Category: Your Daily News on Water

Mushrif inaugurates sewage treatment plant in Kolhapur

eawater

Guardian minister of Kolhapur Hasan Mushrif on Saturday inaugurated a 4MLD sewage treatment plant of the Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC) at Kasba Bawda area of the city. The sewage treatment plant has been constructed with the funds provided by the central government, state government and KMC under Amrit Yojana. Mushrif said the remaining three STPs will also be approved and completed soon. MLA Jayashri Jadhav, KMC administrator K. Manjulekshmi, additional commissioner Keshav Jadhav, deputy commissioner Ravikant Adsul, health commissioner Dr. Vijay Patil, water engineer Netradeep Sarnobat, City Engineer Harshjit Ghatge,…

Read More

From water conservation to cleanliness: PM puts forth 9 ‘requests’ before people

eawater

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday put forth a set of nine “requests” before people, urging them to work towards fulfilling them. The PM made these “aagrahas” (requests) while addressing the inaugural function of the Swarved Mahamandir on the second and final day of his visit to his parliamentary constituency Varanasi. “My first request is save every drop of water and make more and more people aware about water conservation. Second: Go from village-to-village and make people aware about digital transactions, teach them about online payment. Third: Work to make…

Read More

Cabinet approves construction of New 4.56 km long, 6-Lane Bridge across River Ganga connecting Digha and Sonepur in Bihar

eawater

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, today gave its approval for the Construction of New 4556 m long, 6-Lane High Level/ Extra Dosed Cable stayed Bridge across River Ganga (Parallel to Western Side of Existing Digha-Sonepur Rail-Cum Road Bridge) and its approaches on both sides in the Districts of Patna and Saran (NH-139W) in the State of Bihar on EPC mode. Expenditure involved: The Total cost for the project is Rs.3,064.45 crore which includes civil construction cost of Rs.2,233.81 crore. No. of…

Read More

Union Minister For Jal Shakti, Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat Inaugurates 14 MLD STP And I&D Network In Baghpat Worth Rs. 77.36 Crores

eawater

The Union Minister for Jal Shakti, Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat today inaugurated 14 MLD Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) and 2.4 km long Interception & Diversion (I&D) Network in Baghpat, Uttar Pradesh. The centerpiece of the project is the establishment of a cutting-edge Sewage Treatment Plant with a capacity of 14 Million Liters Per Day (MLD) under DBOT mode with 100% central funding under the Namami Gange Programme. The estimated cost of the project is Rs. 77.36 crores. The event was graced by Shri Swatantra Dev Singh, Jal Shakti Minister of…

Read More

Rural Water Management Training Launched in Ladakh

eawater

In Ladakh, in an endeavour to fortify rural water resource management strategies, a pivotal two-day residential training programme was inaugurated in the Union Territory under the aegis of the National Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) on Best Practices for Rural Water Resource Management. The inauguration of this residential training programme reflects a collective commitment to fostering expertise and sharing experiences in rural water resource management, promising a brighter and more sustainable future for water access and conservation in Ladakh under JJM. Addressing the media, Executive Councillor Er Kacho Feroz Khan stressed…

Read More

Jal Jeevan Mission Crosses Momentous Milestone of Providing TapWater Connections To 14 Crore (72.71%) Rural Households

eawater

Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) crossed a momentous milestone of providing tap water connections to 14 Crore (72.71%) rural households. Launched by Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi on 15th August 2019, the flagship initiative of the Government of India has demonstrated unparalleled speed and scale, increasing rural tap connection coverage from 3 Crore to an astounding 14 Crore in just four years. This significant achievement marks a paradigm shift in rural development, emphasizing the Mission’s commitment to ensuring water quality, empowering communities, and promoting sustainable practices. Working in collaboration with States/…

Read More

Delhi Budget to Focus on Water Sector, Yamuna Cleaning a Priority

eawater

With the Assembly polls scheduled in 2025, the Delhi Government’s budget this year is likely to be focused on tackling water issues across the city, sources said. These issues will include cleaning of the Yamuna, 24-hour water supply, water generation, sewage treatment, sewer network connection, water overflow meter, and water pollution, among others. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, during the 2020 Assembly polls, had said that river Yamuna will be cleaned by 2025 and that he will take a dip in it before the next assembly polls. L-G VK Saxena who…

Read More

SC asks NGT to set up accountable mechanism to monitor sewage plants in UP

eawater

The Supreme Court has expressed concern over the treatment of sewage generated in villages, towns and cities and said untreated waste is discharged into rivers and rivulets polluting the very sources of water upon which the survival of the population and bio diversity depends. The top court asked the National Green Tribunal to ensure that an accountable mechanism is set up in Uttar Pradesh to take stock of the performance of the sewage treatment plants, providing for adequate funds for upgrade and maintenance as required and for attending to all…

Read More

Hyderabad: HMWSSB bags award for best sewerage treatment plants

eawater

Another award bagged by Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWSSB) from an international magazine called ‘Water Digest’ for the best Sewerage Treatment Plants (STPs), 2022 to 2023. The award was presented to Managing Director Danakishore by Jalamandali Project Director Sridhar Babu on Saturday. Babu received the award from Union Minister for Hydropower Gajendra Singh Shekhawat in Delhi. Shekhawat termed Hyderabad as “The city that is treating 100 percent sewage water in the country”. Expressing happiness, Danakishore said “Besides providing drinking water to everyone in the city, the Telangana…

Read More

Lack of sewage treatment facilities near coast plus marine life at risk

eawater

The CAG has noted that non-availability of sewage treatment facilities in urban local bodies (ULBs) across the coastal areas was posing a major threat to aquatic animals following depletion of oxygen in marine water. Human lives too were at risk due to the increase in toxic elements in marine food. The CAG noticed that CRZ notification 2011 prohibits disposal of waste and effluents into coastal waters and any existing practice of discharging untreated waste and effluents was required to be phased out by January 2013. CAG noted that the action…

Read More