User charges and better delivery needed

Nearly 260 billion rupees has been spent to provide drinking water facilities for the public, the government says.

Smriti Kak Ramachandran

NEW DELHI: In the New Year, the Capital will get an additional 21 million gallons of water every day. Not enough for the burgeoning city and its growing needs, but not too insignificant to go unnoticed. Two more water recycling plants of the Delhi Jal Board are ready for commissioning.

Pune A major portion of the city will go without water on Tuesday as the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has undertaken maintenance and repair work at its four major pumping stations - Swargate, Wadgaon, Warje and Pune Cantonment.

Mumbai Every Mumbaikar

Praveen Bose / Bangalore December 25, 2009, 0:52 IST

The city is examining options, including rainwater harvesting.

Bangalore, which draws all its drinking water from the Cauvery has been lauded as a model city for its well-metered water supply system and an effective complaint redress mechanism.

Devjyot Ghoshal / Kolkata December 24, 2009, 0:52 IST

Kolkata is one place where domestic water supply isn

SANJAY JOG Mumbai, 21 December

In the aftermath of scanty rainfall, Mumbai

Mumbai The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation

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