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Gurgaon : The Huda had notified on Sunday that in the wake of acute water shortage, an FIR would be lodged against anyone wasting water in the city. But, residents in many parts of the city were found violating the order and wasting water by washing vehicles or watering gardens. "When I was leaving for work on Monday morning, I saw that huge amount of water being wasted for washing cars and watering the plants in our locality," said Vaibhav Rastogi, a resident of Sector 56. Source – TOI - http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/gurgaon/Wastage-of-water-goes-on-unabated/articleshow/51202406.cms

VISAKHAPATNAM: Instead of beach beautification, prominent Vizag beaches are turning obnoxious with every passing day. After garbage and litter and direct disposal of sewerage into sea at the RK Beach area, now, untreated sewerage and dirty water from resorts and colonies are being directly dumped into the sea stretch from Rushikonda to Sagarnagar. Trenches have been dug for the purpose by a resort at Rushikonda Beach and by the Sagarnagar colony residents at Sagarnagar beach for the purpose. This has become a major turnoff for tourists, especially foreigners who like to go surfing at Rushikonda in that particular area. Besides, water pollution is also endangering the lives of fish and other aquatic creatures. A few days ago, regular beach goers noticed a trench being dug in front of a private resort adjacent to the Coast Guard office. Soon dirty water and sewage started flowing into the sea barely 100 metres away. Sources from the Waveriders Surf School said sinc

Palanpur: Water supply to as many as 139 villages of Banaskantha district and municipal areas of Ambaji, Vadagam and Palanpur will be suspended for next 3-4 days due to the ongoing work on the water pipeline in Danta taluka about 60km from here. The supply to these areas was suspended from Friday morning. "Connection work from old to new underground water storage is over. However, connectivity work is going on at Amba Ghat of Danta taluka," said executive engineer water supply and sewerage board of Palanpur MD Thakkar. Sources at Palanpur said the old underground storage tank with 40 lakh litre of storage capacity is being replaced with the new underground water tank with 60 lakh liters of storage capacity. Source – TOI - http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/rajkot/No-water-in-139-villages-of-Banaskantha/articleshow/51274963.cms

HYDERABAD : The recent spate of moderate to heavy rains in the city may have boosted the groundwater levels by at least half a metre, but a new report reveals that the water thus recharged is highly contaminated with fluorides, nitrates and large quantities of iron. A report on the state's groundwater profile by the Central Groundwater Board (CGWB) says harmful chemicals are present in the water beyond the permissible limits. "It is bad news for the people as the report mentions a rise in the nitrate levels in the water. The basic source of nitrates in water sources is from sewerage , which seeps from improperly built septic tanks," Dr Shakeel Ahmed, chief scientist, National Geophysical Research Institute (NGRI), told TOI. Source – TOI - http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/environment/pollution/Groundwater-turning-toxic-with-sewage/articleshow/49020804.cms

NASHIK: Gitanjali Avhad, the first woman sarpanch of the Ahmednagar district was recently selected by the state government to be a part of a study tour on water harvesting. Avhad, the sarpanch of Chincholi village, was selected for the tour on the basis of her work in her jurisdiction. She is the only woman in the team of 30 sarpanchs from across the state who will be a part of this study tour. "I was informed recently that I was selected in the team of 30 sarpanchs in the state for a study tour on water harvesting. Of the 30, 15 will be going to south for studying water harvesting there and 15 will be going to north. I am the first lady sarpanch to be selected out of the three other lady sarpanchs from the Ahmednagar district," Avhad said. Source – TOI - http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nashik/Sarpanch-to-study-water-harvesting/articleshow/51299221.cms

Thane: The NCP has threatened to protest the TMC's skewed water distribution formula where it has left residents of Kalwa, Mumbra and Diva residents to face cuts for over three days while neighbouring Thane enjoys lesser curtailments. The development starved enclaves of Kalwa, Mumbra and Diva have been forced to go without water for over three days after the MIDC recently imposed 60-hour0-long cuts following directives from the state irrigation department. Source - TOI - http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/thane/Unequal-water-distribution-by-TMC/articleshow/51316050.cms