Congress terms new bill as anti-farmer, plans statewide agitation

The Gujarat Irrigation and Drainage Bill, 2013, which was passed in the state assembly on February 27, amidst opposition from the Congress, has got the assent from Governor Dr Kamla Beniwal, water resources minister Babu Bokhiria said on Thursday."I got the message yesterday that the Governor has approved the Gujarat Irrigation and Drainage Bill, 2013," Bokhiria told Business Standard. Now, the bill would become an Act and will be notified in the state gazette.

New Delhi: The mercury is rising but-Delhi Jal Board says it is well placed to supply water this summer.

World Water Day

It would be too late to realise for Bangaloreans if necessary action to use water judiciously is not adopted now. Even with alarming low reservoir levels recorded at Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) and Kabini at present, there has not been any significant effort taken by BWSSB to educate consumers. Bangalore needs 3.5 tmc (thousand million cubic) feet of water till May-end and at present the live storage above sill level at KRS is 3.917 tmc and at Kabini, the level had recorded zero.

Some 1.2 billion people—almost a fifth of the world—live in areas of physical water scarcity, while another 1.6 billion face what can be called economic water shortage.

Is the PPP model going to work in the field of drinking water services?

The International Day of Action for Rivers on March 14 passed by without a murmur in Bangalore.

The move comes in the wake of severe water shortage across the State

The Food Safety Commissioner, Biju Prabhakar, has issued a special set of guidelines to ensure the supply of drinking water through tanker lorries in the district. The guidelines were issued in the wake of a severe shortage of drinking water in various parts of the State. According to an official release issued here on Thursday, the norms make it mandatory for tanker lorries to possess a Food Business Operator (FBO) license under the Food Safety and Standard (Licensing and Registration of Food Business) Regulations, 2011.

Total Contribution Would Be Close To 150 Crore

Pune: The state cooperation department has decided to raise funds for people in the water scarcity-hit areas from cooperative banks and credit societies. The total contribution would be close to Rs 150 crore, said officials from the state cooperation department. Last week, state cooperation minister Harshvardhan Patil had made an announcement that funds will be raised for the scarcity hit areas. In the backdrop of the announcement, the cooperative department has come up with a fund raising plan.