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Why is it important?

The creek is surrounded by mangrove forests on both sides. These forests apart from supporting the Rich biodiversity of that supports a wide variety of migratory birds also protect the land from the tidal waves. Not to forget that creeks help in improving water quality. Another first with the Thane Creek being notified, as a Ramsar site is that it would perhaps be the first time that a Ramsar site is located with an urban agglomeration. With the creek being made a Ramsar site, apart from helping the ecology thrive…

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Where is the Thane creek?

The Thane creek is in Mumbai and is one of the longest in Asia. The creek connects with the Ulhas River through a narrow channel. The Thane Creek shares its borders with Mumbai and its suburban districts and the Thane district and Navi Mumbai. The creek is spread over an area of 6,521. 08 hectares. A part of the creek (1,690.5 hectares) was declared the Thane Creek Flamingo Sanctuary (TCFS) and the balance was notified as an eco-sensitive zone around the TCFS, in October 2021.

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Thane Creek Gets Ramsar Site Status

The Thane Creek, in Mumbai, is now a Ramsar Site. Before getting into details of how this will impact wildlife at the Thane Creek, it is important to know what a Ramsar site is. A wetland of international importance under the Ramsar Convention is known as a Ramsar site. The Ramsar Convention is also known as “The Convention on Wetlands”, and is an inter-governmental environmental treaty established in 1971 by UNESCO, that came into force in 1975. The conference/convention was held in Ramsar, in Iran, in 1971, hence the name…

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Census of Water Bodies

The following information was provided by the Minister of State, Jal Shakti, and Shri Bishweswar Tudu in a written reply in the Look Sabha. Ministry of Jal Shakti has launched the first Census of Water Bodies in convergence with the Sixth Minor Irrigation Census. Guidelines for repair, renovation and restoration of water bodies (RRR of WBs) component of Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY)-Her Chet Koi Pane (HKKP), under which the Ministry of Jal Shakti is providing financial assistance to states for identified schemes, were issued in January, 2022. These…

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Status of Projects under Navami Ganges Programmed

Shri Bishweswar Tudu, Minister of State, Jal Shakti provided the following information in a written reply, in the Look Sabha. The Navami Ganges Programmed (NGP) is dynamic and evolving in nature to address the emerging needs and priorities for rejuvenation of river Ganga and its tributaries. Under the NGP, state level annual action plans are prepared and projects are developed by the States and taken up for implementation after due approval process and efforts are made to complete the projects by their scheduled timelines. Under NGP, state level annual action…

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10 crore rural households get drinking water through taps

As the country celebrates Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav, to mark 75 years of India’s Independence, Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) achieves a new milestone by providing 10 crore rural households with safe and clean drinking water through taps. When the JJM was launched by Shri Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India, on 15 August 2019, from the ramparts of the Red Fort, only 3.23 Crore households in villages had access to a piped water connection. The country achieved the landmark of 10 crore functional household tap connection on 19 August 2022.…

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The Human Touch

With mercury levels touching new heights every passing day, in the past few weeks, there were media reports of birds falling from the sky, due to dehydration, in many parts of the country. Now comes news which proves, humanity is still alive. A video shared by IAS Officer Awanish Sharan, on Twitter, shows a man feeding water to a thirsty sparrow. The video has received 30K views and is going strong. Watch the video at https://twitter.com/AwanishSharan/status/1527495320023998464?s=20&t=I-UZipBglowS0udYFlekVQ

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Unsegregated Waste; The Root of the Problem

Unsegregated Waste

In a recent move, the Delhi Pollution Control Committee had checked for water samples collected, in proximity to landfill sites, in Delhi. As per the samples collected, the water was highly contaminated. The Committee was of the view that the primary source of pollution, of groundwater, emanated from the unsegregated waste that was dumped at these landfill sites. Considering the threat that this unsegregated waste posed, especially to the environment, the Delhi Pollution Control Committee issued notices and sought a detailed report on the matter within six weeks from the…

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Clean Drinking Water @ Rs 2

clean drinking

A product that could be a game changer, in being able to provide clean drinking water to people, especially in rural areas, where water testing capabilities are limited, was developed by a group of researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). The product has the capability to produce water that is inorganic and is free from hard metal. The good news does not end here. The device cost only Rs 2. The product has been granted an Indian patent. If and when…

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Pune Municipal Corporation awards an order to ENVIRO CONTROL- TOSHIBA WATER SOLUTIONS JV for Project for Pollution Abatement of River Mula-Mutha in Pune

Pune Municipal Corporation

Gurugram, India — Toshiba Water Solutions Private Limited (Toshiba Water), a wholly owned subsidiary of Toshiba Infrastructure Systems & Solutions Corporation (hereafter TISS) announced, ENVIRO CONTROL – TOSHIBA WATER SOLUTIONS JV is awarded contract for 11 STPs along with associated main sewers with 15 years of O&M (*1) from Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) of Pune City, the second largest city in Maharashtra, India. This project is funded by an official development assistance (ODA) loan from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and its estimated project cost is 22.443 billion yen,…

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