‘Lake receives 157 tones of phosphorous, 243 tons of inorganic nitrogen annually’

Bacterial contamination in the Ganges has exceeded the maximum permissible limit at a number of locations even as 80 per cent of pollution in the river is due to discharge of sewage, the government

Heightened activity was witnessed near the Ooty Lake on Thursday following an inspection of the lake and its surroundings carried out on Tuesday by the Principal Secretary, Environment and Forest, C.V. Shankar.

The inspection carried out by district and civic officials followed a study which indicated that the Ooty Lake is one of the dirtiest lakes in the State. Since the effluents from commercial buildings and houses flowing through the Kodappamund channel which cut through the town were found to be a major contributory factor for the lake being in its present polluted condition, municipal workers were entrusted with the task of diverting them.

Successive governments in Punjab have been assuring the people of providing them clean drinking water.

Previous Government attempts to clean up the River Ganga have failed due to political, technical, and scientific reasons, according to Dr Devendra S Bhargava, a former professor of environmental en

For over a week now, residents of Sixth Street, R.V.Nagar, Anna Nagar, have been putting up with stench, flies and sewage on the road. Sewage has been overflowing from manholes. Residents across the city face similar problems.

Residents of R.V. Nagar said some of the houses in the area had also experienced reverse flow of sewage from the underground sewerage network. “Though a complaint was registered with the Metro Water office, the problem is yet to be solved,” said a residen

New Delhi: Taking note of recent incidents where sewer cleaners died of gas poisoning, Delhi Government has set-up a three member committee to prepare a report on safety norms for workers and trans

Nearly 76 percent of the sewage generated in Guangdong province last year was directly discharged into local rivers, the province reported on Monday.