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?
A day after the Lancet Infectious Diseases journal reported the presence of a deadly gene in drinking water samples from New Delhi, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) questioned the intention behind the study.
We are maintaining the quality as prescribed by BIS: Jal Board
The Delhi Jal Board on Thursday asserted that the water it supplies for drinking in the city is safe.
To curtail the ever-growing menace of potable water being contaminated due to the ruptured domestic water pipelines, the Delhi Jal Board will replace old and corroded pipelines at subsidised rate. Though it is a responsibility of the consumers, the agency has decided to it as despite several notices, people have not been heeding.
DJB Says VK Colonies Already Short Of Water; Clueless DDA Cites Recycling, Harvesting
New Delhi: Delhi Development Authority (DDA) will soon start the allotment of 2,000-odd flats in Vasant Kunj but is yet to make arrangements for any water supply to the area.
The Delhi Jal Board (DJB) on Wednesday informed the Delhi High Court that it was in consultation with a consultancy company of Japan to prepare a master plan to deal with water crisis in the Capital.
Counsel for DJB made the submission in reply to a petition by a lawyer of Shahdara in East Delhi drawing the attention of the Court to the acute water crisis in the area during summer.
The Education Committee of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has urged the Delhi government to renew its efforts for providing clean drinking water to MCD schools, 35 of which have no water supply at present.
New project will focus on reforms in distribution mechanism
In about two months from now two populated pockets of the city can look forward to a more streamlined distribution of water in their areas.
