To gauge consumer mood before setting into motion any plans of unbundling
The Delhi Jal Board's attempts to initiate privatisation drew sharp criticism in the past, but this time it is cautious and has decided to gauge the mood of consumers before it sets into motion any plans of unbundling.
The water utility will soon embark on a survey, conducted by an outside agency, to gather feedback from
Geeta Gupta To rein in complaints of water contamination, loss and shortage, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit decided to involve local legislative Assembly members (MLAs) to check water theft and propagate its conservation in their areas. The MLAs have also been given the power to instruct (Delhi Jal Board) DJB officials to issue challans against offenders.
New Delhi:Ritesh Singh, a student at a private computer institute, missed almost a month of studies after he was diagnosed with jaundice in March. His neighbour Asha is now down with jaundice. In east Delhi
Delhi BJP president Vijender Gupta on Thursday said people do not trust the Delhi Government's claim that the water supplied by the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) is clean and safe for drinking and demanded that water samples be collected by the Board from all the 12 zones of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi for testing.
Six companies to be awarded bid for work by May
Delhi Jal Board has received over 20 bids so far
Four new sewage treatment plants to be constructed simultaneously
NEW DELHI: Work on cleaning up the Yamuna by laying interceptor sewers is likely to begin by June, with the Delhi Jal Board hopeful of awarding work for the project by next month.
Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit today reviewed the Lancet study showing the alleged presence of NDM-1 gene in cholera and dysentery bacteria in the samples of drinking water.
The review was done by the experts from Maulana Azad Medical College, Directorate of Health Services, city government, National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), union government and Delhi Jal Board.
New Delhi: The Delhi Jal Board (DJB) has told the state government that it is not equipped to test water samples for the NDM1 gene that makes normal bacteria resistant to all known antibiotics.
The confession was made when Delhi Jal Board officials were asked to explain their sample collection and testing procedures in a meeting on Tuesday which was attended by senior officials from the Mun
Following the release of a Lancet report alleging presence of a drug-resistant superbug in water supply in the capital, the Union Health Ministry and local authorities held a meeting on Tuesday.
EXPERT: SINGLING OUT INDIA IS WRONG The Delhi Jal Board and the Municipal Corpora- tion of Delhi insist their water is safe for drinking. No one should spread panic when there is no panic.
Do 100 millio Indians harbour bacteria NDM-1 superbug in their gut?
