AHMEDABAD: The Union urban development ministry has approved funds under JNNURM for three critical water treatment plants in the city, just before the model code of conduct for polls came into force. The projects had been pending with the JNNURM committee for sometime.
The first is a water recycling and reuse project near Bhavans college. To cost Rs 91 crore, the project will have a water treatment capacity of 60 million litres per day (MLD). Rs 8 crore has been released for the project by the central government. The second project concerns a similar plant at the Pirana water treatment facility which witnesses a large amount of sewage flowing into the Sabarmati. The third water treatment project worth Rs 58.75 crore is being planned for Jal Vihar and Juna Vadaj. "The total worth of these projects is Rs 105.60 crore. The Centre will bear 35% of the total cost," said a senior AMC official.
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Monday, 31 March 2014
Sinnar faces water scarcity for 3rd year running
NASHIK: With the rise in day temperatures, the number of tankers supplying water to the villages in the district has gone up in last twenty days. Despite good rainfall in 2013, the water levels have failed to increase enough to give relief to Sinnar residents, who are facing scarcity-like situation for the third consecutive year.
District administration officials said that the number of tankers supplied in the district has gone up from 34 to 47 within this month. As many as 147 villages and hamlets are getting water through tankers.
Sinnar taluka has the maximum number of villages being supplied water through tankers as of now. Of the 47 tankers deployed in the district, 29 are supplying water in the taluka.
"As many as 15 villages and 108 hamlets in the taluka are facing water scarcity. Hence, 29 tankers have been pressed into service to provide drinking water to the villagers," officials from scarcity branch said.
The number of villages requiring water supply as their own sources of water have dried down has gone up from 24 to 37. Similarly, the number of hamlets requiring water supply to meet daily requirements has from 90 to 110 in the last three weeks.
"There are nine measures that have to be undertaken before opting for starting water tanker supply to any village. The steps include temporary repairs to water sources, identification of water sources nearby and channelising water from them to the village, taking up bore wells to get the water supply source and others before starting of water supply tanker to the area," the official said.
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District administration officials said that the number of tankers supplied in the district has gone up from 34 to 47 within this month. As many as 147 villages and hamlets are getting water through tankers.
Sinnar taluka has the maximum number of villages being supplied water through tankers as of now. Of the 47 tankers deployed in the district, 29 are supplying water in the taluka.
"As many as 15 villages and 108 hamlets in the taluka are facing water scarcity. Hence, 29 tankers have been pressed into service to provide drinking water to the villagers," officials from scarcity branch said.
The number of villages requiring water supply as their own sources of water have dried down has gone up from 24 to 37. Similarly, the number of hamlets requiring water supply to meet daily requirements has from 90 to 110 in the last three weeks.
"There are nine measures that have to be undertaken before opting for starting water tanker supply to any village. The steps include temporary repairs to water sources, identification of water sources nearby and channelising water from them to the village, taking up bore wells to get the water supply source and others before starting of water supply tanker to the area," the official said.
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Thursday, 27 March 2014
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.
"The design of the pool is made in such a way that base of the pool would be touching the ground level but people will have to enter the pool from the first floor. " said an official of SMC." As the land cost in the area is very high we have converted the project in to a multi purpose complex as it will also house an administrative building." he added.
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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.
"The design of the pool is made in such a way that base of the pool would be touching the ground level but people will have to enter the pool from the first floor. " said an official of SMC." As the land cost in the area is very high we have converted the project in to a multi purpose complex as it will also house an administrative building." he added.
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Untreated sewage water: NGT pulls up Centre, state
BHOPAL: National Green Tribunal (NGT) has served notices to Union and state government agencies over untreated sewage water for irrigation of vegetables and fisheries in many parts of state, here on Tuesday.
Central zone bench of NGT comprising Justice Dalip Singh and expert member PS Rao pulled up MoEF, CPCB, state government, farmer welfare, water resource department, fisheries and urban administration to explain why there is neither any sewage water management policy nor policy measures to encourage reuse of treated sewage.
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Central zone bench of NGT comprising Justice Dalip Singh and expert member PS Rao pulled up MoEF, CPCB, state government, farmer welfare, water resource department, fisheries and urban administration to explain why there is neither any sewage water management policy nor policy measures to encourage reuse of treated sewage.
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With sources going dry, water suppliers hike prices
MADURAI: Water tanker suppliers who supply regularly to residential areas in the city have been forced to increase the rates for each load, as most of the water sources have dried up already due to the scorching summer heat. With most of the borewells inside the city limits have dried up, the non-potable water has been supplied by the private tanker trucks.
The truck operators depend on private wells - big agricultural wells on the outskirts - at Kadachanenthal, Oomachikulam and Kochadai areas. Around 100 truck operators are catering the non-potable water needs of the city in a day with more than 200 trips. However, finding water has turned laborious and the price hike has become inevitable, the truck operators say. Based on the distance from these water sources, the truck operators have hiked the prices from Rs 50 to 200. A 2,000 litre load is priced somewhere from Rs 250 to 350; 4000 litre load between Rs 450 and 500 and 6,000 litre load from Rs 700 to 900. Last year, the price per load did not exceed Rs 700 including the bigger tanker trucks which can supply 12,000 litres. With the present rates, 12,000 litres load can be availed only if the customer is ready to shell out Rs 1,200 and more.
K Muthumurugan, a truck operator says that though the demand for water is increasing day by day, finding it has become difficult. "The regular wells we used to fetch water from Kochadai area are drying up and some of them were known to be perennial water sources till last year. We have to wait for hours to get a tanker load of water," he explained. A Alagar, another tanker operator who ferries water from Ooamchikulam area says that they have to hike prices due to the rise in operating costs. "The farm owners have increased the prices per load and we need to travel farther places looking out for water now," he said.
M Ilangovan from Anna Nagar says that the demand for water is so high that the truck operators supply for the highest bidder. "If we bargain on prices, the truck operators are ready to move out looking out for better prices. We end up paying the money they demand. I paid Rs 750 per 6,000 litre load recently which was priced somewhere at Rs 450 last year," he stated.
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The truck operators depend on private wells - big agricultural wells on the outskirts - at Kadachanenthal, Oomachikulam and Kochadai areas. Around 100 truck operators are catering the non-potable water needs of the city in a day with more than 200 trips. However, finding water has turned laborious and the price hike has become inevitable, the truck operators say. Based on the distance from these water sources, the truck operators have hiked the prices from Rs 50 to 200. A 2,000 litre load is priced somewhere from Rs 250 to 350; 4000 litre load between Rs 450 and 500 and 6,000 litre load from Rs 700 to 900. Last year, the price per load did not exceed Rs 700 including the bigger tanker trucks which can supply 12,000 litres. With the present rates, 12,000 litres load can be availed only if the customer is ready to shell out Rs 1,200 and more.
K Muthumurugan, a truck operator says that though the demand for water is increasing day by day, finding it has become difficult. "The regular wells we used to fetch water from Kochadai area are drying up and some of them were known to be perennial water sources till last year. We have to wait for hours to get a tanker load of water," he explained. A Alagar, another tanker operator who ferries water from Ooamchikulam area says that they have to hike prices due to the rise in operating costs. "The farm owners have increased the prices per load and we need to travel farther places looking out for water now," he said.
M Ilangovan from Anna Nagar says that the demand for water is so high that the truck operators supply for the highest bidder. "If we bargain on prices, the truck operators are ready to move out looking out for better prices. We end up paying the money they demand. I paid Rs 750 per 6,000 litre load recently which was priced somewhere at Rs 450 last year," he stated.
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