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NAGPUR: Citizens residing in East, North and parts of South Nagpur will get no water for two days from Saturday morning. The   Nagpur Municipal Corporation   (NMC) and private water operator   Orange City Water Limited   (OCWL) are firm on their plans to execute some works for which the shut down was announced. There were hopes that mayor Anil Sole would step in and stop the shut down but he has remained firm. Sole said the shut down was must to improve the water supply in Nandanvan and Kharabi localities. On his decision to cancel the shutdown for West and South-West Nagpur on April 16 and 17, "Some said there were no immediate gains for it. But the shut down proposed in East and North Nagpur will give immediate results and improve water supply," he said. Accepting the goof-up on the new   Kanhan water pipeline , leader of ruling party Praveen Datke said it was a mistake of the NMC officials. "Zero velocity valves should have been installed before the commissioning

RAJKOT : At least three persons, including two women, were injured when residents of two housing societies clashed in   Junagadh   on Thursday night over filling up a patch of road that had been dug and was blocking the way of tankers supplying water in the area. The patch had been dug up close to Deepali Park on Zanjarda Road for laying a sewerage line. Residents of neighbouring   Shahibaug Society wanted the patch to be filled so that a water tanker could reach them as they had been unable to access a tanker of   Junagadh Municipal Corporation   (JMC) for the last five days. On being approached by residents of Shahubaug Society, JMC sent a water tanker which could only go up to the point near Deepali Park where the road had been dug up. The   tanker driver   and residents of Shahibaug Society requested the residents of Deepali Park to fill up the crater so that the tanker could reach its destination. Sources said the residents of Deepali Park did not agree and there was a heated ex

KOCHI : The state government has decided to set up a   Rs805-crore   drinking water project which will cater to consumers in the city and suburbs, including   Thrikkakara . Inaugurating the revenue collection   centre   of   Kerala Water Authority ( KWA ) at   Thrikkakara   on Friday, water resources minister P J Joseph said the project would provide around 109 million   litres   per day ( mld ) of water. The city, currently, receives about   168mld   from about   240mld   supplied from the   Aluva   water treatment plant. He added that the state government has submitted various projects to the tune of Rs 5,000 crore to the Union government. Meanwhile, the non-revenue water management (NRWM) wing of KWA has found that around 22mld is being siphoned off illegally, pointing to rampant water theft in the city. This is over and above the 25% water supply loss suffered daily. From 168mld supplied from the Aluva pump house daily, around 64mld is unaccounted for, according to KWA officials.

PUNE: The water supply department of the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) will be implementing a pre-paid card system to keep accurate record of the quantum of water supplied to tanker operators. The move   follows demands by civic activists that the corporation should have accurate records of water supplied from the PCMC storage reservoirs to the tanker operators. Some activists had suggested that water meters be installed at each reservoir to keep track of water supply. The corporation had also appointed contractors, who would provide water by tankers to areas with inadequate supply. Executive engineer of the water supply department, Sharad Jadhav, said, "The tanker operators will be provided with pre-paid cards up to a certain amount. They will be asked to swipe at the storage reservoirs to fill tankers. The corporation will install reading devices at every filling reservoir. Once they have swiped, the amount will be deducted from the card and the operator will

NEW DELHI: The government's plan to detach tribal rights from clearances to projects requiring forestlands partially boomeranged after the Supreme Court on Thursday ordered that the gram sabha should decide if their customary and religious rights would be impacted by Vedanta's proposed bauxite mining in Niyamgiri hills in Odisha. The decision will dampen the pressure within the UPA to further dilute the norms that empower tribal gram sabhas under the Forest Rights Act to give consent to projects requiring forestlands. A report prepared by the PMO in December 2012 had recommended that the rights of gram sabhas under the Forest Rights Act to give prior consent to projects should be watered down to operate only in cases of exception. The tribal affairs ministry gave in to the pressure and agreed to the report and the environment ministry followed up by agreeing to do away with the need for consent from gram sabhas for linear projects. But the pressure building u

HYDERABAD: With only four days left for the mega biodiversity meet, host city Hyderabad is still far from pretty, the multi-crore beauty treatment notwithstanding. And painting the ugliest picture is the official venue for CoP-11, Hitex-HICC which is thick with dug-up stretches, broken road dividers, withering saplings, heaps of felled branches and a stinking water body. The unfinished parking lot and helipad, exclusively being re-done for the dignitaries, on Wednesday appeared more like a construction site sitting in the middle of a swamp. Most of the previously planted saplings in and around the venue are on their death bed and being hurriedly replaced with marigolds and other seasonal flowers which, however, have so far failed to uplift the look of the venue, instead only adding to the clutter and chaos. Government-appointed contractors working at the site said that they were confident that they would succeed in fixing every gap in the remaining two-three days to pre

GURGAON: The Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) is planning to provide canal water to builders for construction purposes. "The option of supplying canal water to builders is being worked out. The details and the procedure will be finalized soon," said Praveen Kumar, HUDA administrator. As per the tentative plan, builders will have to ferry canal water from Chandu Budhera water treatment plant (WTP) through water tankers. The canal water supply is likely to increase by the end of this month. Till the time builders are allowed to use canal water, they will have to take treated water from the sewage treatment plants (STPs) for construction. After the Punjab and Haryana high court ban on the use of underground water by builders in Gurgaon, the HUDA had decided to provide treated water for construction. According to an estimate, this is saving 2 lakh litres of underground water every day. The HUDA is also providing drinking water to thousands of workers at

PANAJI: While in Spain, the official World Tourism Day host, and the rest of the world, tourism day functions will focus on 'Tourism and Sustainable Energy: Powering Sustainable Development', in Goa, the tourism industry is already adapting to alternative energy sources, like solar energy. For the industry, this brings benefits in two ways: hoteliers save on energy and there are economic advantages. "The tourism industry is already using sustainable energy sources. Most hotels have solar-powered water heaters and use CFL light bulbs. Besides, kitchen equipment that use a lot of energy are being replaced by energy-saving appliances. These cost more, but in the long run the industry saves on energy and running costs," Travel and Tourism Association of Goa spokesman Ralph de Souza said. He proffered the examples of five-star and four-star hotels that are required to compulsorily have sewage treatment plants and who utilize the treated water for gardening

LUCKNOW: To ensure successful conduct of the Maha Kumbh Mela at Allahabad, central government has released Rs 254.64 crore to be sanctioned to 22 departments/institutions. According to an order issued by principal secretary urban development Pravir Kumar, the state government has given its sanction to release Rs 59.05 crore to the public works department, Rs 4.91 crore to Irrigation department, Rs 14.26 crore to UPPCL, Rs 1.95 crore to UPSRTC, Rs 3.60 crore to UPPCDF (Parag), Rs 3 crore to Information department, Rs 28 lakh to Awas Vikas Parishad, Allahabad, Rs 1.29 crore to Tourism department, Rs 1.10 crore to Forest department for renovation of Minto Park in Sangam area, Rs 18 lakh to Horticulture department for producing saplings of ornamental plants and lawn development, Rs 48 lakh to Ayurvedic Unani medical department, Rs 34.27 crore to Medical and Health department and Rs 50 lakh to Homoeopathy department. Similarly, approval has also been granted for releasing Rs 53.9