As government funds for sanitation are inadequate, the private sector should pool in.

They are setting up sewage and effluent treatment plants

Many industrial estates in the city are setting up sewage and effluent treatment plants in an effort to promote eco-friendly practices and reduce burden on civic agencies. The industrial estate in Ambattur is the forerunner among the estates with two sewage treatment plants set up in north and south phase.

Steps to augment sewage treatment and water supply will be taken up before the next season at Sabarimala besides improvement of roads and parking facilities, Minister for Transport and Devaswoms V.

Despite a second sewage treatment plant on the verge of becoming operational in Panchkula, residents will have to wait for more time before treated water is pumped into parks and lawns.

The Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board has served showcause notices to more than 50 hospitals over the last few weeks for flushing out waste water, and liquid biomedical waste, without chemically treating them.

Highly toxic in nature, they can be a source of severe health hazard if not treated properly, according to experts.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said the Rawalpindi Environment Improvement Project (REIP) failed to achieve sustainable reduction in environmental degradation and operation of basic urban service

Rise in Delhi's sewage treatment capacity to realise goal: Jal Board

Fund shortage and lack of concern, or at times will, on the part of the government were among the hurdles in the setting up of sewage treatment plants.

Following criticism regarding the dismal performance of the national river cleaning projects by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) in its audit, the Environment Ministry is preparin