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Water level rise in reservoirs of Kerala

With the heavy rain in the recent days Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) has seen a rise in level of water in reservoirs by 2 percent raising the toll from 72% to 74%. As the water level increased, it made possible to produce from 2,985.2 mu (million unit) of electricity on the first day to 3,045.231 mu on the third day with the rising trend on 4 th day too. It is observed for the first time that the water storage level has risen to the extent that the Pampa and Kakki reservoirs has seen the rise in water level by 5 percent within a single day. Even the Kundal reservoir was operated at its full capacity and the Sholayar dam saw a rose by 1 percent. Even the Mullaperiyar dam saw a drastic rise in water storage on a single day with 128 ft which was 121.7 ft two days earlier. It is for the first time that the water storage rose by 6.3 ft on a single day. Reference: http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/rise-in-water-level-in-keralas-reservoirs/article2124502
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Sanitary and drinking water issues worsened due to flood in Bihar

The unprecedented rain in Nepal during the last 72 hours had made the situation of Bihar flood more critical affecting 3000+ villages and around 65 lakh of population. The whole battalion of National Disaster Response Force has been set up for the expulsion of trapped people in the districts of Purnia, Muzaffarpur, East and West Champaran, Darbhanga, Kishanganj and Supaul. In Kishanganj district, 1.75 feet rainfall was recorded in the last 3 days due to the severe rainfall in Nepal and Himalayan region. Death toll reaches to 162 with about 374 huts fully damaged in the state. However, 185524 residents trapped were safely evacuated. The central government is also taking brief info about the situation with the state government and offering help as much as possible. Various issues like sanitary problems and drinking water supply has arouse due to the severe flood. In areas affected by flooding, there is a risk that contaminated flood water can enter drinking water pipes. There m
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Various areas face serious water crisis in Hyderbad

About dozen of colonies along with Himayat Sagar and Osman Sagar lakes are suffering from harsh conditions of water scarcity since one month. Various water supply agencies like Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWSSB) took over the responsibility of drinking water supply to all rural areas inside the ORR from April 1, 2017. All the households get the water supply 2 3 times a week under the Rural Water Supply Scheme (RWSS) and also from available borewells. Conditions of various big villages like Kismatpur, Himayatsagar (partly), Hydershakot, Peeram Chervu, Gandamguda, Neknampura, Puppalaguda, Khanapur, Narsingi and Manikonda worsens after the takeover by HMWSSB. It is observed that the colonies near Gandhamguda and the Telangana Police Academy have the worst situation with the supply of water once in 1 – 2 weeks. Approx 20 percent households are suffering due to the infrequent supply of Krishna water as per told by the Sarpanch of an area. Due to the wors
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Water ATM Proposal

After watching the success of Water ATM’s nationwide, we are planning to set up Water ATM’s across the various parts of the country. Our idea will be an action to curb the water crisis in various remote areas which have low reservoir storages and groundwater levels. These ATMs are solar-powered and a decentralised drinking water plant based on reverse osmosis has been set up in this area to provide pure water through these ATMs. As we are already the manufacturers of Reverse Osmosis Plants , it would be cost effective to build up the Water ATMs. Basic Objective: To reduce the water scarcity problem in various parts of the country. With the increase in the number of population, the demand for water is also increasing. Many cities faces a severe water crisis almost throughout the year, especially during the summer months. To reduce this shortage of water problem, we coined the idea of setting up of water ATMs in various rural as well as urban areas. How water ATMs work? We have
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Water Crisis - Singapore’s biggest threat

Due to change in climate, Malaysia has been experiencing the frequent drought conditions, and the level at the reservoir has dropped down to an unprecedented level. Singapore’s water supply is at stake. Recently, an image of Linggiu Reservoir at 25% capacity was posted by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on his Facebook, along with a comment requesting people to conserve water. Still the supply is upon the mercy of the weather. Singapore already coined the idea of recycling water in the early 1970s. However, the first experiment got failed due to high costs and technology issues the pilot treatment plant was closed down only after a year. The fact which is undeniable is that Singapore is a small country without natural resources. The increasing issue of water could become the critical agenda between the politics as well as relations between Singapore and its neighbor country Malaysia. The expensive desalination process wouldn’t give any relief no matter how much the country
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The Water ATM - The Water Vending Kiosk

The Water ATM is a innovation in the field of water treatment with the customized installation of a   water treatment plant   with a water chiller facility. By inserting an affordable cost of either Two Nos One Rupee Coins or One Nos Two Rupee Coin into the coin slots, one liter of purified and chilled water will be dispensed by Water ATM. The Water ATM will be installed with   RO Plant   and   Mineral Water Treatment Plant   for removal of iron and any odor or unpleasant taste from the water. The concept of the project is coined with the aim to provide ambient cool drinking water to the large population of a geographical area by just expending an affordable cost. The Water ATM will dispense up to 150 liters of water per hour through its two water vending points which makes it a complete automatic water vending machine with low maintenance cost and zero-man power. The person has to bring an empty container and after inserting coins into the coin slot, the Water
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Drinking water crisis in Telangana & Andhra Pradesh due to rise in demand

30 towns of states of   Telangana   and   Andhra Pradesh   are moaning in the thirst of drinking water as the water levels have dropped to the alarming level of 64 tmc feet in the two major reservoirs of Srisailam and Nagarjunasagar. The Krishna River Management Board (KRMB) has allocated only 4 tmc water against the requirement of 5 tmc feet water to extinguish thirst of about one crore people in the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) limits. Every town has the dependency upon the fresh inflows in the left and right canals of Nagarjunasagar which is further dependent upon both sides of river Krishna. The release of water from Nagarjunasagar got delayed as there was no water release from Srisailam dam. Agriculture demand has also risen due to the ongoing Rabi season and farmers have also started disporting water in every manner they can. On January 10, 2017, there was a shortage of 6.16 tmc feet water from the total available water as stated by KRMB officials. Whi
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