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.
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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.
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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 Waterlogging in Vasundhara, Vaishali and Indirapuram has pushed the spotlight on outdated and poorly-maintained drains, about which complaints by residents have so far fallen on deaf ears.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.

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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.

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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.

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