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NEW DELHI: Arvind Kejriwal will pass orders to fulfill his election promise of providing 700 liters of water every day to each household within 24 hours of taking oath as chief minister of Delhi on Saturday. In an exclusive interview to TOI on the day President Pranab Mukherjee cleared the way for him to be the CM, Kejriwal also declared that he would order an audit of the accounts of power distribution companies in the city to check whether they have engaged in fudging their records. "We are not claiming that we will make water available to everyone, at least at the present. But we are promising to make 700 liters of water free for each family for which only an executive order is needed," Kejriwal said. He said that distribution of water, and not availability, was the problem. (Read Arvind Kejriwal's full interview here) On the audit of the books of power companies, he asserted that such an audit was possible and comes within the ambit of the Comptroller and Audit Gener

BANGALORE: A 30-member Karnataka legislators delegation is planning to take off to three Latin American countries in January, to "study the water falls in the Amazon forests and sporting activity," which will cost the state exchequer Rs 2.25 crore. Confirming the junket, Congress MLA Mallikaiah V Guttedar, who heads the legislature committee on estimates told TOI here on Wednesday that there was nothing wrong in the fortnight trip they are planning. "We legislators get only one opportunity to undertake a study tour abroad in five years, whereas MPs go often. There is nothing wrong in us going on these junkets," he added. Guttedar said the dates are yet to be finalized and most likely would be after the brief legislature session in January. The trip would cost Rs 7.5 lakh per member. "We will visit the Amazon forest and study the waterfalls there to see how it can be replicated in Karnataka as we have thick forests here. We will also visit Brazil to see the spo

PUNE: With no signs of any work on the metro project taking off this year, the standing committee of the Pune Municipal Corporation diverted Rs 11-crore allotted for the project in its annual budget to compensate the educational institute that gave up its plot for the Wadgaon water purification plant. The committee also pulled out Rs 6.25 crore funds set aside for works under two heads for the Baner-Balewadi grade separator to pay over Rs 17 crore to the institute. The total budgetary allocation for the metro project was Rs 12 crore. The civic administration, with help from Jawarlalal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission, has planned the treatment plant to purify 125 MLD water. Source - TOI - timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/Rs-11-cr-metro-funds-diverted-to-water-plant/articleshow/27876171.cms

KOLHAPUR: The civic body has decided to conduct water audit through hydraulic modeling of the existing water network in the city to improve supply efficiency and reduce deficits in the operational cost and revenue generated. At present, the loss in the water supply system is more than double than the permissible limit. The Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC) lifts about 120 million litres of water a day from the Panchganga and supplies only 80 MLD to various parts of the city. According to the rules of the urban development ministry of central government, a loss of around 15% while supplying water is permissible. But the loss that the civic body is incurring is around 34%. KMC chief hydraulic engineer Manish Pawar said, "The loss in the water supply system costs us around Rs 10 crore a year in the form of deficit between operational cost and revenue generated through bills. To plug the flaws in the supply system, we will conduct a comprehensive survey of the consumers. For this,

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

CHANDIGARH: Installation work of a water pine line caused a lot of inconveniences to thousands of commuters between Transport Light point and Railway light point on Madhya Marg on Tuesday. The traffic flow towards Chandigarh from the side of Panchkula was diverted at Railway Light point and flow towards Panchkula from Chandigarh was diverted at Transport Light point. The bonnet to bonnet situation was evident between Housing Board light point and Railway light point as hundreds of commuters were being diverted towards IT park roundabout and light point, and towards Industrial Area. The situation was worst at IT park side as traffic from two directions included from Madhya Marg and Manimajra was meeting at a common point. Sujata Sharma of sector 8 Panchkula said, "Authorities should be initiated and completed the installation work during night. Initiated such projects during days always cause inconvenience to commuters." The situation has became nightmare during late evening

KANPUR: The residents of Tilak Nagar area are a troubled lot these days. The Jal Nigam had been conducting the digging of roads for laying of water pipelines. For past one week, the area is in the grip of dust. The locals have started keeping their doors and windows closed to prevent dust from coming inside their houses and settling down on household articles. The situation is so bad that mounds of mud have been placed just outside the bungalows and the apartments in the area. This has also limited the movement of the people. Traffic jams are frequent in the area. Under JNNURM, Jal Nigam had dug up the road between Company Bagh crossing and Tilak Nagar crossing. With an expense of Rs 10 crores, 3,200 mm size pipes are being laid. For this work, five metres deep trenches have been dug up. There is a mound of mud outside the houses in the area. The road from Company Bagh crossing to Hanuman Temple near Income Tax Colony has not been made despite the completion of the work of laying of p