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Regular intake of water is essential for maintaining good health Most of us know that up to seventy per cent of the total body weight is due to water. Although it is present in all parts of the body, it is more present in organs such as lungs and brain and fluids such as blood, lymph, saliva and secretions by the organs of the digestive system. The common belief is that we feel thirsty only when our body needs water. While this is true, recent research studies have indicated that there are several other indicators of inadequate water in some or all parts of the body. Ignoring these indicators can lead to several major diseases. Most of us spend a lot of our working hours in air-conditioned environment so naturally we don't feel thirsty but that does not mean that our body does not need water. Lack of water can lead to fatigue too. So, for your glowing health, drink enough water. Importance of water for maintaining normal health: Just as water helps a seed grow into a tree, it also

NEW DELHI: The water department has been under the chief minister's direct control for the past 15 years. As chairperson of Delhi Jal Board, Sheila Dikshit has been responsible for not only the water supply in the city but also the Yamuna, failure to clean which has become a major embarrassment for the government. At present, Delhi produces around 835 million gallons per day (MGD) of water—at least 300MGD short of the actual demand. The CM's biggest challenge in her current term, and maybe the state's biggest failure, has been to get Haryana to release 80MGD from the Munak canal. While the Congress government in Haryana remains adamant, three completed treatment plants in Delhi await water while many thousands of Delhiites get no water or barely once a day. The government's most controversial step has been to introduce public-private partnership in water distribution. Delhi's supply is marked by leaking pipelines and massive wastage, and the government was keen to

CHANDIGARH: The engineering wing of the Municipal Corporation has decided to install around 25 tubewells in the city to meet the rising demand for water, but the question remains whether the number is enough to tide over the impending crisis during the next summer when the city would lose its share of 9 MGD (million gallons per day) water from Kajauli canal to Panchkula and Chandimandir. The city receives 7MGD water, out of which 67 MGD comes from Kajauli canal. The rest is generated through tubewells. However, the demand touches 110MGD during peak summer. The MC hopes to meet a part of the shortfall with the 25 tubewells —their water generation will be 5 MGD — to come up at different locations at a cost of Rs 8 crore to Rs 10 crore. The plan will be discussed in the monthly house meeting of the MC on Monday. The tubewells will take six to eight months to become operational. Source - TOI - http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/Will-25-tubewells-end-water-woes/articleshow/

PATNA: Concerned over depleting water resources due to soaring population, Bihar government has undertaken an exercise to conserve water along with large scale afforestation. The forest department is carrying out the exercise of water harvesting on mountains by building small structures, secretary environment and forest Dipak Kumar Singh said. The task had been successfully carried out in Gaya, Rajgir, Banka, Rohtas, Kaimur and Jamui having large forest cover alongside mountains, he said. Singh said that since the mountains were near the town, the ground water level was likely to improve in Gaya and Rajgir in next 2-3 years. In Gaya, building of structures had been done on four mountains including Ramshila surrounding the town. In Rajgir, the same had been done on five mountains including Vaibhavgiri, Udaigiri and Vipulgiri, the secretary said. Singh said that in Banka, due to construction of Bounsi dam, the ground water availability in the nearby fields of farmers had increased. Sour

Water released from Ukai dam to facilitate Ganesha immersion in SuratSURAT: Good rain in upper catchments of Tapi river led to substantial increase in inflow of water to Ukai dam on Wednesday morning. This helped the dam authorities increase the release of water for smooth Ganesha immersion process in Surat city. Ukai dam recorded inflow of 1,61,846 cusecs of water at 10am on Wednesday. The inflow is due to good rainfall in some upper catchment stations on Tuesday. Hathnoor recorded 48.4 mm, Burhanpur 23.4 mm, Girna 22.6 mm, Dahigaon30.4 mm, Fhulia 47.4 mm, Savkheda 42.6 mm, Gidhade 40.4 mm and Ukia 66.4 mm of rain. On Wednesday morning, Dahigaon recorded 37.6 mm, Bhusaval 37.4 mm and Hathnoor 16 mm of rain. Dam authorities started release of 40,000 cusecs of water from 10pm of Tuesday to facilitate smooth Ganesh immersion process in downstream of Ukai dam including Surat city. The discharge was increased to 70,161 cusecs from 7am on Wednesday and would continue till 2pm . Water takes

AURANGABAD: Jalna residents received water after 11 days following a technical fault in the Nizam-era pipeline and burst in the newly constructed supply system. The civic body struggled to fix the problems with its sole technician expert in handling both the problems. The water supply was restored on Tuesday evening, four days after the scheduled release of water. Jalna civic body officials said that the repair work was underway on a war footing. The air valve of the motor on the Nizam era pipeline was damaged which could not be fixed due to unavailability of expert technicians. At the same time, the new pipeline burst in another part of the city which had to be repaired. "The air valve of the motor was damaged. It could not be fixed due to unavailability of expert technicians. It was a minor problem. However the engineer required to fix the motor is not in the city and the other engineer lacks the expertise to solve the problem," Babasaheb Manohare, chief officer, Jalna Mun

Water not only cleans your body from inside out but also improves the texture of your skin and hair. We tell you why you should consume enough water. 1. Avoids putting on too much weight If you are one of those people who think that drinking more water causes your body to bloat, you're wrong. It only helps you eat lesser food by filling up your tummy. If you have a huge appetite and you're worried of putting on weight due to eating in larger quantities, water will help you out. 2. Cleans your body Drinking water on an empty stomach, first thing in the morning, helps flush out any toxins in your colon. In a way, your colon is ready to take in all the good nutrients you plan to feed your body for the day. 3. Creates new cells Your body makes new cells everyday and drinking water helps production of these new cells. This allows your muscles to grow and tone up faster after exercising. 4. Boosts metabolism Along with benefiting you in several ways, water also boosts metabolism. Dr

TOKYO: Scientists believe that more than the radioactive water leaking into the sea from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant, the water sitting in 1,000 huge tanks on land is more threatening. Jota Kanda, a professor at Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology and one of the scientists who first pointed out that contaminated water was entering the sea, said that compared with the release of radioactive materials in the initial stage of the crisis, the amount of material now is overwhelmingly small. Kanda said that the discharge does not have a big impact on fish in the sea and the real threat is the highly radioactive water sitting in the more than 1,000 huge tanks on land, the Japan Times reports. According to Kanda's estimates, 17.1 trillion becquerels of cesium-137 was released into the sea in the period between June 2011 and September 2012. He said that although the estimate appears huge, but it is overwhelmingly small when compared with the initial release and the cont

Ara: The entire Bhojpur district is reeling under acute power and water crisis throwing normal life out of gear. On an average, people are getting only four to five hours of electricity every day for the last one month. Educational institutions, domestic consumers, commercial establishments, agriculture and hospitals have been hit hard by power shortage. Load shedding, breakdown and frequent power trippings have made life miserable for the people. The situation is worsening with each passing day but the officials of Bihar State Power (Holding) Company Limited (BSPHCL) said the situation will improve very soon. Interestingly, while the citizens are facing hardship, the officers are engaged in blaming each other for the prevailing situation instead of taking steps to restore power supply. Low voltage and fluctuation are other problems facing the people. People are unable to start their water pumps or charge their mobile sets. Taking advantage of the power crisis, criminals and anti-soci

NASHIK: The Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) has identified a plot admeasuring 12,000 square metres in its Ambad industrial estate for the proposed common effluent treatment plant (CETP). A proposal to allot the plot for the purpose has been sent to its head office for administrative approval. The plot is to be allotted by the MIDC to metal finishing units at nominal rates, which will built the CETP as per the central government's special scheme. There are around 200 metal finishing units in Ambad MIDC area, which release industrial effluent at large. A senior MIDC official said, "We have identified a 12,000 sq mt plot for the proposed CETP project particularly for metal finishers. The plot in located near Ambad village near the industrial estate. We have sent the proposal to our head office for its approval. We will allot the plot to the industry once we get an administrative approval, which is expected in a week or two." "The MIDC will allot a

BELGAUM: The Belgaum Institute of Medical Science (BIMS) will set up an effluent treatment plant (ETP) on its civil hospital premises at a cost of Rs 1.8 crore. The proposal for setting up the plant was sent in 2011 but was sanctioned a couple of weeks ago. It will be set up as per the guidelines of the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board. The work on the new plant will commence once the tender process is completed. Once the ETP comes up, treated water will not got waste. It will be used for cleaning, gardening and various other purposes. The proposed plant tank has a capacity of 1,000 kilolitres. The new treatment plant will help save fresh water which is used for gardening and other non-drinking purposes. "Already the government has released 60 per cent of the sanctioned amount of Rs 1.8crore. We will soon invite tender and work will commence in another two months. The project is expected to be completed in six months," said Dr Ramaiah, director, Belgaum Institute of M

NASHIK: The Bombay High Court (HC) on Tuesday ordered the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) to submit an affidavit by September 30 on when and how it will be constructing the common effluent treatment plant (ETP) in Nashik. The divisional bench comprising Abhay Oka and Gautam Patel was hearing the petition filed by Godavakri Gatarikaran Virodhi Manch against government officials for the pollution of the Godavari river. The HC said the MIDC was shrugging off its responsibility and had no right to point fingers at others for the river's pollution. The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) has also been asked to present a report by September 30 on what action it has taken on erring industries. "These agencies have been asked to submit their affidavits during the next hearing on September 30. The state government has also been asked to appoint four police sub-inspectors and 30 policemen within one month to be posted along the riverbank to check on river p

AURANGABAD: With the technical wing of the Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India - Central Public Health and Environmental Engineering Organisation ( CPHEEO), clearing the Rs 369.40-crore drainage line project, the Aurangabad civic body is optimistic to start the project within the next three to four months. Mayor Kala Oza on Monday said that the project was in the final stages of approval. "We hope to get the approval very soon as most of the technical queries have been addressed. We are in constant talks with Aurangabad MP Chandrakant Khaire. We are also planning a visit to the urban development ministry in New Delhi in the next four to five days to discuss the project," she said. Elaborating on the technical aspects, city engineer Sakharam Panzade said the new project would take care of the city's drainage system till year 2030. "It comprises five sewage treatment plants (STP) with a total capacity of 222 MLD," he said. The current sewage system

VARANASI: The residents of Goithaha village would form a human chain to protest against the proposed sewage treatment plant (STP) in the village under Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM). Congress leader Vijay Shankar Pandey, local residents and gram pradhans of adjoining villages and farmers staged a protest at Goithaha village on Sunday. Pandey said that the STP would affect a population of 10 lakhs of 25 different villages. They are staging protest for past 17 days. The villagers are worried as the STP may lead to several health troubles like skin diseases, typhoid, cholera, jaundice and tuberculosis and also affect the environmenty. They cited the district administration's report which stated said that the people dwelling near Dinapur STP are facing health problems. There is no answer as to where the sludged generated in the plant would go. The STP proposal has no mention about techniques to be used to save ground water from pollution. The protesters have

GURGAON: It's no small task reversing the perennial water crisis that this city is now known to be suffering, a crisis that only promises to deteriorate in the coming years. But to resolve even as mighty a problem, some start needs to be made somewhere. The new water use report for Gurgaon, prepared by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), appears to be a good starting point if the authorities are serious about addressing Gurgaon's water concerns. The report, titled 'Wise Water Use in Gurgaon,' the fruit of around two months of surveying that the CSE team carried out in various parts of the city. "HUDA officials had asked us to help them prepare a plan to improve sewage treatment. We decided to make it a more comprehensive affair," said Nitya Jacob, director of the CSE's water programme, who headed the four-member team that worked on the report. The report recommends, with specifics outlined, steps that the civic authorities can realistically take

KOLKATA: After trident lights, the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has found itself in the midst of another scam - this time over the silt extracted from the city's clogged sewer lines. A special audit ordered by the controller of municipal audit and accounts (CMFA) Debatosh Dasgupta has revealed that 11 contractors engaged in carrying silt from the city's manholes to the Dhapa dumping ground submitted fake bills to the tune of Rs 40 lakh. Acting tough, mayor Sovan Chatterjee on Monday asked the KMC drainage department to delete the names of these contractors from the civic register. But the malpractice appears to have been going on for years and civic officials are still in the dark about the total loss to the civic exchequer because of it. It was Dasgupta who smelt a rat in February when he received files for payment to trucks carrying silt to Dhapa. He sent some of the bills to the civic officials manning the computerized weigh bridge at the Dhapa dumping ground to be v

KOCHI: The Kochi corporation is awaiting the nod from the empowered committee, headed by urban affairs minister Manajalamkuzhy Ali, to start work on the Rs 95-crore sewage treatment plant proposed at Mundamveli. "The work of laying sewer lines will start after we get the nod. All procedures prior to awarding tenders have been completed. We expect to complete the tender for the project by next month," said corporation health standing committee chairman T K Asharaf. The proposed plant will have a capacity to treat 100 million litres a day (MLD) of sewage. Once the project gets rolling, sewage from houses, shops and commercial establishments in Fort Kochi and Mattancherry will be sent to the plant through sewer lines. For this, a 20km-long high density polyethylene (HDPE) pipeline has to be laid. "Besides five pumping stations, we have to construct sumps every 30 metres in the middle of roads. As per the schedule, the work can be completed in two years," said Kerala S

LUDHIANA: Dirty water filled the roads of several areas after a sewage pipe exploded on Chandigarh road on Tuesday. Jamalpur area was the worst hit area. The explosion in the pipe occurred at 12.30 pm, but the Ludhiana municipal corporation did not bother to drain out the water. The authorities just filled the manhole, where the explosion took place, with sand even without repairing the pipe. A B&R department official, on the condition of anonymity, said load on sewerage pipes have increased manifold and absence of storm sewerage has added to the burden. Constant and heavy rains have compounded the matter. According to him, with the rains lashing Ludhiana, pipes at many places could burst anytime. Meanwhile, traffic moved at a snail's pace on the Chandigarh road. Several residents blamed lack of cleaning and ill-equipped MC for the blast. "These pipes have too much of load which results in choking. The situation got worse after heavy rain in morning. The MC should lay new

MYSORE: Being evacuated from houses during floods and other natural disasters is one thing, but residents of Mahadevapura extension in Srirampurapanchayat of Mysore taluk have been forced to evacuate from their houses as their surroundings are flooded by sewage water. Though residents have put their worries before the departments concerned, including deputy commissioner C Shikha, it has yielded no results. The problem has persisted from the past two months in this place which is just 8 km from the city. Having found no respite from officials, the residents have finally vacated their homes. The extension has about 400 houses. About two months ago, waste water from the underground drain (UGD) started accumulating in low-lying areas. Somanayak, a resident, says: "Sewage water earlier flowed through the sericulture department's UGD system. But after that was blocked, the water started to overflow and inundated couple of houses in the area, including mine." The block in the U

ALLAHABAD: A delegation of corporators met additional municipal commissioner of Allahabad Municipal Corporation and urged him to undertake proactive measures to protect the Sewage Treatment Plants (STPs) from floods. They also demanded proper repair of pumps at the pumping station and handed over a memorandum in this connection. Leading the delegation, former corporator and social activist Kamlesh Singh said, "A major portion of the STP at Rasoolabad (Mehdauri) has been submerged in water due to the rising waters in river Ganga and the STP at Salori is also in danger. Therefore, urgent steps should be taken to protect the STPs." He also pointed out that former municipal commissioner Munni Lal Pandey and former district magistrate Sanjay Prasad has raised some objections to the construction of the STPs but they were ignored. He said that he suggested that the flood of 1978 should be kept in mind while undertaking construction of the STPs but all the suggestions were not heede

CHENNAI: Members of a residential colony near Porur woke up on Saturday morning to an unusual scene. The entire area was under knee-deep water though there was no overnight rain. A leak in a two-metre diameter underground pipeline from the Chembarambakkam water treatment plant to the city had flooded the colony, EVP Park Avenue, about 5km from the plant. Officials of Metrowater, said the exact quantity of water lost could not be accurately estimated as water was not being pumped in at maximum pressure through the pipe that was about 8km long. Normally, a pipe of this dimension can carry a maximum of 22,000 litres of water per second under full pressure. Residents demanded an investigation into the quality of pipeline that was laid four years ago, but an official said the problem appeared to be with the valve, not the pipeline. The leak in the area occurred around 5.30am and water continued to pour in till 8am though water supply was stopped in less than hour. A local Metrowater offici

NASHIK: The Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) has decided to make the payment of water bills for the industries online. As part of the first phase of the project, the new system will be launched from the industrial estates of MIDC in Sinnar within two months. The move is likely to benefit around 1,391 industries in Sinnar. Speaking to TOI, an MIDC official said, "We have decided to introduce the online payment system for water bills for the industries. In the first phase, we have decided to begin with Sinnar MIDC area. The online payment system will be operational within a month. We will resume the system for Satpur and Ambad industrial estates of MIDC thereafter. We have also made allocation of resources like manpower, hardware and IT network." "We will be introducing enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems, which would integrate internal and external management information across an entire organization, embrace finance, accounting, etc. We have

BHUBANESWAR: The state government has asked all district collectors to identify rural piped water supply (RPWS) projects that are not functioning due to failure in electricity supply and take steps to activate them. Principal secretary of rural development department C J Venugopal and secretary of energy department P K Jena in a joint letter sent to the collectors recently stated that the state government gave top priority to provide safe drinking water to all habitations through piped water supply schemes. The rural water supply and sanitation organization over the years installed many such projects in the state. "However it is quite discouraging that several of these projects are not functioning due to failure in supply of electricity," the letter said. The letter said, "in view of the importance of these projects, it is necessary to keep them operational". It stressed that district collectors should organize meetings at regular intervals of the department concer

ALAPPUZHA: In a relief to the public, the Kerala Water Authority (KWA) and Public Works Department (PWD) have begun repair works of damaged pipelines in the Cherthala taluk. Commuters were having a tough time on the PWD roads in Cherthala, which were damaged after several pipelines of the KWA burst and were left unattended over the past few months. The TOI had reported the issue on Friday. KWA executive engineer V Chandrasekaran said he convened a meeting of KWA officials from Cherthala on Friday and had directed them to repair the leaking pipelines as soon as possible. "KWA officials visited all the spots and have begun repair works. The leak at Luther Junction on Muhamma-Kanjikkuzhy road was the worst. It was repaired on Friday. Works on the pipeline at Old Cherthala NH has also been repaired," he said. "On Saturday, the KWA and PWD officials visited Thanneermukkom-Kannankara road. The leak here is at the centre portion of the road. We have to dig the road to begin re

AURANGABAD: A group of activists staged a demonstration in front of the municipal corporation building demanding that corporators take up the Jayakwadi water issue with the state government. The agitators on Friday said the peoples' representatives should join the fight to get the government to release more water from upstream dams into the Jayakwadi, the city's only source of drinking water. They resorted to a whistle-blowing agitation in front of the Aurangabad Municipal Corporation (AMC). Raising slogans against the civic body, Jayakwadi Pani Sangharsha Kruti Samiti convener Jayajirao Suryawanshi said the representatives were not being vocal about the issue. "The city is solely dependent on the Jayakwadi and a drop in its water level directly affects the distribution. But the corporators have not pushed for water to be released from dams upstream. We appeal to them to come forward against the injustice," he said. Suryawanshi added that the 99 corporators and five

We are in the health-conscious era. So obsessed we are about our health and fitness that we don't mind reading even disputed theories about health benefits for all we want is to somehow be fit and fine. Slowly, people are waking up to the fact that home remedies are any day better compared to chemical products. So here's something that has existed since our ancestor's times, but we have given it a royal ignore. Wonder what it is? Well, it's the barley seeds. The moment you say barley, the first thing that comes to your mind is beer. But have you ever wondered how healthy barley itself is? The best thing is the seeds are available throughout the year and is the cheapest among all cereals. Here are ways in which you can consume barley. Yes, you have heard that before. Drinking beer has always made you run to the loo a little more frequently than you generally do. Drinking barley water, on the other hand, also induces increased urination which means it flushes out the tox

KORAPUT: The BJD and the BJP having parted their ways, the Congress is hoping to take advantage of the situation in Koraput Notified Area Council (NAC) election due on September 19. If the Congress has its dream fulfilled it will be a sort of revenge the party was long waiting to take against the ruling party. In 2008 the party missed power by a whisker. It won seven out of 15 seats, but could not come to power. The BJD and the BJP were sailing in one boat then as alliance partners. The BJD had won five and BJP two seats respectively. It did not take much time for them to rope in the lone BSP candidate. The chairperson post reserved for ST woman, the BJP got its member in the seat as the BJD's ST woman had lost the election. The scenario has since changed a lot. The BJD, BJP are no more in alliance. And that the NAC has been expanded with 21 seats. The BJP this time has not been able to field its candidates in all the wards. All this has buoyed up the Congress hope to form the cou

MARGAO: Emphasizing on the need to reduce non-revenue water (NRW), officials of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), while speaking at the inaugural session of a two-day national workshop for reduction of NRW in India held on Thursday, urged the government to tackle issues in the water sector at the earliest. At the conference held at a resort in Utorda, Tomohide Ichiguchi, deputy chief representative, JICA India, said that they had 30 engineers from the PWD in Goa in non-revenue water management and its time that they should not sit idle but start action and take measures to reduce the NRW. "Weak financial base and political intervention are two major issues in the implementation of the project in Goa and the lack of asset inventory and management system are responsible for the delay in the JICA project," said Emi Doyle, JICA country analytical in the water sector in her opening remarks. Doyle added that practices in the state were time-consuming such as land acqu

NEW DELHI: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has given two weeks' time to the ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) for filing a response on a plea seeking implementation of rainwater harvesting systems in all Delhi Metro stations. It warned that if respondents failed to deliver, they will have to pay Rs 10,000 each. The bench gave the same direction to the Uttar Pradesh and Haryana governments as they also failed to file their responses. "MoEF, UP and Haryana are yet to file their replies. Time was granted to them twice. By way of last opportunity, let the replies be filed within two weeks," the bench said. The tribunal on April 12 had issued notices and sought the responses of MoEF, the two states, Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA), Central Ground Water Board, city government and the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) on the plea filed by Noida resident Vikrant Tongad. Tongad, in his plea, has claimed that around 6.37 crore litres of water is being lost every