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LUDHIANA: State government has embarked upon an ambitious plan of Rs400 crore on canal based water schemes to cater the need of 50 per cent of city in next two years as a pilot project. A decision to this effect was taken by Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal during a high level meeting on Tuesday. Badal has asked the secretary, local government department, to chalk out the modalities for the project. He also approved the proposed Rs 200 crore water supply project of the local government department to ensure 100% water supply for Ludhiana in next two years. He further asked the department to prepare a detailed plan to utilize storm water for irrigation purpose. Expressing the dire need to conserve water and obtaining zero water waste, Badal called upon the industrialists for the optimum utilization of the Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) treated water instead of wasting fresh water as the treated water was fully recommended for any other industrial use except drinking. The chief m

PUNE: The Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation's (PCMC) water supply department will submit a detailed report to municipal commissioner Shrikar Pardeshi on Tuesday on the issue of release of water from Pavana dam to Ujani dam in the drought-hit Solapur district. This was after the state government had asked the PCMC to provide its opinion on the release of water to Ujani dam. M T Kamble, officiating city engineer and chief of PCMC water supply department, said, "The civic body received an e-mail last Friday from the state government to give its opinion to Maharashtra Water Resources Regulatory Authority (MWRRA) on or before May 14 about the release of water from Pavana dam to Ujani dam." "A detailed report will be tabled before municipal commissioner Shrikar Pardeshi tomorrow (Tuesday). He will take a final decision on the opinion, which will be forwarded to the state government," he said. The e-mail sent by the state government said that the Bombay high co

GURGAON: Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Sunday said the state government was committed to provide equitable share of water to all parts of the state. Hooda made this announcement at a rally organised at Anaj Mandi, Ateli in Mahendergarh on Sunday. In view of the scarcity of water in south Haryana, the state government has already prepared the scheme of constructing a canal for bringing water from Bhakhra to this area, he said. A sum of about Rs 400 crore has been spent on this project, he said. Hooda declared that Kanina will be made a sub-division and Ateli will get the status of tehsil and announced Rs 10 crore for the development of villages in Ateli constituency and Rs 2 crore each for the Municipal Committees of Ateli and Kanina. He also announced that five major roads in this area will be improved at a cost of Rs 43.55 crore. Referring to other demands, Hooda added that a 50-bedded hospital will be constructed in Kanina, on availability of land. Source - TOI

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.