In order to improve the water supply and distribution system to the city, the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) will be constructing an alternate water supply line soon. This would act as one of the main water supply line for the city, replacing a 60-inch water supply line from Palta to Tallah. Rs 305 crore has already been sanctioned in this regard by the Centre.

Siliguri: The Siliguri Municipal Corporation (SMC) will crack down on those who tap water illegally from underground supply lines in many of its wards, in a bid to give uninterrupted water supply to residents. As part of its drive to check the diversion of water, the civic body will conduct raids, slap fine on those found taking water without permission and even seek the help of police to seize their pumps. "In the past couple of weeks, we have received complaints regarding water supply,' said Sharadindu Chakraborty, member, mayor-in-council (water).

Many people of ward 71, 73 and 74 of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) fell ill today after consuming water supplied by the civic body. While civic officials said that eight people had fallen ill, locals said that the number was at least 27.

Rising mercury fuels the demand for cut fruits & juices, but they can cause waterborne diseases if not vended hygienically As temperatures soar and the sun beats down relentlessly, glistening heaps of cut fruit and cool glasses of juice in stalls on the roadside become more and more inviting. Although they provide relief from the heat, they could still bring one to grief.

The Municipal Corporation (MC) has issued challans against three persons and served notices to 65 others for watering their lawns and washing cars during peak morning hours despite a ban imposed by the civic body. The MC had started the drive on April 15 and since than more than 500 notices have been issued. The Public Health Division (PHD) of the civic body has constituted 13 teams consisting of sub-divisional engineers and junior engineers. The teams visited all the sectors in the city and conducted checks to ensure that people are not washing cars or watering lawns.

The Municipal Corporation of Delhi on Wednesday said no child will be denied admission in primary schools run by it due to non-submission of birth certificate. Provisional admission is being granted to every child seeking admission in primary schools after accepting an affidavit by the guardian, subject to submission of birth certificate later on, civic body officials said.

The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) is now planning to launch a vigorous campaign for the rounding up of stray cattle and removal of illegal diaries to meet the Delhi High Court deadline. The MCD has written to the Home ministry and asked for a police force comprising 130 police personnel on a permanent basis till August 31, 2008.

After monkeys of Shimla, it is now the turn of stray dogs to get housed in a dog protection park, which Shimla Municipal Corporation proposes to set up on the outskirts of the town. The Corporation has decided to relocate stray dogs to a forest area spread over 16,000 square metres in Panjeri village. The site is situated along the Shimla-Kalka highway at Ghora Chowki.

The city may have to go through water cuts this summer to help its parched neighbours. Municipal corporations around Mumbai, faced with an acute water shortage, have rushed in to claim the city's daily share of 3,400 million litres of water. The BMC has already received a request from Thane Municipal Corporation for an additional 100 million litres of water every day. This, besides the 160 million litres it supplies to the TMC for a nominal cost. Bhayandar has also asked the BMC for 50 million litres daily, over and above the 35 million litres it gets from the city civic body.

The Municipal Corporation might have allocated lakhs of rupees to upgrade water supply network in villages and colonies but in reality not much has been done about it till date. Residents still have to struggle to get clean potable water. In 2006-07, Hallomajra, Dadu Majra, Maloya, Palsora and Kajheri were handed over to the MC so that it can provide them essential services like water, sewerage and storm water drainage. It was proposed that canal water will be provided to the villages where it was not available.