Ranchi: In what could be a first for any state, Jharkhand is set to introduce a new kind of water tax that will force poor residents of Ranchi and other towns to pay as much as Re 1 for each bucket filled from municipal taps.
The state government says the step will help develop a habit of conservation.
The state capital can hope to bid adieu to water woes by August 2012 if everything goes as planned.
Initial hiccups notwithstanding, a revamped water supply system under the Centre-sponsored Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) has finally started taking shape.
Hyderabad-based IVRCL has begun work on the Rs 235-crore project, which aims to overhaul the supply structure in a
Growing up in Bero, a tiny village situated 30 km from Ranchi, Simon Oraon realised that irrigation water was what his native Chhotangapur region needed the most.
The septuagenarian, therefore, spent most of his life mobilising villagers to build dams and ponds.
Ranchi, Oct. 10: Dengue finally seems to be on its way out of the capital.
Doctors at Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) heaved a sigh of relief today as the number of dengue patients undergoing treatment fell to 13 after peaking at 30 on October 7.
As many as 17 patients were released over the past two days from the RIMS isolation ward.
