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Bank of India donates water filter to Goa school

MAPUSA: As part of their social responsibility the Bank of India, Goa zone donated water filter to New English High School at Keri. Sudhir Jade, zonal manager of Bank of India, Goa zone, Bertha Fernandes head mistress of the school, students, parents and others were present in the function. Jade explained banks committed involvement in various social service programs all around Goa Zone. In his motivational talk he put emphasis on literacy, value of education and girl child education. "Development of the society depends upon the education of girl child. I am able to foresee the commitment of the faculty and the management and Bank of India would be happy to be associated with any development of school for the benefit of girl child" Jade said. He also committed to students of 10th Standard of this academic session 2013-14 that if they come up with the 100 % passing results the Bank of India shall give prize money of Rs 1500 each to top ranking boy and top ranking girl student

Mineral water plant on anvil

AHMEDABAD: Heard of any municipal corporation operating a mineral water bottling plant before? The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) now plans to set up a mineral water plant / water filtration plant near its Kotarpur sewage treatment facility that will treat water to high levels of purity and then bottle them in 200 ml and 1 litre bottles. The capital costs to be incurred in the project is estimated to be around Rs 1.3 crore, according to a note in the standing committee agenda. The note further states that the annual operation and maintenance of the plant is estimated to be around Rs 27 lakh. Also the bottling costs per month would be Rs 20 lakh. "We have been buying mineral water from various companies which puts a huge burden on us, so the plant would reduce the financial load," claims an AMC official. "The fact that the water will be sourced from the water treatment facility itself is a gleaming example of management of resources," claims the official. Of

Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation to use water filters to fight cholera, jaundice

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

SBI presents water filter to destitute kids

BHOPAL: "We know that we cannot create waves at least we can create ripples which if joined together would certainly form waves'' expressed Anita Khara, president SBI ladies at a function organised by the club at Ummeed, a home for destitute children, where the club members gifted a water filter, bed linen, steel cupboard and food provisions to the inmates of the home. The children were happy and presented a few cultural items for the guests who had fulfilled their long felt need. Archana Sahay of Umeed proposed vote of thanks and expressed her gratitude to the club members for their kind gesture. Source - TOI - http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhopal/SBI-presents-water-filter-to-destitute-kids/articleshow/20010012.cms