Line departments directed to repair water storing infrastructure before monsoon

Vellore Collector P. Sankar has directed the officials of the line departments such as Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage (TWAD) Board, Public Works Department (PWD), Rural Development Department and the Revenue Department to carry out repairs to the water bodies well before the onset of the north-east monsoon to improve holding capacity of the tanks and ponds and facilitate recharge of groundwater.

TWAD holds workshop for heads of local bodies

The district administration has coordinated the efforts of various government departments to ensure regular supply of protected drinking water both in the urban and rural limits during the summer months.

Chennai Metrowater has started a survey across the city to measure the effectiveness of rainwater harvesting structures. Efforts are also on to sensitise people towards the need to harness rainwater.

As part of this campaign, the water agency has been conducting checks in various parts of the city, including added areas, since July 1. A team of officials inspected buildings to see if rainwater harvesting structures are functional.

In the backdrop of the devastating floods in Uttarakhand and the dangerous rise of major rivers in northern India, a professor from the department of Geography of Allahabad University and his team

Planning Board alarmed over heavy contamination, poor quality

The groundwater level in South Delhi has plunged to an alarming 66.7 metre at its deepest, the second-worst in the whole of the National Capital Region after Alwar (79.75m). Parts of South-West and West Delhi have also reported the highest salinity levels in the entire region setting alarm bells ringing.

Govt To Soon Release Code For Green Structures

After dangling a carrot in front of developers and citizens to promote environment-friendly buildings, the state government seems to have yanked it away for now.

It has also pitched for the supply of water to those below the poverty line, at a subsidised rate

The Ministry of Water Resources has proposed 100 per cent metered water supply, priced on a volumetric basis, for urban areas. It has also pitched for the supply of water to those below the poverty line, at a subsidised rate.

Ludhiana, June 23: It seems that the Ludhiana Municipal Corporation as well as the city residents are not concerned about the decreasing water table in the city.

Chief Minister Oommen Chandy informed the Assembly on Thursday that the State government would provide the required funds in addition to budgetary support for drinking water projects of the Kerala

The City Municipal Corporation has asked citizens to go for rainwater harvesting structures, as it faces acute water crisis.