Rain water
To check the depleting groundwater level, the Haryana Urban Development Authority (Huda) has come up with a plan to constitute a special committee. The committee is to be headed by two superintending engineers (SEs) who will visit houses in Gurgaon to check defunct water harvesting pits. As per norms, to obtain a completion certificate from [...] Continue Reading »
The Delhi cabinet has approved a proposal to make rainwater harvesting system mandatory for all new buildings in the city. The government has asked the Delhi Jal Board to come up with the guidelines on the issue. Earlier, the government had proposed that proper water connection should be issued to the buildings which are equipped with [...] Continue Reading »
The district administration has directed that the houses with more than 100 square meters covered area must have rain waterharvesting system in place.A 20 member team has been formed to grant permission to install the systems within 10 days of receiving the application. District Magistrate P.C. Meena has appointed Superintending Engineers concerned of Haryana Urban [...] Continue Reading »
While residents of Mumbai are reeling under water cuts and inequitable distribution of water, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has conceded that equal water supply in all areas cannot be realized until the water audit is complete. The BMC officials have stated each area’s exact demand is pre requisite to ensure equal supply to all [...] Continue Reading »
BBMP has planned to outsource the additional work to clear mess created by the rain. They are planning to outsource the additional resources required during monsoon, as it will be a burden for the BBMP to keep more staff throughout the year. BBMP thinks that this decision will make the cleaning process faster as the [...] Continue Reading »
The storm water line and footpath at Police colony located at Wakad in Pune has raised up issues. When asked about the developments of these civic works, the PCMC civil engineer say that they are laying pipeline for the rain water to recede. To avoid water logging in upcoming monsoon season, PCMC has already commence [...] Continue Reading »
Ashtalakshmi Nagar residents have learnt to live their lives amidst garbage! Among lack of basic amenities they are also facing garbage dumping menace for quiet a time. The residents allege that they are forced to dump their garbage in open plots after rain water stagnates and workers do not turn up for the clearance. Each [...] Continue Reading »
The heavy downpour has left its remarks at Coimbatore low-lying areas wherein the residents in some areas are still struggling with waterlogging woes. Coimbatore Corporation officials however came to the rescue of these residents and restored normalcy in few of low-lying areas. Nearly 140 people are being accommodated at the city corporation schools as the [...] Continue Reading »
