Sewage
To curb additional sewage flow in Chennai city, Chennai Metrowater has planned to introduce three more sewage treatment plants around the city. Currently, there are five plants at different locations which treats around 486 million litres a day (mld) of sewage. The plants which are planned to be set up will be installed in Villivakkam, [...] Continue Reading »
The passerby at 2nd Cross of Koramangala 5th Block KHB Colony in Bangalore have no other go but to hold their breath and walk until they cross this junction! The stench of sewage overflow in this area from roadside drain has turned nearby residents condition worse. The residents are spending days in fear as the drinking [...] Continue Reading »
A new sewage treatment plant will be ready by June in Muttathara as planned by the city corporation. This launch of treatment plant by laying pipes and pumping stations could be done after a lot of dispute. A total of 30 acres were needed to lay the pipes. The only problem for the project faced [...] Continue Reading »
Long awaited Okhla sewage treatment plant was finally inaugurated for the purpose. The 30 million gallons per day plant will not only treat sewage but also generate electricity using biogas. This was a major part of the Yamuna Action Plan-II. The cost of the project is estimated to be around Rs 149.5 crore. Gas-based power [...] Continue Reading »
The delay in National River Conversational Plan (NRCP) has increased the pollution level in Yamuna river, Haryana. According to the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG), the failure of STP’s in Faridabad has resulted in increase of pollution level in Yamuna river. The industrial wastes from Panipat and Faridabad said to be polluting the river in [...] Continue Reading »
Its an era of social media networking! The residents of Bangalore can now tweet the problems regarding overflowing garbage, sewage, irregular water supply. In respect to same, BBMP commissioner M K Shankarlinge Gowda has recently opened a twitter (social media networking site) account. He has requested all the residents to just tweet him whatever civic problems [...] Continue Reading »
The water bodies in the city out-skirts are not spared. The sewage getting diverted to lakes inside the city has however become much common. This pollution has now spread across to the lakes which is out-skirts in Bangalore. Mercury contamination has become a major concern wherein the dead tube-lights are dumped in the lakes causing [...] Continue Reading »
Lack of sewerage treatment plants in Punjab has lead residents illegally dump around 1,250 million litre of sewage. This 60 percent of sewage which is illegally dumped is being a threat to environment in the state. An academic study revealed a fact that untreated municipal sewerage is being disposed in rivers. Ludhiana and Chandigarh are [...] Continue Reading »
