The Ganga today is one of the most polluted rivers. It is not only untreated sewage that is dumped into the river but also toxic waste from hospitals and tanneries.

The rivers that run into New York Harbor will be unfit for recreational activities at least through Sunday because of a catastrophic fire that shut down one of the city

Bangalore : Residents of Wilson Garden are getting contaminated water for the past few days, as Cauvery water is mixed with sewage due to a broken water pipeline near a nursing home here.

A few residents called Deccan Herald office on Sunday to complain about the contamination that is forcing them to buy water from the market.

Takes up underground drainage repair work
Faeces and other dirt flow into the Muthannan lake. The sewage flows after the Coimbatore Corporation diverted it from the underground drainage network near Gandhi Park.

GURGAON: HUDA is now wooing more private builders to connect their sewage treatment plants (STP) to its main sewerage line. The tie-ups between HUDA and builders will go a long way in reducing the perennial problem of sewage disposal.

The DLF is the first private builder which has applied for connecting its STP with HUDA's main sewerage line.

CHENNAI: The council meeting of the Alandur municipality witnessed protest and heated arguments over the alleged mixing of sewage with drinking water in the area.

Looking to rein in polluters, the Municipal Corporation of Gurgaon (MCG) will soon prohibit industries, offices and residences under its jurisdiction from disposing sewerage water at non-designated places.

Authorities said the move is meant to stop the present practice of sewerage water and other effluents being dumped in green belts and roads across the city.

MCG Commissioner Sudhir Rajpal

After a Rs 20 lakh toilet for Margao Bus Terminus, Sulabh is looking to renovate other toilets in the town.

Pollution control board

The first time rising waters forced a quarter of the residents here to abandon their homes several weeks ago, many of them simply hauled their possessions up to their second floors to keep them dry.