Water Supply

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding drying up of the river Yamuna in Delhi due to lack of sufficient water release, 19/03/2018

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Manoj Mishra Vs. Union of India & Others dated 19/03/2018 regarding drying up of the river Yamuna in Delhi due to lack of sufficient water release. NGT calls for an inspection of Reservoir/ barrage at Tajewala, Wazirabad and Okhla by the team of Members from the Irrigation Department, Union of India, Upper Yamuna River Board and Irrigation Department of State of Haryana and NCT of Delhi and Central Pollution Control Board.

Judgement Date: 
19/03/2018
Tags:
Yamuna, Haryana, Delhi, Urban Water Supply, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court
Water Supply

Order of the Delhi High Court regarding supply of water to Delhi, 13/03/2018

Order of the Delhi High Court in the matter of S. B. Tripathi Vs GNCT of Delhi & Others dated 13/03/2018 regarding supply of water to Delhi. Delhi High Court emphasised on the importace of repairs to the water carrying canal (Delhi Sub Branch Canal) as the present condition is stated to be causing loss and wastage of precious water which is badly needed by the citizens of this city. High Court also directs for scrutiny of the supply of water which is being provided by the State of Haryana to Delhi.

Judgement Date: 
13/03/2018
Tags:
Urban Water Supply, Delhi, Haryana, High Court, Delhi Jal Board (DJB)
Habitat And Urbanisation

Transforming Karachi into a livable and competitive megacity: a city diagnostic and transformation strategy

With a population of 16 million, Karachi is the largest megacity in Pakistan. Despite being a large city that is home to many, it has seen a substantial decline in quality of life and economic competitiveness in recent decades.

Publication Date: 
27/02/2018
The World Bank
Tags:
Urbanisation, Urban Planning, Urban Environment, Pollution, Climate Change, Karachi, Urban Transport, Urban Water Supply, Urban Sanitation, Poverty
Water Resources

Groundwater quality assessment of urban Bengaluru using multivariate statistical techniques

Groundwater quality deterioration due to anthropogenic activities has become a subject of prime concern. The objective of the study was to assess the spatial and temporal variations in groundwater quality and to identify the sources in the western half of the Bengaluru city using multivariate statistical techniques. Water quality index rating was calculated for pre and post monsoon seasons to quantify overall water quality for human consumption. The post-monsoon samples show signs of poor quality in drinking purpose compared to pre-monsoon.

Publication Date: 
24/02/2018
Mohammad Shahid Gulgundi, Amba Shetty
Applied Water Science
8-43
Tags:
Groundwater Quality, Urban Water Supply, Bangalore (T), Monsoons, Drinking Water Quality, Karnataka
Water Pollution

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding high level of ammonia in the water which is reaching the water reservoir of Delhi Jal Board, 22/02/2018

Order of the National Green Tribunl in the matter of Manoj Mishra Vs. Union of India & Others dated 22/02/2018 regarding high level of ammonia in the water which is reaching the water reservoir of Delhi Jal Board.

Judgement Date: 
22/02/2018
Tags:
Water Quality, Delhi, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Haryana, River Pollution, Yamuna, Urban Water Supply, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC)
Water Supply

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding dangerous level of ammonia and pollution of drinking water source to Wazirabad reservoir, 16/02/2018

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Manoj Mishra Vs Union of India & Others dated 16/02/2018. The Application have been moved by Delhi Jal Board seeking direction of this Tribunal to the Government of Haryana to urgently take steps to check and reduce alleged dangerous level of Ammonia and consequent pollution effective on the drinking water source from upstream into river Yamuna and supply water to Wazirabad reservoir.

Judgement Date: 
16/02/2018
Tags:
Yamuna, River Pollution, Haryana, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Drinking Water, Drinking Water Standards, Central Pollutin Control Board (CPCB), Urban Water Supply, Delhi
Water Resources

Water competition between cities and agriculture driven by climate change and urban growth

Urban water demand will increase by 80% by 2050, while climate change will alter the timing and distribution of water. Here we quantify the magnitude of these twin challenges to urban water security, combining a dataset of urban water sources of 482 of the world’s largest cities with estimates of future water demand, based on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)’s Fifth Assessment scenarios, and predictions of future water availability, using the WaterGAP3 modelling framework. We project an urban surface-water deficit of 1,386–6,764 million m³.

Publication Date: 
01/01/2018
Martina Flörke, Christof Schneider, Robert I. McDonald
Nature Sustainability
1
51-58
Tags:
Water Demand, Urban Water Supply, Agriculture, Water Distribution, Climate Change, Climate Impacts, Urbanisation
Water Pollution

Drinking water contamination from peri-urban Bengaluru, India

The presence of diarrhoeagenic bacteria such as Escherichia coli in drinking water indicates faecal and sewage contamination. Testing the microbial quality of drinking water at source (n = 29) and households (n = 43) of 29 peri-urban villages of Bengaluru city, indicated that 80% and 93% of samples respectively were unfit for human consumption as per WHO standards, i.e. nil E. coli in 100 ml sample. This also indicated that water gets contaminated further at the point-of-use when compared to the source.

Publication Date: 
10/11/2017
G. Sheeba, Anjaneyulu Jalagam, Padma Venkatasubramanian
Current Science
113
9
1702-1709
Tags:
Urban Water Supply, Drinking Water Standards, Bangalore (T), Waterborne diseases, Groundwater Pollution, Sewage Pollution, Water Quality, Health Effects
Solid Waste

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding solid waste management in the beach area of Puri, Odisha, 02/11/2017

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Subhash Datta Vs Union of India & Others dated 02/11/2017 regarding solid waste management and withdrawal of sweet water in the beach area of Puri, Odisha.

Judgement Date: 
02/11/2017
Tags:
Municipal Solid Waste, Beaches, Puri (T), Desalination, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Urban Water Supply, Water Harvesting, Waste Management, Orissa (Odisha)
Water Supply

Improving service levels and impact on the poor: a diagnostic of water supply, sanitation, hygiene, and poverty in Indonesia

The objective of this report is to provide an empirical basis for more inclusive and equitable service delivery in the water and sanitation sector in Indonesia. Despite recent gains, there are close to 100 million people without improved sanitation and 33 million without improved drinking water.

Publication Date: 
01/10/2017
The World Bank
Tags:
Water Supply, Sanitation, Poverty, Health, Indonesia, Drinking Water, Urban Water Supply

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