Category: Regulars

Ludhiana: Canal water supply among major projects get F&CC nod

The Ludhiana Municipal Corporation’s Finance and Contract Committee (F&CC) in the first week of September gave its nod to various development project works. A total of 277 resolutions were presented before the panel and of them, around 200 have been approved, said Mayor Balkar Singh Sandhu, who heads the committee. The major projects for which funds have to be provided under Central Government schemes such as Smart City Mission, Swachh Bharat Mission and National Clean Air Programme were approved. However, several ward-level development works have also been approved. Sources said…

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Chennai’s wastewater treatment system being augmented with latest technology

The Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (CMWSSB) is likely to add five sewage treatment plants (STPs) to its network by this year end. Built with the latest sequential batch reactor technology to comply with the revised norms of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the new plants at Kodungaiyur, Koyambedu, Nesapakkam and Perungudi and other places, will have a combined capacity to treat nearly 350 million litres a day (mld). “We are adding new facilities to cater to the projected population in 2035. Work has been completed in…

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Water Ministry’s NMCG signs MoU with state bodies for sewage treatment plants to clean Yamuna

With this project, the NMCG aims to take care of the existing sewerage problems in the Agra city which pollutes Yamuna River. The National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG), Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam and Vishwa raj Environment Private Limited (VEPL) on 25 August signed a tripartite Concession Agreement for development of Sewage Treatment Plants (STPs) for Agra under hybrid annuity mode at a total cost of INR 582.84 crores. The NMCG approved the project for construction of STPs of total capacity of 177.6 MLD, including developing interception & diversion (I&D)…

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Use twin leach pit toilets for disposal of human excreta

This following information was given by the Minister of State, for Jal Shakti, Shri Praha Singh Patel in a written reply in the Raja Sabha. Sewerage system does not exist in rural areas of the country. Under the Swatch Bharat Mission (Grameen), for disposal of human excreta, use of safe and eco-friendly onsite sanitation technologies such as twin leach pit toilets is encouraged. Under this technology, human faces automatically become manure in 1-2 years. In case of septic tank and single leach pit toilets, it is advised to retrofit them…

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Industrial Units and Local Bodies are required to Install ETPs/CETPs/STPs

This information was given by the Minister of State, for Jal Shakti, Shri Bishweswar Tutu in a written reply in the Look Sabha. As per the Provisions of Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 and Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution), Act 1974, industrial units and local bodies are required to install effluent treatment plants (ETPs)/ common effluent treatment plants (CETPs) and Sewage treatment plants (STPs) respectively and treat their effluents/sewage to comply with stipulated environmental Standards before discharging them into river and water bodies. Accordingly, CPCB, State Pollution Control Boards/Pollution Control…

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Cleanliness Drive along the Yamuna

As part of the ongoing awareness campaign for the Yamuna River, NMCG and a group of NGOs had organized cleanliness drives at seven Ghats along the Yamuna, in the National Capital. Students from schools participated in Sham Dan activities organized on the seven Ghats, including Kalinda Kuna, Nigambodh Ghats, Signature Bridge, Sonia Vehar Pushto 1, Thakur #17 Sangrur, Thakur #18 Gandhi Nagar and Thokar#21 Gandhi Nagar. Officials from Delhi Jal Board (DJB) and Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) also joined the cleanliness drive, in large numbers. The NGOs which were…

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The Tradition of Respecting Water Should Be Revived In Our Consciousness: DG, NMCG

National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) in association with the APAC News Network organized the 9th edition of the monthly webinar series ‘Igniting Young Minds, Rejuvenating Rivers’. The theme of the 9th edition was ‘Rainwater Harvesting’. The session was presided by Shri G. Asok Kumar, Director General, and NMCG. The panelists of the webinar included Dr Bhanu Pratap Singh, Vice-Chancellor, Maharishi University of Information Technology, Lucknow; Dr Venkatraman Chintamani Reddy, Vice-Chancellor, KK University, Bihar; Dr Rajesh Nathan, Pro Vice-Chancellor, Himalayan University, Dehradun; Dr Manual Jain, Associate Dean Academics, Tirthankara Mahaveer…

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Amrit Sarovar Unveiled in Chandigarh

The first Amrit Sarovar of Chandigarh was unveiled on 15 August, at Kaimbwala village. The primary aim of Amrit Samovar’s is to promote water conservation, which will in turn raise ground water levels. The Amrit Sarovar, in Kaimbwala village, was unveiled by Ms Sarabjit Kaur Dhillon, the mayor of Chandigarh. The unveiling of the Amrit Sarovar was a part of the “Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav” celebrations wherein the deadline, to rejuvenate 75 water bodies, in each district of India is 15 August 2023. It is expected that the Amrit Sarovar,…

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Japanese Technology to Curb River Pollution

A recent study by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has revealed that nine river stretches in the state of Uttarakhand are among the most polluted stretches of the river in the entire country. Taking note of this report the State Government plans to make use of technology from Japan to treat sewage, especially from habitations along the river, before it meets the main channel.

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Good Bacteria in the Ganges Low

According to a study by the Wildlife Institute of India\ (WII) the water in the holy Ganges is not in not in good health. The two head steams that form the Ganga River, at Devprayag, are the Aleksandra, coming from the Alkapuri glacier, and the Bhagirathi coming from Gurumukhi. The study done by WII has brought to light that the good bacteria, in both the headstreams of the Ganges was low. The good bacteria which is largely responsible for maintaining the purity of the water, in the Ganges, is Batriaphos.…

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