K.Lakshmi and Kannal Achuthan

A project to strengthen weak points identified in sewer network across the city under discussion

HEALTH HAZARD : Sewage overflows in Kanniappa Colony near Tondiarpet market.

CHENNAI: The problem of sewage overflow and contamination of drinking water poses health hazards in a few localities in the city and its suburbs.

Court told Delhi water utility officers

THE Delhi High Court has sentenced a former chief executive officer of the Delhi Jal Board and two other officers to two weeks in jail for not repairing sewer lines in the capital and letting the sewage flow into the Yamuna without treatment.

While the new trenchless technology to lay sewer lines may bring relief to citizens hit by overflowing soakpits and septic tanks, there

MARGAO, NOV 12
Foul odour emanating from the sewage treatment plant brought PWD Minister, Churchill Alemao to the plant site at Sirvodem-Margao on Wednesday evening.

Upset: Residents of Ramaiyanpattai who submitted a petition to the Collector G. Prakash on Monday against release of sewage into Chathram Puthukkulam

The flora and fauna of Sankey Tank have been deteriorating rapidly in the last three months due to sewage flooding the tank from surrounding areas. It is estimated that 200 fish have died there and the influx of migrating birds had reduced considerably.

Palani,

Jeyanthai, medical officer, has advised the people to boil water before drinking

OVER 50 persons at a village near Palani began vomiting and suffered from diarrhoea after drinking water mixed with sewage.
Vilvanatham village is situated in the constituency of Government Whip Chakrapani. The president of the village panchayat is Bhuvaneswari Subramanian.

DH News Service, Bangalore:

In a tell-tale reminder of the extent of pollution in water bodies in the City, at least 25,000 fish died due to contamination in Siddapura lake.

The fish had died three days ago, but they surfaced only on Wednesday.

The residents were in for a rude shock on Wednesday morning as thousands of dead fish were seen floating in the lake.