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.

It took the British Government almost two decades to clean up and revive the once

Uttar Pradesh's first sewage treatment plant (STP) has started functioning in Noida.
After checking and ensuring its norms and parameters, Noida Authority officials formally started its operations.

In March 2009, the Noida authority started the work on building the 27 million litre/day (MLD) capacity STP in Sector 54. Earlier, it was to start functioning on March 2011.

Minister of Housing and Environment Mohamed Aslam said yesterday that establishing sewerage systems in all islands could not be completed during President Nasheed

Water samples from localities of Alambagh and Charbagh failed chlorination test. Experts point out that an increase in chloride content may indicate possible pollution from sewage sources.
The samples were collected and tested by health department on Tuesday. Officials said that nine out of ten samples collected in past 24-hours failed the chlorination test.

Under the project, besides targetting 24-hour water supply in town, municipal corporation will entrust the job of revenue collections to private promoters

The city

The quality of river water is an area of concern in Uttar Pradesh, if the State of Environment report, 2010 is to be believed. The report, released on Sunday by directorate of environment, UP, reveals that between 2004 and 2008, water quality indicators in many cases are negative.

Margao: The Goa Sewerage Development Corporation has said the government has made sewerage connections compulsory for households in areas where the facility is made available.
Speaking to newsmen after commissioning the Rs 6.6 crore sewerage project in the Sirvodem ward of Margao Municipal Council, Corporation Chairman Ganashyam Shirodkar said households cannot say no to sewerage connections on t

Scientists Discover Bacteria That Let Off Tiny Electrical Charges; May Also Be Used To Clean Up N-Disasters

Oslo: Microbes may be harnessed more easily to generate energy after a finding about how they naturally let off tiny electrical charges, scientists said on Monday.

The bacteria, found to have microscopic