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NEW DELHI: You can have a taste of Himalayan cuisine and a view of the lush deer park from the little restaurants of Hauz Khas Village. A wide variety of cuisine, the backdrop of graffiti, art galleries and alleys of an urban village make it one of the most attractive hangouts in Delhi, even for foreigners. But not many know how these eateries are unsustainably extracting groundwater and are polluting water bodies by discharging untreated waste water into sewers. Customers are against closing these eateries. Instead the agencies should impose strict norms and see that no environmental norms are flouted. "A lot of tourists come here because of its colourful atmosphere and the variety of cuisines. Why close this place completely?" asked Shruti Bagla, who comes here often. Most eateries claimed that they did not know that it was mandatory to take permission from the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) before starting a restaurant. "Ours is a small restaur

MADURAI: The sewage water treatment plants constructed by the Madurai Corporation in 2011 in Vellakal and Sakkimangalam areas have not achieved their full capacity, officials in the civic body here admitted. At present, only one fourth of the total sewage water generated in the city is treated at these plants. The rest is released into water bodies like channels, tanks and the Vaigai river, posing health and environmental hazards. The capacity of the Vellakal sewage water treatment plant is 125 million litres per day (MLD) whereas the capacity of the Sakkimangalam plant is 45.7 MLD. These plants were constructed considering the need for the next 30 years. Though, the plants started functioning two-and-a-half years back, all the sewage water generated in the city can't be transferred to the treatment plants. The pipes carrying sewage water from various pumping stations to the treatment plants proportionate to the requirement, have not been modified yet, said sources from t

NASHIK: The Nashik Municipal Corporation ( NMC) has announced that water will not be supplied on Thursday in parts of Satpur and Cidco divisions due to maintenance and repair works of water pipelines in the areas. Moreover, water will be supplied with low pressures in these areas of both the divisions on Friday. In Satpur division, water will not be supplied on Thursday in Satpur village, Mahadev Wadi, Swarbaba Nagar, Male areas, Ambad link road, Bhor township, Jadhav sankul, MHADA colony, Sanjiv Nagar, Vanvihar colony, Gangasagar and Parijat Nagar. In Cidco division, water will not be supplied to Rane Nagar, Rajiv Nagar, Pandav Nagari, Prashant Nagar, Anand Nagar, Kala Nagar, Upendra Nagar, Laxmi Nagar, Khutwad Nagar, Govind Nagar, Sadguru Nagar and Khande Mala. Source - TOI -   http://timesofindia. indiatimes.com/city/nashik/No- water-in-parts-of-Satpur-and- Cidco-today/articleshow/ 25347415.cms

Regular intake of water is essential for maintaining good health Most of us know that up to seventy per cent of the total body weight is due to water. Although it is present in all parts of the body, it is more present in organs such as lungs and brain and fluids such as blood, lymph, saliva and secretions by the organs of the digestive system. The common belief is that we feel thirsty only when our body needs water. While this is true, recent research studies have indicated that there are several other indicators of inadequate water in some or all parts of the body. Ignoring these indicators can lead to several major diseases. Most of us spend a lot of our working hours in air-conditioned environment so naturally we don't feel thirsty but that does not mean that our body does not need water. Lack of water can lead to fatigue too. So, for your glowing health, drink enough water. Importance of water for maintaining normal health: Just as water helps a seed grow into a tree, it also

NEW DELHI: The water department has been under the chief minister's direct control for the past 15 years. As chairperson of Delhi Jal Board, Sheila Dikshit has been responsible for not only the water supply in the city but also the Yamuna, failure to clean which has become a major embarrassment for the government. At present, Delhi produces around 835 million gallons per day (MGD) of water—at least 300MGD short of the actual demand. The CM's biggest challenge in her current term, and maybe the state's biggest failure, has been to get Haryana to release 80MGD from the Munak canal. While the Congress government in Haryana remains adamant, three completed treatment plants in Delhi await water while many thousands of Delhiites get no water or barely once a day. The government's most controversial step has been to introduce public-private partnership in water distribution. Delhi's supply is marked by leaking pipelines and massive wastage, and the government was keen to

CHANDIGARH: The engineering wing of the Municipal Corporation has decided to install around 25 tubewells in the city to meet the rising demand for water, but the question remains whether the number is enough to tide over the impending crisis during the next summer when the city would lose its share of 9 MGD (million gallons per day) water from Kajauli canal to Panchkula and Chandimandir. The city receives 7MGD water, out of which 67 MGD comes from Kajauli canal. The rest is generated through tubewells. However, the demand touches 110MGD during peak summer. The MC hopes to meet a part of the shortfall with the 25 tubewells —their water generation will be 5 MGD — to come up at different locations at a cost of Rs 8 crore to Rs 10 crore. The plan will be discussed in the monthly house meeting of the MC on Monday. The tubewells will take six to eight months to become operational. Source - TOI - http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/Will-25-tubewells-end-water-woes/articleshow/

PATNA: Concerned over depleting water resources due to soaring population, Bihar government has undertaken an exercise to conserve water along with large scale afforestation. The forest department is carrying out the exercise of water harvesting on mountains by building small structures, secretary environment and forest Dipak Kumar Singh said. The task had been successfully carried out in Gaya, Rajgir, Banka, Rohtas, Kaimur and Jamui having large forest cover alongside mountains, he said. Singh said that since the mountains were near the town, the ground water level was likely to improve in Gaya and Rajgir in next 2-3 years. In Gaya, building of structures had been done on four mountains including Ramshila surrounding the town. In Rajgir, the same had been done on five mountains including Vaibhavgiri, Udaigiri and Vipulgiri, the secretary said. Singh said that in Banka, due to construction of Bounsi dam, the ground water availability in the nearby fields of farmers had increased. Sour