JV between Swedish, Delhi govts will convert biogas from Keshopur sewage treatment plants to CNG

In the first such project undertaken in the country, Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) will be produced from biogas generated at sewage treatment plants in the Capital.

Tihar Jail authorities are drawing up plans to make the facility energy efficient.

JAIPUR: A sewerage treatment plant (STP) at Ram Niwas Bagh with the capacity to provide 10 million litres (MLD) of reusable water to the city was inaugurated by the chief minister Ashok Gehlot on Tuesday.

The project cost of the STP is around Rs 1.33 crore and it is constructed by the Jaipur Development Authority (JDA).

KOLLAM: For almost 30 years a sewerage network laid for the western parts of Kollam city had been lying idle and forgotten. No one remembers the exact cost at which it was laid. But now, a scheme has been evolved to assess whether the network can be utilised. The Kerala Sustainable Urban Development Project (KSUDP) funded by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) is promoting the revival scheme.

Thiruvananthapuram: The Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) has awarded a Gold certificate under the LEED (Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design) rating system for the Technopark Phase-III building under construction.

HC gives another chance to state govt
Pollution board told to file list of offending units
The court cannot be a silent spectator to a situation where a whole new industrial township is set up without giving the proper infrastructure of common effluent treatment plant (CETP), municipal solid waste plant (MSWP) and sewage treatment plants (STP) in the Baddi-Barotiwla-Nalagarh industrial area.

Says sewage plant not source of contamination
Asserting that the Margao sewage treatment plant is not responsible for the contamination of the River Sal, the Goa Sewerage Corporation has roped in experts from BITS Pilani to inquire into the causes of river pollution and suggest remedial measures to put a stop to the menace.

If official sources are to be believed, the consultant has been engage

Tremors of Japan's earthquake are being felt in Uttar Pradesh as government officials are sceptic about funding by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) in the ongoing projects as this Land of Rising Sun is itself facing a financial crunch post-tsunami.

The JICA is financing projects including Gangajal under which Ganga waters would be taken to Agra by a 100-km canal from Bulandshah

Six companies to be awarded bid for work by May
Delhi Jal Board has received over 20 bids so far
Four new sewage treatment plants to be constructed simultaneously

NEW DELHI: Work on cleaning up the Yamuna by laying interceptor sewers is likely to begin by June, with the Delhi Jal Board hopeful of awarding work for the project by next month.