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AHMDABAD: For years more than 400 slum clusters of Ahmedabad have been plagued by problems of water contamination and diseases every summer. Periodic cases of jaundice and cholera have been often traced to mixing of sewage with drinking water. But now the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) health department is toying with the idea of making nanoparticle composite-based water filters being made available to the residents in these slum clusters. "The AMC can't have a direct association with the companies which manufacture these products. But these companies which make these filters can be asked to provide them at concessional rates. The filters are affordable," claimed a senior AMC official. The AMC's health department claims that occasional outbreaks of jaundice and cholera are worrisome and the filters are a sure short way of reducing the numbers. In the first phase of the campaign, women in each of these slum clusters can be introduced to the product. "We m

ALLAHABAD: All India Kisan Mazdoor Sabha (AIKMS) has launched a campaign against the acute crisis of potable water in the city and trans-Yamuna area. On Sunday, the Sabha accused the district administration of apathy and blamed state government of pursuing a water management policy that was anti-people. AIKMS general secretary Raj Kumar Pathik said that humans and animals both were forced to consume dirty water in villages. Accusing government of favouring water merchants, he said people were being deprived of drinking water to benefit MNCs selling water and cold drinks. He claimed that Yamuna had already receded in the city and the Sangam had shifted several metres towards the fort. He warned that as the downstream river bed had already dried up, city would face an acute water crisis in future. He also said that farmers who depend on canals for irrigation too would suffer. Accusing the administration of hiding facts under the garb of secrecy, he said that it was not even ready to sh

ALLAHABAD: The sudden spurt in incidence of water-borne diseases in the city, especially the Old City, city west and north pockets has set alarm bells ringing in the health department. They said that people seldom exercise caution while consuming water. In order to check spread of water-borne diseases like cholera, typhoid, dysentery and diarrhoea, the department has decided to launch an awareness drive on importance of drinking clean water. Contaminated water is the main source of health problems and its consumption often proves fatal, especially among children. Stressing on intake of fresh and pure water, the department is all set to launch the drive -- know more about water and its nature. Deputy CMO Dr Vivek Srivastava said water was essential for maintaining normal body temperature and biological and enzymatic activities in the body. He further said that blood, lymph, gastric juice and spinal fluid were mostly composed of water and helped in removing waste matter from the bod

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