Isher J Ahluwalia , Ranesh Nair

Until 10 years ago, Alandur, a residential suburb of Chennai in the Kanchipuram district, famous for its ancient temples, had no underground sewerage. In 80% of the metropolitan area outside the city of Chennai, most households depended on septic tanks with soak pits.

Until 10 years ago, Alandur, a residential suburb of Chennai in the Kanchipuram district, famous for its ancient temples, had no underground sewerage. As in 80 per cent of the metropolitan area outside the city of Chennai, most households depended on septic tanks with soak pits.

Tightening the screws on hotels and restaurants discharging sewage waste in the creek, the Goa State Pollution Control Board will now carry out random raids on the establishments as many owners denied discharging waste in the water bodies.

Stay vacated by HC, new sewage plant can finally be linked to network

Tuticorin: A group of residents residing in wards 20, 34 and 35 here staged a protest in front of the Corporation seeking to shift the sewage treatment plant reportedly being constructed in the residential area as part of the ongoing underground drainage project.

The Delhi Jal Board (DJB) has commissioned two state-of-the-art plants: the 1 MGD sewage treatment plant (STP) and 1 MGD water treatment plant (WTP) at the Commonwealth Games Village. The plants will be inaugurated by Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Saturday.

Chandigarh: Haryana has virtually received a rap on its knuckles for acquiring the agricultural land with standing crop when shamlat deh or common village land belonging to the panchayat was available for the setting up of a sewerage treatment plant in Panipat district.

NEW DELHI, 10 JUNE: The government today approved a proposal for carrying out the second phase of Ganga Action Plan worth Rs 496.90 crore with Japanese assistance at Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh.