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.
Saturday, 20 September 2014
Sewage flowing on Ayodhya Nagar road
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.
Read more here - TOI - http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/Greater-Hyderabad-Municipal-Corporation-fails-to-clear-Rs-11-crore-water-dues/articleshow/42946331.cms
AG exposes Karnatakas 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.
Read more here - TOI - http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/AG-exposes-Karnatakas-contradictory-stand-on-Mhadei-Water-Dispute/articleshow/42928900.cms
Saturday, 13 September 2014
2 workers die after inhaling poisonous gas in sewage pit
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
Read more here - TOI - http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/surat/ban-on-effluent-discharge-on-open-land/articleshow/42246335.cms