Swimming Pool Contractor: 2014

Tuesday, 18 November 2014

Effluent Sewage and RO Water Treatment Plant

Sewage treatment plant (Industrial STP System) helps in removing contaminants from wastewater and household effluent, both runoff (effluents) and domestic. It includes physical, chemical, and biological processes to remove physical, chemical and biological contaminants. Its objective is to produce an environmentally safe fluid waste stream (or treated effluent) and a solid waste (or treated sludge) suitable for disposal or reuse (usually as farm fertilizer).

Effluent Treatment Plant is used to make water more acceptable for a desired end-use. Our Commercial Effluent Treatment Plants (Industrial ETP System) covers the mechanisms and processes used to treat waters that have been contaminated in some way by anthropogenic industrial or commercial activities prior to its release into the environment or its re-use. Most industries produce some wet waste although recent trends in the developed world have been to minimise such production or recycle such waste within the production process. However, many industries remain dependent on processes that produce wastewaters. Sewage is generated by residential, institutional, and commercial and industrial establishments. It includes household waste liquid from toilets, baths, showers, kitchens, sinks and so forth that is disposed of via sewers. In many areas, effluent also includes liquid waste from industry and commerce.

Reverse osmosis (used in RO Systems) is a membrane-technology filtration method that removes many types of large molecules and ions from solutions by applying pressure to the solution when it is on one side of a selective membrane. The result is that the solute is retained on the pressurized side of the membrane and the pure solvent is allowed to pass to the other side. To be "selective," this membrane should not allow large molecules or ions through the pores (holes), but should allow smaller components of the solution (such as the solvent) to pass freely. In the normal osmosis process, the solvent naturally moves from an area of low solute concentration (High Water Potential), through a membrane, to an area of high solute concentration (Low Water Potential). The movement of a pure solvent to equalize solute concentrations on each side of a membrane generates osmotic pressure.

Tuesday, 21 October 2014

MCG is to set up sewage and effluent treatment plant in villages of GURGAON

GURGAON: MCG is now going to install a low-capacity sewage treatment plant (STP) and effluent treatment plant (ETP) in every village that comes under its jurisdiction. The existing STP plant and ETP plant are not able to handle the load that’s why the new plan is being formulated to setup sewage treatment plant for each and every village and the cost for this is also being discussed. The MCG had already come under severe criticism for failing to increase the capacity of the existing plant. The untreated sewage is now flowing into the Yamuna River.

Friday, 3 October 2014

Modi-Obama meet: US to help India develop three smart cities

The successful and satisfactory visit to US by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has come up with a great deal to help India to develop three smart cities - Allahabad, Ajmer and Visakhapatnam. Apart from this, provide clean water and sewage facilities in 500 cities in the country. This deal will surely help the Indian government’s plan of developing 100 smart cities and in this regards a large amount of Rs. 7,060 crore was proposed in the Union Budget.

Saturday, 20 September 2014

Trial run of sewage interceptor sewage project to start on Friday

NEW DELHI: The contentious interceptor sewage project, conceptualized by Delhi Jal Board as the answer to the Yamuna's pollution problem, is finally set to be rolled out. The trial run for the first phase of the project, involving interception of 9 million gallons per day of sewage in the Palam drain as it flows into the Najafgarh drain, will begin on Friday and will be commissioned within the next two weeks.

The project involves laying of parallel channels along the three major drains of Delhi—Najafgarh, Supplementary and Shahdara drains. These will intercept sewage from the several smaller drains that flow into these three drains, carrying it to the nearest sewage treatment plant and discharging the treated effluent back into the main drains before they meet the Yamuna.

Sewage flowing on Ayodhya Nagar road

Nagpur: People staying in Dattatray Nagar, a part of Ayodhya Nagar in South Nagpur, are fearing outbreak of vector-borne diseases in their area. The area is grappling with mosquito menace and hygiene issues due to overflowing sewage for the last 4-5 days, highlighting negligence of Nagpur Municipal Corporation in ensuring quality work from private contractors.

A resident of Ayodhya Nagar, New Subedar road Vijay Bhaturkar told TOI that they are mainly worried about the students of NMC Dattatray Nagar School in the locality. "NMC laid new sewage line in our locality. However, instead of flowing underground, the sewage started overflowing on the road from chambers. The overflow starts in the morning, submerging the road. This is happening for the last four-five days and nobody from NMC is paying attention," he said.

Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation fails to clear Rs 11 crore water dues

HYDERABAD: In yet another row between two government agencies, the Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWS&SB) has threatened to stop drinking water supply to several areas unless the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) coughs up Rs 11.26 crore dues.

The water board had in 2009 taken up the responsibility of supplying drinking water through tankers to the 12 GHMC surrounding municipal circles of Alwal, Kapra, Kukatpally, L B Nagar, Gaddiannaram, Malkajgiri, Patancheru, Qutubullapur, Rajendranagar, Ramachandrapuram, Serilingampally and Uppal.

AG exposes Karnataka’s contradictory stand on Mhadei Water Dispute

PANAJI/KERI: The Karnataka government's record in water disputes is a bundle of contradictions, as it is fighting against any diversion of water from the Krishna Godavari basin, but aggressively pursuing a project to link Mhadei's tributaries to the Malaprabha basin, advocate general of the state Atmaram Nadkarni stated before the Mhadei water disputes tribunal.

While pointing out that the Karnataka government has countered such proposals by neighbouring states before the Krishna and Godavari tribunals, contending that there cannot be diversion outside the basin, Nadkarni stated that they are precisely trying to do the same here by diverting Kalasa and other tributaries from Mhadei to link them to the Malaprabha basin.

The state government, which has locked horns with Karnataka over the water dispute, has also succeeded in getting an order from the tribunal to inspect the documents furnished by Karnataka in its dispute over Krishna Godavari water.

Saturday, 13 September 2014

2 workers die after inhaling poisonous gas in sewage pit

CHENNAI: Two workers died after inhaling toxic gas in a sewage pit at a Metrowater facility in Kodungaiyur on Saturday morning during maintenance.

The victims were part of four workers engaged by a contractor for maintenance work in the 10-feet-deep pit maintained by Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board or Metrowater. The gas is suspected to have spewed out after a valve in the pit was opened.

Nandakumar, who went in first, fainted. Seeing him slump to the ground at the bottom of the pit, Jayakumar, who was not aware his colleague had inhaled toxic gases, jumped down to rescue him and met with the same fate. One of the two others standing above was also affected and was taken to a hospital. Security guards of nearby apartment complexes alerted the fire and rescue services, and teams from Manali and Madhavaram arrived. Police too rushed to the spot.
Read more here - TOI - http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/2-workers-die-after-inhaling-poisonous-gas-in-sewage-pit/articleshow/41298451.cms

Ban on effluent discharge on open land

BHARUCH: District administration has banned discharge of effluent water on land other than sites notified by Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB). A notification was brought out by Collector Vinod Rao after recent incidents of tankers caught while discharging effluent waste into open lands in the district. The notification says that strict action will be initiated against culprit industries and tanker owners violating the notification.
Read more here - TOI - http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/surat/ban-on-effluent-discharge-on-open-land/articleshow/42246335.cms

Monday, 8 September 2014

Sewage treatment plan sinks as malls, flats rise

CHENNAI: Shopping malls, hotels and apartment continue to mushroom across the city attracting more people and spewing more sewage, but the city corporation's proposal to make sewage treatment plants compulsory in large commercial establishments remains on paper for more than three years.

In November 2011, the city corporation passed a resolution making sewage treatment plants compulsory in shopping malls, theatres, hotels and hospitals to reduce sewage overflow and curb wastage of water. Nobody, not even corporation officials, seem to know the fate of this proposal.

"We are waiting for the state government approval for the plan," is what a corporation official would say, that too on condition of anonymity. Several residents near large commercial establishments complained that sewage often overflows in their locality. This is because complexes generate more sewage than the drains can take. On General Patters Road and Bharati Salai in Royapettah, this is a perennial problem.
Read more here - TOI - http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Sewage-treatment-plan-sinks-as-malls-flats-rise/articleshow/41046527.cms

Drains clogged, sewage floods roads

GHAZIABAD: Monsoons may not have hit Ghaziabad with all their ferocity, but the showers have been enough to overwhelm the city's drainage system. Waterlogging in Vasundhara, Vaishali and Indirapuram has pushed the spotlight on outdated and poorly-maintained drains, about which complaints by residents have so far fallen on deaf ears.

Sangeeta Sharma, a resident of Paradiso Apartment in Ahimsa Khand 2, said, "

Sewage water flows back into our area because there's no proper drainage system. I have lodged complaints with the GDA but no action has been taken yet."

A few residents believe the inadequate drainage system is not the only problem that needs to be addressed. "Yes, water-logging is a major problem, but not the only one. Littering of non-biodegradable garbage such as polythene is the real culprit. GDA needs to clean the drains regularly, which is not happening," said Ekta Chauhan, a teacher at DPS Indirapuram.

Sunday, 31 August 2014

Water-borne diseases spreading in Manda, Koraon blocks

Supply of contaminated water is the key reason behind spreading of water-borne diseases in villages falling under Manda and Koraon blocks. Health teams visited several villages after death of eight children and revealed that villagers have no source to get pure and fresh potable water.

Majority of villagers are drawing potable water from wells which were not cleaned for decades. At Barwari Kala village, villagers are forced to drink contaminated water from wells frogs are present.

Resentment is brewing among people against the failure of district authorities to arrange pure potable water as they have been forced to drink contaminated water from wells or handpumps. This has also led to a rise in water-borne diseases.

Health department officials claimed to have distributed chlorine tablets on Friday. Villagers complained about lack of water resources. They claimed that they are solely relying on wells and old handpumps. The villagers were not more cautious to detect impurities. As far as cleaning is concerned, they used to filter water with the help of clothes which too remain mostly dirty.

Read more here - TOI - http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/allahabad/Water-borne-diseases-spreading-in-Manda-Koraon-blocks/articleshow/41288501.cms

How to avoid water retention

Do you often feel like you've gained a few inches overnight, especially around the abdomen, or your limbs? That the rings you were wearing comfortably till yesterday are suddenly becoming tighter? Are your regular shoes digging into the skin?

IS IT WATER RETENTION?
Well, all of these symptoms are a true indicator of water retention or edema. Most people retain some amount of water, which is fairly normal. However, women tend to retain more water because of the hormonal fluctuations in their bodies during premenstrual syndrome (PMS). While PMS is a major cause of water retention among women, this phenomenon can also be a symptom of serious underlying health complications, like kidney diseases, thyroid, heart or liver malfunction etc.

DRINK MORE TO FLUSH MORE
One of the most paradoxical but effective ways to deal with water retention is to give your body ample fluid intake in the day. Here's the logic - the more water you drink, the more your body will flush out. The lesser you consume, the more your body will retain. Thus, make sure you consume an average of 10-12 glasses of water a day to prevent your body from behaving like a reservoir and storing it.

Read more here - TOI - http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/health-fitness/health/How-to-avoid-water-retention/articleshow/40338505.cms

Parts of UP under flood water, while others face long dry phase

LUCKNOW: The crests and troughs in rainfall patterns have triggered a dual problem of floods and drought in parts of Uttar Pradesh. Even as several districts along the IndoNepal border are recovering from floods, 12 districts of West and East UP are reeling under drought-like conditions.

Though UP government has not officially declared drought yet, officials of the agriculture department confirmed sowing of paddy was delayed in some parts due to delayed scanty rains. In West UP , chief PRO, Ganna Sansthan, B S Bisht, said, "On the basis of GPS mapping conducted this year, sugarcane acerage in UP reduced by 6.4%. This may be attributed, partially, to rainfall deficit."

According to official data, acerage has reduced drastically in the Meerut division, by 11.4%, while the fall in the Moradabad and Saharanpur divisions is by 4.2% and 0.5% respectively . The impact of this reduction on yield, Bisht said, is not known yet as the survey is yet to be conducted.

According to government data, this year's sugarcane acreage in UP has reduced to 22,09,888 hectares from last year's 23,60,266 hectares.

Read more here - TOI - http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Parts-of-UP-under-flood-water-while-others-face-long-dry-phase/articleshow/41149298.cms

Water board deputes ex-army men to collect over Rs 1,000 crore dues

HYDERABAD: The Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWS&SB), which failed to recover nearly Rs 1,000 crores from defaulters, has now roped in ex-servicemen to collect the arrears.

According to water board records, 3.27 lakh defaulters have been identified and 'red notices' served on 2.72 lakh to collect nearly Rs 1,000 crore dues. However, so far, less than10,000 defaulters have come forward to clear their dues after water board officials threatened to register cases and seize assets. Though the water board has a separate 'vigilance team' headed by a former army officer, they were unable to cover the entire city and peripheral municipal circles.

"It has become a tough task to collect dues worth Rs 1,000 crore from chronic defaulters. We have constituted 'vigilance task force' (VTF) teams in each operation and maintenance (O&M) division to collect dues. The water board had deputed VTF teams in divisions IX (KPHB Colony, Hasmathpet) and X (Saroornagar, Dilsukhnagar, Sahebnagar) last month and successfully collected dues worth Rs 13 lakh from defaulters," HMWS&SB director-revenue, P Suryanarayana told TOI.

Read more here - TOI - http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/Water-board-deputes-ex-army-men-to-collect-over-Rs-1000-crore-dues/articleshow/41145383.cms

Water tariff agenda too on the cards

CHANDIGARH: Deferred in the last house meeting owing to time crunch, water tariff agenda is coming up for detailed discussion on Friday.

According to the new plan, the civic body has revised the plan by enhancing the tariff to curtail the misuse of water in northern area of the city. If MC passes the revised tariff plan, then the authority will be able to earn a revenue of Rs 36.30 crore more.

The MC has analyzed last one year's data of all consumers under MC and concluded: "There are 1,50,000 water meter connections across categories such as domestic, lawn, commercial, semi-commercial, institutional, government, industrial, etc. in the city. It has been found that out of 1.2 lacs consumers of domestic category, about 13,760 consumers are having water consumption more than 60 kl per month, which is much higher than the normal water consumption. Further, the analysis shows that consumption is more in northern sectors as compared to the other sectors and some sectors?2, 3, 4, 5 and 9?are drawing more than 1,000 litres of water per day as against the average domestic demand of the city, 252 litres. This is due to the fact that the houses are of size one kanal or more in these sectors and drinking water is used for irrigation of lawns causing wastage/misuse of water."

Read more here - TOI - http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/Water-tariff-agenda-too-on-the-cards/articleshow/41133510.cms

13 illegal water connections discontinued in Rajkot city

RAJKOT: In order to maintain the water distribution smooth in the city, Rajkot Municipal Corporation (RMC) has launched a drive to find out illegal water connections and electric motors which are being used to pump waters in different parts of the city. According RMC officials, on Thursday, 13 such illegal residential water connections in Kasturi residency in ward number 13 were disconnected by RMC's water works department.

Earlier, over 100 illegal water connections have been disconnected by RMC in last two months. "We were receiving complaints of irregular water supply from some parts of the city. So we launched a drive to check smooth water distribution. Electric motors are not allowed to draw water. So, we also seize electric motors if we found them in water drawing in our drive'' said an official from Water works department.

Read more here - TOI - http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/rajkot/13-illegal-water-connections-discontinued-in-Rajkot-city/articleshow/41116133.cms

Plastic waste may trigger water bombs in Himalayas

Unfortunately, this is the ugly truth of the Himalayas. The heap, which includes biodegradable plastic, can be found just four kilometres from Shimla in the reserved forest of Lalpani. And this is not an isolated pocket either. The amount of plastic and other bio-degradable waste in the Himalayas is growing at an alarming rate and wreaking havoc with this fragile ecosystem. Trekkers and tourists have become litterbugs, who don't think before tossing a juice can or wafer wrapper by the mountainside.

To save the fragile ecology of Himalayas, the Himachal Pradesh government on October 2, 2009, banned the use, storage, sale and distribution of all types of polythene bags. On October 2, 2011, the government imposed blanket ban on the use and storage of nonbiodegradable disposable plastic cups, plates and glasses and warned that violators would be fined up to Rs 5,000. Himachal Pradesh was the first to ban plastic and polythene bags. This photograph is, however, proof that the law is totally ineffective.

Read more here - TOI - http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/environment/pollution/Plastic-waste-may-trigger-water-bombs-in-Himalayas/articleshow/41053304.cms

New water system empowers tribal women across villages

VISAKHAPATNAM: Till about a year ago, 12-year-old B Madhavi, V Bharathi and Anjali Kumari had to trudge along the hilly terrain to fetch drinking water in metal pots from a stream nearly two to three kilometres away from their homes, not once but three to four times a day instead of attending school.

Of course, the mucky water they collected for drinking purposes required no lab test to tell how contaminated it was considering that washing, cleaning and morning ablutions were all done in the same spring water, leading to various health and sanitation problems.

But today, thanks to the efforts of a non-governmental organization, Visakha Jilla Nava Nirmana Samithi (VJNNS) they are back at school. VJNNS with support from NGO Arghyam, which was founded by IT tsar Nandan Nilekani's wife Rohini Nilekani, has provided 3,798 households in 62 remote villages across four tribal mandals of Vizag -- Chintapalli, GK Veedhi, Koyyuru and G Madugula ? access to 24X7 safe and sustainable water supply at their doorstep, 365 days a year, through the Neeru-Aaroghyam project.

Incidentally, availability of potable water has been a perpetual problem in the tribal areas of Vizag. And though successive governments have announced water projects but they failed to materialize as these require uninterrupted power supply. The beauty of the seven-step VJNNS water supply system is that the gravity-fed water supply system (GFWSS) requires no power or electricity.

Read more here - TOI - http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/visakhapatnam/New-water-system-empowers-tribal-women-across-villages/articleshow/41049165.cms

Sunday, 24 August 2014

Goa govt announces new sewage pipeline from Arlem to Sirvodem

Porvorim: Fatorda independent MLA Vijai Sardesai slammed the PWD for failure to address the problem of "raw sewage" spilling in to fields along the 9km stretch from Arlem to Sirvodem, prompting PWD minister Ramkrishna 'Sudin' Dhavalikar that work on a new pipeline will begin there this year and work will be completed byMarch 2016.

In his starred question, Sardesai said that the 9km stretch from Arlem to Sirvodem had "springs" of raw sewage spilling in to the fields. "Forget farmers, not even cattle will go there," Sardesai said. Reminding of past assurances given of estimates being prepared, Sardesai demanded to know when the work would start. He said there was a "lake of sewage" there, creating a huge problem of pollution.

Read more here - TOI - http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Goa-govt-announces-new-sewage-pipeline-from-Arlem-to-Sirvodem/articleshow/40211567.cms

Drains clogged, sewage floods roads

Tamil Nadu to set up sewage plant at Kodungaiyur

CHENNAI: Chief minister J Jayalalithaa on Friday announced a series of integrated drinking water projects for water-starved Tamil Nadu. Making suo motu announcements in the state assembly, she said her government would implement six integrated drinking water schemes totalling 1,672 crore.

To meet growing water needs of industries in Manali and Minjur in North Chennai, she announced setting up a 45mld sewage recycling plant at Kodungaiyur at 255 crore to serve industries and power generation stations.

She said a rainwater drainage system covering expanded areas under Chennai Corporation would be implemented at 1,101.43 crore, even as a project report had been prepared for a massive integrated drainage system estimated at 4,034 crore for the city.

Read more here - TOI - http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Tamil-Nadu-to-set-up-sewage-plant-at-Kodungaiyur/articleshow/39908517.cms

The capital city's open 'sewage line'

PANAJI: In 2005, a new, 12.5-million-litres-per-day sewerage treatment plant (STP) at Tonca raised hopes for a dying St Inez creek. Almost a decade later, the creek continues to be stifled by sewage from households along its route and, as citizens allege, from the plant itself.

Till almost a decade ago, the old 4.5mld plant of the late 1960s had to cough out raw sewage into the 3.6km-water body, as the plant's capacity had proved inadequate to cope with the capital city's needs.

Today, a sizeable output from households unable to link to the central sewerage line and hutments without privy facilities are contributing significantly to the pollution of the creek. Citizens allege that the new plant itself is releasing massive quantities of sewage into the creek and this is done clandestinely at night.

"It is easy to blame slum-dwellers for releasing sewage into the creek or defecating in it, but it is the STP, which clandestinely releases sewage into it," alleges Savio Fonseca, a local resident.

Read more here - TOI - http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/The-capital-citys-open-sewage-line/articleshow/39779042.cms

Faulty connection spews sewage on road in Pimple Saudagar

PUNE: Overflowing manholes on a road near Challenger Public School in Pimple Saudagar are causing waterlogging besides giving out unbearably foul smell.

Machindra Kale, who lives in a housing society nearby, said the problem is not new. "The drainage line overflows every year after a heavy spell of rain. This year, it has been happening for the last 15 days or more. If you look carefully, one of the manhole covers has been deliberately kept open. It looks like the pipeline cannot bear the load of the sewage that flows through it," said Kale, who has stopped taking his grandson out for a walk because of the mess and the foul smell.

The leakage poses health challenge not only for the school and a multispecialty hospital nearby, but also for several multi-storeyed premium housing societies located on the road adjacent to the new road.

Read more here - TOI - http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/Faulty-connection-spews-sewage-on-road-in-Pimple-Saudagar/articleshow/39717250.cms

Jusco starts auto sewage pumping & control system

JAMSHEDPUR: Jamshedpur Utilities and Services Company (Jusco) has implemented an automated sewage pumping and control system in the city in a first of its kind attempts to save water and energy as well prevent pollution due to real-time information availability.

With 24 hours and seven day sewage pumping system and services, the company has introduced a system that can control and monitor all the 10 sewage pumping stations through internet-enabled supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA).

The city-based utility services firm Jusco maintains 10 sewage pumping stations which convey the city's sewage to two sewage treatment plants located at Bara and Bistupur, respectively.

Read more here - TOI - http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ranchi/Jusco-starts-auto-sewage-pumping-control-system/articleshow/39400297.cms

Friday, 15 August 2014

National Ganga River Basin Authority approves sewage treatment plant at Bithoor

KANPUR: A team of National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA) met the officials of Kanpur Development Authority on Wednesday evening and expressed interest in the River Front Development Project. NGRBA team had also approved a proposal to set up a sewage treatment plant at Bithoor which will cost Rs 60 crores.

The KDA team demonstrated its ambitious River Front Development project of Rs 300 crores before the visiting team. The NGRBA team asked KDA to give proposal of the first phase in which the bank between Ganga Barrage and Bhairoghat had to be developed. The KDA apprised the team that under this project, vacant land along the 11-km long bank from Ganga Barrage to Jajmau would be developed as picnic spot and entertainment parks.

The team was told that construction of pathways, picnic spots on vacant land and road to access river along with parking lot would be developed under the project.

Read more here - TOI - http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kanpur/National-Ganga-River-Basin-Authority-approves-sewage-treatment-plant-at-Bithoor/articleshow/38991208.cms

6 sewage plants to be set up as first step in Ganga cleaning

NEW DELHI: Kicking off the process to implement its ambitious clean Ganga mission, the Centre has sanctioned six new sewage treatment plants (STPs) for different cities and towns along the river in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and West Bengal.

These STPs, cleared under the national mission for clean Ganga (NMCG), will come up in Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh; Beur, Karmalichak and Saidpur (Patna) in Bihar and Budge Budge and Barrackpore in West Bengal at an estimated cost of Rs 1058 crore. Thus the environment ministry has set the ball rolling by clearing these six plants\networks which will treat over 113 million litres per day (MLD) of sewage.

There are a number of other plans lined up for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's pet project, which are to be announced in due course after studying the feasibility reports.

"These new plants will add up the capacity to treat sewage in these cities\towns. The Centre will bear 70% of the cost of these new projects," said the environment minister Prakash Javadekar, explaining how the STPs are important to stop filth from going into the river.

Replying to a debate in Lok Sabha on Tuesday, the minister rued the poor functioning of the existing STPs in different states due to shortage of electricity and expressed the need to ensure proper functioning of these plants in future.

Read more here - TOI - http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/environment/developmental-issues/6-sewage-plants-to-be-set-up-as-first-step-in-Ganga-cleaning/articleshow/38985000.cms

PWD plan for waste water use at construction site

Panaji: When residents of two buildings in Campal flush their toilets in the near future, they need not feel a sense of guilt at tossing the state's precious resources down the drain.

If all goes well, PWD will pipe a small quantity of the 12.5 million litres daily (mld) of effluent water available at the sewage treatment (STP) at Tonca to the site where the two buildings are coming up for productive use, instead of flushing it wastefully into the Mandovi river.

Later, this pipeline to the construction site will be useful to supply water to the flats in the two buildings for flushing of toilets.

"We are in the process of floating a tender to lay a pipeline to Campal to allow the use of the water at the construction site," PWD executive engineer, Dilip Dhavalikar said.

PWD officials have claimed in the past that the STP effluent water is good enough for drinking. "The coliform and e coli parameters are important and they have to be nil. If the water is chlorinated in the final stage, then it can be used even for bathing," a source said.

Read more here - TOI - http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/PWD-plan-for-waste-water-use-at-construction-site/articleshow/40287975.cms

Water tanks to be built for Bhama Askhed project

THANE: The Thane water polo team had to be content with silver at the state championship against host Pune that won 12-6.
"We gave our best but the defense line of the Pune team was much stronger, which thwarted us to get into the net. We had to be content with the runners-up title," said Uday Uttekar, a leading player from Thane.

Read more here - TOI - http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/thane/Silver-medal-for-Thanes-water-polo-team-at-state-championship/articleshow/40287753.cms

Water tanks to be built for Bhama Askhed project

PUNE: The standing committee of Punemunicipal corporation has given approval for building seven water storage tanks as part of the scheme to procure water from BhamaAskhed dam for the city.

"Total seven tanks are to be built to start with. The tanks will be built in different areas on the Ahmednagar road. These areas include Kalas, Dhanori, Vadgaonsheri, Yerawada, Wagholi and Kharadi," said Bapu Karne, chairman of the standing committee. The committee took the decision in a meeting on Tuesday .

The Bhama Askhed project will have a 42-km pipeline from the dam to the Pune Municipal Corporation limits. Two km of the pipeline will be on private property. According to a government resolution, 1.3 TMC water from Bhama Askhed has been allocated to PMC to meet its drinking water needs.

Read more here - TOI - http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/Water-tanks-to-be-built-for-Bhama-Askhed-project/articleshow/40266027.cms

Marathwada suffers worst water crisis

AURANGABAD: Marathwada is the only region in the state which is being supplemented with hundreds of water tankers in the midst of the monsoon this year. As many as 559 villages and 365 hamlets from across the 76 talukas of the eight districts in the region are being supplied drinking water through tankers now.

Read more here - TOI - http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/aurangabad/Marathwada-suffers-worst-water-crisis/articleshow/40251824.cms

Wednesday, 30 July 2014

Erode may soon get effluent treatment plant

COIMBATORE: In an attempt to prevent river Cauvery going the Noyyal way, the state government is planning to explore the possibility of replicating the zero liquid discharge formula and Common Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP) for the dyeing and bleaching units functioning in Erode.

State minister for Environment and Pollution Control, Thoppu ND Venkatachalam, reviewed the situation in Erode and Namakkal districts on Sunday morning along with senior officials from the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board and respective district administrations. As of now, they are floating a proposal for the installation of a CETP in Erode and another one along Komarapalayam and Pallipalayam near Namakkal district. The stakeholders of dyeing and bleaching units also participated in a joint sitting with the officials during which it was decided that the state would release an interest-free financial package for the setting up of the said CETP units.

"We decided to conduct the review meeting to analyse the situation and hold a discussion with both stake holders and officials to devise a solution to prevent further pollution of River Cauvery. The major concern pertains to small and medium units that cannot set up their own effluent treatment plants. We plan to take the proposal to chief minister J Jayalalithaa who will make the final announcement," said Thoppu Venkatachalam.

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Delhi Jal Board step to increase use of treated effluent

NEW DELHI: In a bid to increase use of treated effluent for irrigation, horticulture, construction etc, Delhi Jal Board has installed filling points at its major waste water treatment plants. It has also written to other government agencies, asking them to replace potable water with treated effluent for non-drinking uses.

DJB sources said filling points have been provided at the Kondli, Rithala, Coronation, Keshopur, Mehrauli and Okhla treatment plants. "The biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) of the treated effluent is less than 20 parts per mission while total suspended solids (TSS) are less than 30ppm, making it ideal for non-potable purposes. We are distributing 142.2 million gallons per day of treated effluent.

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Extra Ganga water now from Aug 15

GHAZIABAD: The proposed increase in supply of potable water for Ghaziabad and Noida residents under Ganga Action Plan Phase-II, which was set to begin in July, has now been pushed to August 15.

Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam (UPJN) is laying pipelines under railway tracks near ABES Engineering College in Ghaziabad for the water that originates from the Ganga in Haridwar. Box culverts have already been placed under the tracks and pipes are being fixed.

"There is some work pending in joining the pipes. We hope to conduct trial runs on the pipeline soon," said R K Agarwal, project manager, UPJN.

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Water projects: Rs 1,050 crore JNNURM funds lying unused

HYDERABAD: A file pertaining to granting administrative sanction to five water-related projects at a cost of Rs 1,050 crore is gathering dust. Successive governments have been ignoring it, causing inconvenience to lakhs of citizens in LB Nagar, Serilingampally, Ramachandrapuram and Patancheru municipal circles.

The Central Sanctioning and Monitoring Committee (CSMC) in February had sanctioned Rs 1,050 crore under the transition phase of Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) to the Hyderabad Metro Water Supply and Sewage Board (HMWS&SB) to complete five major projects.

The CSMC has cleared a comprehensive water supply scheme for GHMC Serilingampally circle at a cost of Rs 439.51 crore, water supply distribution network for LB Nagar circle at Rs 365.17 crore, laying a 1800 mm diametre pipeline from Osmansagar to Asifnagar water treatment plant (WTP) in place of the existing water conduit at Rs 109.039 crore, distribution network for Ramachandrapuram municipal circle at Rs 78.89 crore and water supply distribution network for Patancheru municipal circle at Rs 58.198 crore.

Following the sanction, the Water Board approached the then united AP government but its pleas fell on deaf ears. The model code of conduct came into force subsequently. They therefore knocked on the doors of the AP chief electoral officer (CEO) again to process the file on tender notification but to no avail. "After the Telangana government came into existence, we approached the MA&UD department and asked them to issue the necessary GOs regarding administrative sanction to the five projects," HMWS&SB projects director M Satyanarayana told TOI.

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No BMC plan to roll back water cut

Mumbai: Though heavy rainfall in catchment areas in the past 24 hours has added 32 days of water stock, the BMC has no plans to withdraw 20% supply cut any time soon. Only, the threat of the BMC increasing the cut has eased.
On Monday, the total water stock in all the lakes stood at 3.7 lakh million litres and on Tuesday rose to 4.9 lakh million litres. Civic officials said it is too early to roll back the cut as the city needs 12.5 lakh million litres for the entire year and it does not have even half the requirement so far. "The cuts will continue for a while.

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Wednesday, 16 July 2014

New treatment plant in Gurgaon generates power from sewage

GURGAON: Haryana Urban Development Authority (Huda) has taken measures to utilize methane gas produced at Dhanwapur sewage treatment plant to meet its electricity requirement.

SDO B D Yadav said 1750kW power is needed to run the two STPs of 168 million litre per day (MLD) capacity. However, with the construction of new 100 MLD plant, 800kW power will be generated from the methane produced at the facility.

"The newly constructed 100 MLD plant is being run on trial since July 1 and within three weeks it will be fully functional. After the three months trial is over, the methane gas produced by the plant will be used to produce 800kW of electricity," said Yadav.

He further said that earlier the 68 MLD plant used to dispose the untreated water into the Najafgarh drain. "With the new 100 MLD STP in place, tertiary treatment of 25 MLD waste water will be possible which can be supplied to builders for use at construction sites," he said.

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Sunday, 18 May 2014

Pune to have 10 new pools by next year

PUNE: Ten new swimming pools will come up in different parts of the city by next summer. Officials of the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) said that most of the swimming pools are coming up in the fringe areas of the city as it has been a long pending demand of the residents in these areas.

The establishment department of PMC is implementing this project. "The construction of the pools is underway. It will be ready by the end of this financial year," said Sandeep Khandwe, executive engineer of the department.

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SMC to build elevated swimming pool for public

SURAT: It is not uncommon to have swimming pool either made in terrace or on floors of the private multi storey apartments. However till now in Diamond city of Surat, Local civic body doesn't have any swimming pool for public purpose that is an elevated structure.

Keeping this fact in mind, Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC)'s Public works committee has approved the estimates of Rs 8.86 crore to construct the city's first elevated swimming pool. This pool will be built on reserved plot of SMC located opposite DRB Bhana College

In Vesu . The pool will be of 25x50 meters and there will be a man empowerment center . There will be parking on ground level , plant room , change room, exercise room, reception, refreshment segment , store and passage also come up on ground level of the structure.

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Admin order to shut 'illegal' swimming pools

GURGAON: The district administration issued an order on Thursday stating that all the swimming pools in the city lacking requisite permissions should be closed immediately, failing which they would face legal action.

The order came from deputy commissioner Shekhar Vidyarthi, who is also the chairman of the district sports council. He said that the swimming pools without licences would be sealed and owners or operators would face action.

He said that several housing societies, hotels, firms, educational institutions and resorts had swimming pools on their premises without a valid licence.

The order came a couple of days after two children drowned in a pool in a school on Sohna Road. Most of the establishments TOI spoke to claim to have requisite permissions and said they will remain unaffected by the edict. "All the pools in DLF are run only after necessary permissions. The approvals are taken without fail," said Sudhir Kapoor, president of DLF City RWA.Authorities claim to have all the necessary permissions at the pools being run in clubs. "We can't run the pools without necessary permissions," said Rohit Malik, director (estate) of DLF Limited.

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High & dry: Water supply to be disrupted today

BHOPAL: Water supply in several areas of the city would remain disrupted on Sunday and Monday due to repair works in Kolar water scheme pipeline.

On Sunday, morning water supply would be affected in E1-5 of Arera Colony, Railway Colony, Habibganj, Janta Quarters, Char Imli, Panchsheel Nagar and others.

Similarly, evening water supply would be affected in JP Nagar, PGBT College, Shahjehanabad, Chandbad, Arif Nagar, Ibrahimganj, Bhopal Memorial Hospital, Congress Nagar, Janta Quarters, Sai Baba Nagar......

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Two months on, water woes continue in city

AURANGABAD: Even as the country celebrates the new government, Devanagri residents are still going through tough times. Despite efforts, their plea for regular supply of drinking water from the AMC has fallen on deaf ears.

Since February, the water supply system of the entire city has collapsed. At that moment the AMC authorities had shifted the blame to the erratic power supply. "The Aurangabad Municipal Corporation's water distribution system cannot afford disruption in power supply or any technical glitches since it takes long time to restore the water supply to the city," AMC executive engineer Hemant Kolhe had said on March 18.

But even after two months, the supply system has not been regularised in the city. Recently when citizens of many parts complained of irregular water supply, the AMC authorities claimed that they had increased the quantity of water pumping from Jayakwadi reservoir.

"The AMC normally pumps 135-140 MLD water from the reservoir for the city. But due to summer the demand has risen and the AMC is now pumping 156 MLD water and is also recycling about 3 MLD water," Kolhe had said a fortnight back.

But citizens remain unfazed "It is a mystery that even after all efforts to pump extra water from the reservoir, the AMC is neither able to check water loss nor find any solution to tackle water crisis," said Sneha Naldurgkar, resident of Devanagri.

She said, "I have not been receiving drinking water from the last one month and nor has my neighbour. In spite of repeated pleas, ward corporator Sadhana Suradkar has failed to take concrete measures."

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Lose weight with water exercise

Working out and staying fit is a lifestyle many people desire, but many of them just find the environment of the gym intimidating and boring. An expert suggests that water exercises can be a nice variation to loose weight and stay active.

Cristiana Pipoli, aqua aerobics trainer at Jaypee Vasant Continental, feels that aqua aerobics can work wonders for those who do not believe in "working out" in the conventional way.

"This water workout reduces the weight of a person by up to 90 per cent, thus reducing the stress burden on your body's joints. The water also provides a natural resistance to your movements, making your aerobatics workout intense without you realising it. Aqua Aerobics also provides you with cardiovascular and strength training," Pipoli said in a statement.

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West Kochi's wait for water just got longer

KOCHI: After postponing the commissioning of 100 million litres a day (MLD) drinking water project many a time, the Kerala Water Authority (KWA) is now planning to commission the project with half its capacity. The KWA has decided to supply only 50 MLD after the railways failed to give permission to lay a pipeline under the road at the Aroor rail under bridge (RUB).

This would in turn affect residents of Kumbalanghi, Chellanam, Fort Kochi and Mattancherry in west Kochi, the major beneficiaries of the project, who would now have to continue their wait for the essential supply. "We plan to commission the project by the month-end. We will first supplying water to Kumbalam panchayat and Maradu municipality," said R Jayachandran, executive engineer, KWA.

"We hope to supply to areas such as Kumbalanghi, Chellanam, and Mattancherry within three months after completing the laying of the pipeline under the road at Aroor RUB. We will then be able to supply to our 100 MLD capacity," he said.

"The railways has not yet given us the permission to lay the pipeline at Aroor RUB. We have to only lay about 40 metres of pipe under the road," Jayachandran said. The KWA has completed all work, including laying the pipeline along the 22-km stretch from Pazhoor near Muvattupuzha to Maradu and the construction of the treatment plant at Maradu.

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NMC notice to OCW over delays in water works

NAGPUR: Mayor Anil Sole has directed municipal commissioner Shyam Wardhane to issue a show cause notice to Orange City Water for failing to start construction of a water tank in Killa area of Mahal. "Due to the delay, people in Mahal area are getting very low pressure supply," Sole said at Thursday's review meeting of Nagpur Environmental Services Limited, the special purpose vehicle formed to monitor city's ambitious 24X7 water project.

The meeting discussed various water related issues, like low pressure water supply in Central Nagpur due to disruption in valve operation at Boriyapura Main Feeder tank. Wardhane assured to convene a meeting of people's representatives and residents to speed up work of household connections in Central Nagpur. He also directed NESL to take action against OCW if it fails to ensure proper supply of water through tankers in network areas where water crisis is being reported.

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PUNE: Pimpri Chinchwad has over 4,200 unmetered water connections belonging to former corporators, educational institutions, cooperative banks, commercial establishments among others, stated the municipal corporation in response to a RTI query.

Social activist Vitthal Vinod had sought information about unmetered water connections and also the recovery of water tax in the past three years. Apart from the 4,200 unmetered residential connections, there are 94 unmetered commercial water connections in the city, Vinod said. He demanded that municipal commissioner Rajeev Jadhav take this up.

In Pimpri Chinchwad, there are a total of 1,39,421 water connections. The performance of the water supply department in recovering arrears and current demand has also been poor. The water tax dues have been going up every year.

City engineer MT Kamble pointed out that in 2007 under Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM), the civic body had started installing water meters. "Over 1.4 lakh water meters were installed till 2010. But people complained of exorbitant bills and did not pay their bills due to which the collection of water tax was low initially. The civic body then implemented the amnesty scheme to reduce the grievances and encourage people to pay taxes. As a result the collection of water tax and recovery of arrears has increased significantly," he said.

He added that one and a half years around 22,000 water connections without meters found in the municipal limits. "We have installed water meters on 17,700 connections and started collecting water tax as per the meter readings. Now only around 4,200 unmetered connections are remaining where we will install water meters in the next three months and start collecting water tax," said Kamble.

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Traces of cyanide found in packaged drinking water

PUNE: Traces of cyanide, a powerful poison and chemical contaminant, have been found in packaged drinking water during a routine exercise of the Food and Drugs Administration to check samples. This is the first time cyanide has been found in packaged drinking water in the state.

The FDA had collected the samples from two plants located in Jalna and Parbhani districts. The samples were tested at FDA's referral laboratory that confirmed the presence of cyanide in unsafe proportion, following which the body filed an FIR against both the plant owners.

Officials said they will now move court against the plant owners for violating norms of Food Safety and Standards Act 2006, there should be no trace of cyanide in packaged drinking water. Both the plants have been closed down after FDA issued temporary prohibitory orders.

The major source of cyanide in drinking water is discharge from industrial chemical factories. People who drink water containing cyanide for many years could experience nerve damage or problems with their thyroid.

FDA officials had picked up samples of bottled water from the packaged water plant located in Ner village in Jalna district as part of a routine check. They sent the samples to Pune-based State Public Health Laboratory for testing, which found it unsafe for human consumption as it had rod-shaped bacteria called coliform in high proportion.

When the plant owner was informed about the negative test results, he rejected it and asked the officials to reconfirm the results with the government's referral laboratory in Ghaziabad. Officials then sent another bottled water sample drawn from the same plant in the prescribed format to this laboratory. The referral laboratory cited the presence of cyanide about a month and a half ago.

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Water woes: Only 36 tankers for 932 villages

THANE: Water scarcity in rural areas of Thane district has become worse as the Thane zilla parishad administration has arranged for only 36 tankers which are able to supply drinking water to just 144 villages, out of 932. Shahpur taluka has been affected the most as 247 villages are facing water shortage.

As many as 35 villages and 109 tribal areas have been added to the list where potable water is being supplied. But many other villages are battling under water shortage problems. Besides tankers, water is supplied to some remote areas via bullock carts.

Although a remedial plan has been formulated by the administration, the ground reality is different. Villagers are upset with the entire mismanagement as they are facing tough times, especially because of the scorching heat. They feel that the administration must resolve the problem at the earliest.

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Infected water giving rise to diarrhea cases in city

LUCKNOW: With the outset of summer, surge in cases of diarrhea has raised concern of authorities in the state capital. Within five days there were more than 100 cases reported of people suffering from diarrhea after consuming contaminated water.

Talking to TOI, medical superintendent of Sarojninagar community health center Dr A K Verma said "About 50 cases of diarrhea were reported on Tuesday from Rajnikhand of LDA colony, but as of now the situation is under control as we have treated every patient in the area and distributed chlorine tablets to every household."

"This sudden outbreak of diarrhea is the result of Jal Sansthan's sluggish approach towards and poor maintenance of drainage and water system," alleged Dr Verma.

Responding to the allegation of poor maintenance, an official of Jal sansthan of zone-5 said "there was breakage in one of the service lines and sewer water mixed with the supply water polluting it, but we repaired it on Sunday. We are always alert about wear and tear of water and sewer pipelines and it's only this time the situation got serious."

As per another report from a local health officer "at least five more cases of diarrhea were reported in Luv Kush area of Indira Nagar a couple of days back."

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Friday, 25 April 2014

Yavatmal district administration ready to tackle water shortage

YAVATMAL: Despite heavy rainfall in last monsoon, remote villages and high altitude areas in Yavatmal district are likely to face an acute drinking water shortage this summer. Considering this, the district administration is ready with a few measures. According to district collector Ashwin Mudgal, water tankers have already been deployed in three villages.

Mudgal told TOI that he has sanctioned seven short-term works for which Rs30 lakh has been given to Maharashtra Jeevan Pradhikaran." He added that the fund would be utilized for removing topographic problems including repairing of defunct water supply schemes.

The city is supplied water from Nilona tank. Though the treatment plant's capacity is 7.5 lakh litres per day but it is treating only 3 lakh litres per day. "The filtration plant is not working to its full capacity due to water shortage," Mudgal said, adding that the administration has also sanctioned another scheme to lay pipeline between Nilona jackwell and the Chapdoh dam reservoir so that adequate water would be made available to the Nilona plant. "Another Rs30 lakh were sanctioned for this work," Mudgal said.

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Heath sub-centres equipped sans power, water supply

KARAULI: A lot of efforts have been made to improve healthcare facilities in the rural areas, but most of the health sub-centres do not have proper water supply and electricity.

The sub-centres in the rural areas have facilities to help women give birth but there is no electricity and water supply, which leave the facility unused. One such sub-centre is at Mahmadpur. The sub-centre is located in Karauli district on the Sawai Madhopur-Karauli road catering to a population of more than 6,000 people. But it has no electricity and water supply.

Staff members including GNMs and ANMs have to collect water for drinking purposes from houses in the nearby areas. "We have a labour table and other facilities for delivery and there is a trained ANM in the maternal care," said Nand Kishore, a GNM of the sub-centre.

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Forest fire hits water supply in Itanagar

ITANAGAR: A massive forest fire suspected to have been caused by miscreants or illegal timber dealers has disrupted water supply to the state capital.

The fire in the Mopung Mike Hills on Sunday caused severe damage to Itanagar's main water supply line that provides 11 MLD potable water daily to the water treatment plant at Gekar Putung, Itanagar public health engineering and water supply division executive engineer Tadar Mangku said here on Thursday.

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18 villages and colonies will get canal water

CHANDIGARH: Following a detailed study of areas in the city, the municipal corporation's engineering wing has resolved to supply Kajauli canal water to over one-and-a-half dozen villages and colonies having a population between 1.5 and 2 lakh. The study suggested that direct canal supply would be a better means to balance the existing water supply in these areas.

Following its study report, MC has proposed to connect Dhanas village, Sarangpur adjoining colonies, institutional areas with the existing water works situated in Sector 39. Village Khuda Lahora and Khuda Jassu have been proposed to be connected to the water works, situated in Sector 12. Village Khuda Ali Sher and Kamibwala have been proposed to be connected with the existing distribution line near capitol complex.

The report further proposed connecting villages Kishangarh and IT Park with the existing main line near IT Park, and village Raipur Kalan, Mauli Jagran and adjoining colonies with water works situated in Manimajra area. Lastly, Makhan Majra, Raipu Khurd, Behlana would be connected with water works situated in Sector 32.

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