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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

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

MADURAI: Even when many areas in the city struggle to get quality drinking water regularly, residents of Iravathanallur ward in Madurai Municipal Corporation (MMC) gets purified drinking water without fail. Even before its incorporation to the city corporation as ward 55, the people here had the foresight to invest in a reverse osmosis (RO) plant. Even when other wards in Madurai city struggle to get water, every family in Iravathanallur gets two pots of purified water for a meagre Re 1.50 round the month. Though, MMC refuses to provide any maintenance funds, the residents operate the plant with support from ward councillor, residents said. Two RO plants were established in Iravathanallur and Vadivelkarai panchayats in 2009 with joint funding from Madurai district administration and the local panchayats. Both the plants are maintained well mainly because of public support. When Iravathanallur became part of Madurai city, locals had feared that the plant may be discarded. "We insi

AHMEDABAD: A consumer court recently asked Whirlpool India to pay an amount of Rs 2000 to a consumer from Ahmedabad, Kalpesh Parikh, who filed a complaint against a defective RO water purifier. As per the case details from the Consumer Education & Research Society (CERS), Parikh was facing major functionality problems with his recently purchased RO water purifier from Whirlpool India. However, his repeated attempts to get it repaired from Whirlpool went in vain as the company refused to pay heed to his complaints. As a result of the constant neglect of the company, Parikh approached CERS to intervene and resolve the matter. After verifying the case details, CERS lodged a complaint against Whirlpool India in the consumer forum. As per the settlement, Whirlpool India has agreed to pay a token amount of Rs 2,000 along with replacement of the damaged parts of the machine and extending the warranty cover for the damaged RO sold to Parikh. Additionally, it was also decided that Whirlpoo

NAGPUR: Overflowing sewage from Nagpur Improvement Trust's trunk line in Himanshu Layout in Wathoda is posing a health hazard to the residents of the locality. After the heavy rains of June 25, the inter-septic trunk line constructed by NIT was damaged. The sewage flowed over to the road and took the shape of a pond. It is common to see stagnant sewage this area because of poor construction of sewage chambers and frequent blockage in the pipeline, allege residents. "A huge open plot where the water has accumulated has become a breeding ground for mosquitoes. Mosquito menace has reached alarming proportions forcing most of us to keep windows and doors closed," say residents. "Hundreds of residents of the area have to live with the nauseating smell of stagnant sewage water for the past few days. A mild shower is enough to drain the water right into our homes," said a miffed Himanshu Layout resident Chandrashekhar Pillay. "During monsoon, sewage and rai

MARGAO: Agitated over the decision of the Margao municipal council (MMC) to reject the proposal of Navelim MLA Avertano Furtado for accepting the garbage generated in Navelim at the Sonsoddo waste treatment plant, irate residents from Navelim on Thursday forcibly stopped the functioning of the sewage treatment plan(STP) at Sirvodem, Navelim, in protest. This led to some anxious moments leading to the intervention by South Goa collector N D Agrawal with a view to prevent the imminent crisis if the STP remained shut for long. Some bureaucratic maneuvering followed, and Agrawal rushed to the STP site later in the day and effected resumption of the plant. Furtado, speaking to mediapersons, said that he had extended his support to the Navelim residents who had approached him after the MMC refused to accept their garbage for treatment on Thursday. Furtado said that he has already spoken to chief minister Manohar Parrikar over the issue who has assured to hold a meeting with the MMC at

KOLKATA: East Kolkata Wetlands is one of 17 wetlands worldwide that is recognized for its wise use by Ramsar Convention, an inter-governmental treaty on conservation of wetlands of international importance to which India is a signatory. Situated along the city's eastern fringes, the sprawling wetlands comprising shallow fish farms, agricultural fields and villages act as the city's natural sewage treatment system as well as the local fish, rice and vegetable source. Mapped in 1985 by then environmental engineer Dhrubajyoti Ghosh, the 12,500-hectare unique ecosystem was listed as a Ramsar site in 2002. A decade later, the site has shrunk and the very existence of the ecosystem is under threat. And so is the survival of Kolkata. "If the bheris disappear, so will a natural sewage treatment system that has served Kolkata for over a century. If that happens, thousands of crores will have to be spent to build and run sewage treatment plants. Can the city afford to spend o