
Landslides, floods kill 31 in Bangladesh
Date
28th June 03, The
Hitavada
Date
2nd May 03, The
Hitavada
KARNATAKA,
locked in interstate river disputes with neighbouring Tamil Nadu and Andhra
Pradesh, on Wednesday sought a separate Water Commission to deal with problems
arising out of sharing of river waters
IWWA talk on interlinking of rivers
Date 27th
April 03,
The Hitavada
‘India’s next war will be over water’
Date 20th July 2003, The Hitavada, Jyotsna Pandit
The Government’s apathy in creating stringent laws on over-exploitation of groundwater on one hand and in making provisions fro protecting riparian right in inter-basin transfers on the other have indeed created convenient escape route for the water bureaucracy to meet emergency situations. However, this trend, that is becoming more of a “rule” than exception, is creating serous regional hydrological imbalances. In effect, it is creating a distinct divide between water haves and have-nots. In the absence of laws, this expression has in it the seed of discontent and possible conflicts over sharing of water
Gujarat leading the way in water conservation: Modi
Date
28th July 2003, The Hitavada, Pradeep
Mallik
It is a controversial project that has repeatedly run into trouble with the greens, but Chief Minister Narendra Modi says the Narmada dam has helped parched Gujarat lead the way in water conservation
Gawande inspects Katol watershed
Date
15th July 2003, The Hitavada
Floods bring new lease of life to Kaziranga forests
Date
11th July 2003, The Times of India, Daulat Rahman
Guwahati: Even though vast parts of Assam have been submerged, the floods mean good news for the Kaziranga National Park, Home to the world famous one-horned rhinos and Asiatic elephants.
Date
9th July 2003, The times of India, Daulat
Rahman
Guwahati: The Pragiotish Gaonlia Bank (PGB), the first rural bank of the North-East, does cash transactions on boasts for six months in a year as floods submerge some of its remote branches in Assam. PGB chairman Bhaba Kanta Borah told TNN that the bank, on order to meet its objective of developing the rural economy, has opened branches at areas where boasts, elephants and one’s own feet are the sole means of communication.
Flood situation worsens in Assam, over 8,50,000 affected
Date
6th July 2003, The Hitavada, Syed
Zarir Hussain
GUWAHATI: The flood situation in India’s northeast worsened with hundreds of villages swamped overnight taking the total number of people displaced during the week-long flooding to over 850,000 officials Saturday said.
Flood
situation grim in Bihar.
Date
30th July 2003, The Hitavada
The flood situation in the state ha further aggravated with swollen rivers inundating several more villages in Sitamarhi, Madhubani, Saran East and West Champaran districts since Friday night as the authorities were stepping up operations to prevent breach and erosions.
Drive for rainwater harvesting in UP
Date
9th July 2003,
The Hitavada
Delhi-based
co to complete Narmada water scheme
Date
1st May 03, The
Hitavada
In
order to ensure early completion remaining work of the IIIrd phase of the
Narmada Water Supply Scheme at the Narmada Water Supply Scheme at Lalpur
Filtration Plant, the Mayor, Vishwanth Dubey has bestowed the responsibility to
a Delhi-based company, M/S Hydrotech Enterprises Pvt.
City residents can help ensure cleaner water
Date 11th July 2003, The Times of India, Vaishnavi C. Sekhar
Every Mumbaikar needs to be more vigilant and responsible about the quality of water they drink, urges a study on Mumbai’s water by the city-based Society for a Clean Environment.
China braces itself to tackle floods
Date 12th
July 2003, The Times of India
Acute water shortage hits TN sanctuary
Date
26th March2003, The Hitavada
It is a testing time for the sprawling evergreen forests in Nagapattiman district of Tamil Nadu which serves as the abode for a good population of black bucks, chitals, feral horses, wild boars and about 200 rare species of the fauna.
66
Per Cent Chance Of Normal Monsoon Says
Met
Date
10th July 2003, The Times of India, Chandrika Mago
New Delhi: As showers fell on Delhi, the met office on Wednesday stated what now seems obvious: The chances of a normal monsoon, evenly distributed across the country, are looking brighter. Nine days into July, it came out with a forecast for this month which is critical for agriculture – normal rainfall.
200
swept away in Himachal flash flood
Date
17th July 2003, The
Times of India
Experts
point out Flaws in Yamuna Action Plan
A performance review of the Yamuna action plan describes it as “well-conceived and implemented,” but goes on to punch holes in virtually every aspect of its functioning, from diversion of drains and erratic sewer cleaning to the waste of treated effluents and lack of coordination between departments.
Drought, Misery stare Uttar Pradesh in face
The vast rural hinterland around this home of the Taj Mahal and adjoining districts of Uttar Pradesh are reeling under intense heat, with alarms of a devastating drought ringing out loud. But government officials and politicians are still slumbering away unmindful of the tragedy that is to unfold in the coming months. Locals say the region has not witnessed a more severe drought in living memory.
Drought-hit
Andhra Pradesh Increases Demand of Aid
Claiming that the drought situation in the state remained grim despite late monsoon rains, Andhra Pradesh has upped its demand for central aid to Rs. 12.11 billion and 2.5 million tones of rice.
Drinking Water
will be my top Priority: Sunita Gawande
“To were my husband’s cent percent efforts which lead me to the way of success,” said Sunita Gawande, newly elected President of Nagpur Zilla Parishad. “I was active in politics since my childhood as my father was a politician and I continued to remain in that environment as my father-in-law and husband was active in politics.” She added
Lok Janshakti Party President Ramvilas Paswan on Tuesday opposed early Assembly election in Gujarat as the situation was not conducive and demanded that the state be declared drought-hit.
Even as the citizens continue to face acute water shortage, the muddy and highly contaminated water coming through drinking water taps of municipality is not only posing serious health hazard but doubting the very ‘cleanliness’ of the clean city.
Arvind Saokar Poreddiwar, senior co-operative leader of the district has demanded separate criterion for Gadchiroli district to meet the water crisis. Talking to the newsmen at the DCC Bank here, He said district administration must gear up and give up traditional measures of combating water crisis.
Chhangani threatens agitation for smooth water supply
Former Corporator Dr. Harikrishna Sharma Chhangani has threatened to launch agitation within a week if the water supply department failed to restore smooth waters supply to the areas of Sitabuldi. In a press release issued here Dr Chhangani has stated that the areas like Telipura, Kumbhar Toli, Takiya, Hanuman Galli, Buldi Main Road, Tekadi Road, Buty Marg, Paneriwala Bhava, Gawali Pura, and Temple Bazar road were deprived of regular water supply for the last many days.
Amarinder
Stops Short of Declaring ‘Drought’
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh said on Tuesday the situation in the state due to delayed monsoon was ‘alarming’, but ruled out declaring any of the districts as ‘drought-affected’ for the present.
All new buildings to have water harvesting facility
The Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) administration would soon make installation of roof rain water harvesting systems mandatory.Disclosing this to newsmen here on Wednesday, Municipal Commissioner Dr T Chandra Shekhar said plans for every new construction coming up in city will get approval only if they have rain water harvesting systems.
30
pc Deficit Rainfall this Monsoon
There was a 30 percent deficit rainfall across the country as compared to that of last year during the current monsoon and north India was the worst hit, the meteorological Department said on Wednesday.
1.5m
children die due to water-related diseases
Water-related diseases have caused the death of nearly 1.5 million children die per year apart form the country losing over 200 million person days of work a year, and better facilities of water supply sanitation can change the scenario considerably, says the latest report form the Indira Gandhi Institute of Development research (IGIDR), quoting the ministry of Rural Development.
Karawal Nagar gets coloured water
Tap water comes in different colours in Karawal Nagar in East Delhi. "Sometimes, it is like cola and sometimes like an orange drink," is how the residents describe the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) supplied aqua pura. However its not the only problem. The residents say the water tastes foul.
Calcutta (Kolkata) Municipal Project Progress in West Bengal, India
The Calcutta Municipal Corporation, with help from the World Bank, has decided to modernize its water supply, sewerage and drainage systems and to run these systems as efficient water and sewerage utilities.
City of Toronto Scott Street Drainage Basin Wastewater Evaluation 1998-2000
With ever increasing demands on aging infrastructure, many municipalities are faced with wastewater system capacity problems. In 1998 the City of Toronto retained Veritec Consulting Inc. to determine if the high flows experienced at Toronto’s downtown Scott St. Sewage Pumping Station were related to high water demands within the pumping station drainage basin or to excessive inflow & infiltration.
Campaign on rainwater harvesting
CHENNAI, JULY 30. The Chennai Metrowater and the Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage Board have come together to launch an awareness campaign on rainwater harvesting.
Officially speaking, 27 clean-up campaigns have been launched to rescue this river from ruin. Add 131 schemes of a sarkari nature to the list and logic says that troubled waters should have nothing to do with ft. But the fact of the matter is that despite attempts to swim against the tide, bringing a semblance of sanity to the contaminated chaos that is the Yamuna has proved to be mission impossible.
Study says Delhi will face severe water crisis in 2011
New Delhi, July 17: At a time when the city is enjoying a healthy bout of monsoon, the water problem seems to have been temporarily forgotten. A report released by the Tata Energy Resource Institute, an NGO given to the study of energy resources and environment, has come as a reminder of Delhi's severe water crisis.
New Delhi, July 16. Relocation of nearly 75,000 III Clusters on river banks, development of green strips of 30 rnetres each on both banks, facility for water sports and handing over total land to the Forest Department for plantation and development and management on the lines with the Ridge area are some of the highlights of the "Yamuna Action Plan" prepared by the Delhi Government.
Dr Amrit Lal Aggarwal's report on the first city's water situation - New Sources of Water Vital for Delhi's Health –doesn’t have much good news. States the gentleman from Tata Energy Research Institute(Television): "Delhi's major source of water supply - the Yamuna -is also one of the most polluted in India.
Water harvesting structures set up
NEW DELHI: In a bid to ensure community- level water security, over 7,00,000 water harvesting structures have been set tip in 7,300 villages of the State during the last rive months at a cost of Rs 415 crore.
Municipal Water Use: Water Efficiency / Water Conservation Program
An increasing number of Canadian municipalities are considering water conservation as a key part of reducing their infrastructure costs.
Communal Wastewater Treatment Systems
This paper presents an introduction to wastewater treatment technologies for small and medium size residential areas, communities and hamlets. Factors to consider in the selection of treatment system(s) and technologies are described.
Groundbreaking water privatisation deal completed for Municipality of Sofia
PricewaterhouseCoopers, the world's largest professional services firm, has announced that the first major water concession to be tendered on a project finance basis in Central and Eastern Europe reached financial close on 5 October 2000.
Pall Corporation (NYSE: PLL) has developed the Aria family of Membrane Microfiltration systems to filter drinking water in municipalities with populations of 10,000 or less. The Aria family of systems is skid-mounted, fully automated and self-contained to facilitate installation.
ADB Loan Will Bring More Water To India's Desert Cities
The severely-strained infrastructure of major cities in India's Rajasthan province will be repaired and improved as a result of a US$250 million loan approved today by the Asian Development Bank.
Heavy rains in Chennai, Pondicherry
Chennai, Oct 6- There is no limit to the joy the rains have brought to the water-starved Chennaiites. Water-starved Chennaiites rejoiced, with the city awash with water.
Water Supply and Wastewater Services in Bombay
Water shortage forces cancellation of water meet
Ahmedabad: A crippling shortage of water in Gujarat has ironically forced the cancellation here this month of an international conferences that was to discuss water development and poverty alleviation.
Cyclone creates water crisis in
India
PARADIP, INDIA — At least 2 million people left homeless
when a cyclone swept through the country's east coast faced
another emergency last week: disease caused by lack of safe
drinking water.