KOLKATA, 14 MARCH: Three persons were arrested from different parts of the city yesterday evening on charges of selling mineral water bottles filled with tap water.
Police said, the accused ~ Rameswar Yadav, Paramananda Rai and Sadhu Pandit ~ were remanded in police custody till 20 March after being produced before a city court this afternoon.
The Government of Bihar will adopt a radical shift from predominantly engineering-based solutions to local community-based water and sanitation management solutions.
Apart from several key projects aimed at introducing comprehensive water and sewage management systems in Delhi, the Delhi Jal Board in its 97th board meeting today decided to levy an extra infrastructure charge on multi-storeyed apartments.
The residents would also have to pay more for new water connections and sewerage facilities.
Amidst flurry of construction activities in the capital, Delhi Jal Board has decided to levy an extra infrastructure charge on multistoreyed apartments, with more than four storeys, exceeding 250 square yard of plot size.
The DJB in its board meeting also decided to draft a Master Plan 2031, which would be done by a consultant, to prepare the water body to meet challenges 21 years ahead.
Builders Face Fine If Society With Occupation Certificate Pays More For Water
Sharad Vyas | TNN
Mumbai: New water rules proposed by the BMC hydraulic department would make it mandatory for builders who have received an Occupation Certificate (OC) to ensure that the residents stop paying the higher rate for water and begin paying the regular rate.
The Shimla Municipal Corporation has proposed to hike the charges of drinking water by Rs 2.69 per kilo litre, supplied to over three lakh consumers of the town. The present rate of water in the town is Rs 4.24 per kilo liter, which is likely to go up to Rs 6.82 per kl. This was decided at a special meeting of the MC house on Wednesday.
This new water policy for Rajasthan presents the framework for sustainable development and management of water resources in the state. It focuses towards community-level empowerment and responsibility for water management.
Pune Around thirty civil society organisations led by Peasants and Workers Party (PWP) leader N D Patil came together on Thursday demanding that the Maharashtra Water Resources Regulatory Authority (MWRRA) conduct public consultations in all revenue divisions before finalising the methods and regulations for determining bulk water tariff.
MANY Chinese cities are short of water, yet encourage wastage by selling it at heavily subsidised prices. Recent moves by several cities to bring in higher tariffs have shown how prickly water-users can be about rising prices, even at what seemed an opportune time.
