With the State government cold shouldering the ambitious plan to seek Rs 1000 crore loan to finance the sewerage scheme, the Goa Sewerage Corporation has set the process to obtain funds from Central agencies, JNRRUM and NRCD amounting to Rs 900 crore.

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NEW DELHI: The Delhi Jal Board will soon be conducting a census of a different kind. Instead of asking personal information, officials will quiz residents about the services offered to them by the water utility.

Mumbai: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has warned the city

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Facing the challenge to clear silt and clogged drains ahead of the monsoons, the Guwahati Municipal Corporation (GMC) is now focusing on clearing the silt chambers across the city.

The corporation is spending Rs 1.2 crore from its own resources for de-siltation of the water channels and major drains for this monsoons period.

Rain water flows into the well with garbage and contaminates the only source of drinking water in the village every year

The sewage released into the vented dam near Kalmadi owing to irregular recycling process of sewage has made the life of the residents in the area miserable.

Ahmedabad: Pleased with the progress Jnnurm projects have made in Gujarat, Union urban development secretary M Ramchandran said the state was ahead in terms of certain key reforms and some cities have met their deadlines for projects.
Ramchandran was in Ahmedabad on Monday to review the progress of JnNURM projects and had convened meetings with officials of Rajasthan and Goa.

India will need to spend $2.2 trillion (Rs 97.35 lakh crore) on its cities by 2030 to meet the urban infrastructure demands, a report released by the McKinsey Global Institute said today.

KOCHI: To give an uplift to the existing sewerage system, the Kochi Corporation has come up with a plan to introduce an underground sewage project in the city.

The objective of the project is to ensure improvement in urban hygiene and sanitation that will in turn improve public health.