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YAVATMAL: Despite heavy rainfall in last monsoon, remote villages and high altitude areas in Yavatmal district are likely to face an acute drinking water shortage this summer. Considering this, the district administration is ready with a few measures. According to district collector Ashwin Mudgal, water tankers have already been deployed in three villages. Mudgal told TOI that he has sanctioned seven short-term works for which Rs30 lakh has been given to Maharashtra Jeevan Pradhikaran." He added that the fund would be utilized for removing topographic problems including repairing of defunct water supply schemes. The city is supplied water from Nilona tank. Though the treatment plant's capacity is 7.5 lakh litres per day but it is treating only 3 lakh litres per day. "The filtration plant is not working to its full capacity due to water shortage," Mudgal said, adding that the administration has also sanctioned another scheme to lay pipeline between Nilona jack...

KARAULI: A lot of efforts have been made to improve healthcare facilities in the rural areas, but most of the health sub-centres do not have proper water supply and electricity. The sub-centres in the rural areas have facilities to help women give birth but there is no electricity and water supply, which leave the facility unused. One such sub-centre is at Mahmadpur. The sub-centre is located in Karauli district on the Sawai Madhopur-Karauli road catering to a population of more than 6,000 people. But it has no electricity and water supply. Staff members including GNMs and ANMs have to collect water for drinking purposes from houses in the nearby areas. "We have a labour table and other facilities for delivery and there is a trained ANM in the maternal care," said Nand Kishore, a GNM of the sub-centre. Read More Here - TOI - http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/Heath-sub-centres-equipped-sans-power-water-supply/articleshow/34175747.cms

ITANAGAR: A massive forest fire suspected to have been caused by miscreants or illegal timber dealers has disrupted water supply to the state capital. The fire in the Mopung Mike Hills on Sunday caused severe damage to Itanagar's main water supply line that provides 11 MLD potable water daily to the water treatment plant at Gekar Putung, Itanagar public health engineering and water supply division executive engineer Tadar Mangku said here on Thursday. Read More Here - TOI - http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/Forest-fire-hits-water-supply-in-Itanagar/articleshow/34171065.cms

CHANDIGARH: Following a detailed study of areas in the city, the municipal corporation's engineering wing has resolved to supply Kajauli canal water to over one-and-a-half dozen villages and colonies having a population between 1.5 and 2 lakh. The study suggested that direct canal supply would be a better means to balance the existing water supply in these areas. Following its study report, MC has proposed to connect Dhanas village, Sarangpur adjoining colonies, institutional areas with the existing water works situated in Sector 39. Village Khuda Lahora and Khuda Jassu have been proposed to be connected to the water works, situated in Sector 12. Village Khuda Ali Sher and Kamibwala have been proposed to be connected with the existing distribution line near capitol complex. The report further proposed connecting villages Kishangarh and IT Park with the existing main line near IT Park, and village Raipur Kalan, Mauli Jagran and adjoining colonies with water works situated in...

NEW DELHI: Now, residents can log on to Delhi Jal Board's website to know what time water is supplied in their area. In a bid to streamline the water distribution system in the capital, DJB has uploaded the water supply schedule on its website, and has also uploaded numbers of officials concerned. "This will help in quick redressal of water and sewerage related complaints and will also bring transparency in the water distribution system," a DJB official said. New Delhi: Now, you can just log on to Delhi Jal Board's (DJB) website to know the timing of water supply in your area. In a bid to streamline the water distribution system in the city, the DJB has uploaded the schedule of timing of water supply in different zones on its website. Read More Here - TOI - http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/Water-supply-schedule-on-DJB-website/articleshow/34169384.cms

Working out and staying fit is a lifestyle many people desire, but many of them just find the environment of the gym intimidating and boring. An expert suggests that water exercises can be a nice variation to loose weight and stay active. Cristiana Pipoli, aqua aerobics trainer at Jaypee Vasant Continental, feels that aqua aerobics can work wonders for those who do not believe in "working out" in the conventional way. "This water workout reduces the weight of a person by up to 90 per cent, thus reducing the stress burden on your body's joints. The water also provides a natural resistance to your movements, making your aerobatics workout intense without you realising it. Aqua Aerobics also provides you with cardiovascular and strength training," Pipoli said in a statement. Read More Here - TOI - http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/health-fitness/fitness/Lose-weight-with-water-exercise/articleshow/34051623.cms

VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis's habit of picking up the phone and cold calling people who write to him is landing the Vatican in hot water and spokesman Federico Lombardi has had enough. Lombardi said on Thursday the calls were part of the pope's "personal pastoral relationships" and "do not in any way form a part of the pope's public activities". The spokesman said media reports about the phone calls have been "a source of misunderstanding and confusion". "Consequences relating to the teaching of the Church are not to be inferred from these occurrences," he said. Read More Here - TOI - http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/europe/Pope-in-hot-water-over-personal-phone-calls/articleshow/34167132.cms

ALLAHABAD: Hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking preservation of underground water and implementation of the rainwater harvesting system, the Allahabad high court on Wednesday directed the district magistrate, Allahabad and vice chairman of Allahabad Development Authority to set up an inquiry committee and submit a report before the court on May 28. The committee will submit a report on the underground water crisis at Allahabad and also the implementation of rainwater harvesting system. The above order was passed by a division bench comprising Justice Dilip Gupta and Justice Suneet Kumar on a PIL filed by the team of law interns working with the Human Rights Law Network, Allahabad Adarsh Srivastava and others. The petitioners' counsel Smriti Kartikeya assisted by Vishal Kashyap argued that underground water is fast going down in the city and as a result, there is going to be a serious problem of underground water in the city in future. Read More Here - TOI ...

drying up owing to scanty rainfall, Imphal valley is witnessing a mad rush for potable water even as the government is contemplating pumping water from the Loktak lake in Bishnupur district to combat the growing crisis. Water levels in Singda dam, Imphal and Iril rivers, which provide drinking water to the state capital after being routed through several treatment plants, have drastically decreased, compelling the state public health engineering department (PHED) to cut down on the normal supply rate of drinking water. Imphal residents are coughing up Rs 1,000 for 5,000 litres of water from private suppliers. Despite paying such exorbitant rates, residents are being forced to wait for a couple of days for the water to reach them, with demand overtaking supply. "After waiting for two days, I purchased 5,000 litres of water from a private supplier today. But this will last only for a week and I have already booked for the next delivery," said SG Sharma, an Imphal re...

BANGALORE: Water is GS Ramanna's biggest headache. The 65-year-old resident of Sidedahalli, north-west Bangalore, buys water from private operators who supply through tankers. Ramanna's water bill has doubled in the past 12 months. He paid Rs 250-300 for a tankerful of water, about 4,000 litres, last year; he shells out Rs 600 now. And summer demand will push prices higher. Ramanna says: "Cauvery water is still a distant dream. The groundwater level has fallen to 1,100 feet. Those who dig borewells get contaminated water. Supply through BWSSB tankers is just once a week." Amrutha G Katte of Channasandra in the Mahadevapura zone says residents depend on private tankers despite exorbitant rates. "Those who can't afford tankers buy water in pots. A pot costs Rs 3-5. We are in no man's land. While erstwhile panchayat representatives are not bothered because we are not their voters, the corporators are yet to connect with our problems. We don't com...

LONDON: Researchers are developing a technique that can convert human waste aboard space stations into fuel and much-needed drinking water that would otherwise have to be delivered from earth at a tremendous cost. Space organisations have been pondering over the challenge of what to do with astronaut pee, other than ejecting it into space. Researchers Eduardo Nicolau and Carlos Cabrera from the University of Puerto Rico and NASA'S Ames Research Centre point out that human waste on long-term journeys into space makes up about half of a mission's total waste. Recycling it is critical to keeping a clean environment for astronauts, especially when onboard water supplies run low. Previous research has shown a wastewater treatment process called forward osmosis in combination with a fuel cell can generate power. Nicolau's team decided to build on these initial findings to meet the challenges of dealing with urine in space. They collected urine and shower wastewater and pr...

LOS ANGELES: The amount of water present on the Moon may have been overestimated by scientists studying the lunar rock samples, a new study has claimed. Researchers led by Jeremy Boyce from the University of California - Los Angeles created a computer model to accurately predict how mineral apatite would have crystallized from cooling bodies of lunar magma early in the Moon's history. Their simulations showed that the unusually hydrogen-rich apatite crystals observed in many lunar rock samples may not have formed within a water-rich environment, as was originally expected. This discovery has overturned the long-held assumption that the hydrogen in apatite is a good indicator of overall lunar water content. "The mineral apatite is the most widely used method for estimating the amount of water in lunar rocks, but it cannot be trusted," said Boyce. "Our new results show that there is not as much water in lunar magma as apatite would have us believe,...

AURANGABAD: The civic body on Tuesday said it would conduct regular seminars in the city to motivate people to adopt rain water harvesting. City engineer Sakhram Panzade said such seminars would encourage people to go for it and eventually increase the ground water level in the water-starved region. The civic body has not yet finalized schedule for the seminars, but said that it would be done very soon. "We will organise it for the builders, architects, plumbers and general masses. Experts in the field will guide the participants. Besides, the AMC engineers will also elaborate on the topic and promote the concept," Panzade said. He said the civic body is also encouraging people for rain water harvesting by way of offering special concessions in tax payment. People going for it can claim rebate of 5% on general tax, a sub-head in the civic body's property tax format. Nearly 8,000 properties in the city have opted for rain water harvesting so far. However, sourc...

AURANGABAD: The much-awaited work of the second phase of conveyance system for carrying the effluent from individual industry to Common Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP) facility in MIDC area at Waluj has finally started. The Rs 9-crore project, which was supposed to be completed in December 2011, will connect around 125 industries in Waluj. Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) executive engineer Rajendra Gawde said, "The phase-II project having a capacity of 5 MLD includes construction of four effluent water tanks and laying of a pipeline. The project would cover about 80% of the Waluj industrial belt." He said, "Four tanks for collection of effluent would be constructed bearing 600 cubic metre capacity each. A 23-km pipeline would be laid to which about 125 industries would be connected. We are aiming to complete the work of critical components before monsoon and the deadline to complete the entire work is within 18 months." Sources said...

COIMBATORE: Officials from Pollution Control Board and TNAU took samples of sewage water and soil from the open canal at Gokulam Colony at PN Pudur in the city on Saturday to detect the nature of the pollution and the origin of the stench that caused panic in the area on Friday. They are yet to ascertain the origin of chemical pollution. "We have taken sewage water and soil samples from the canal. It will be tested at our laboratory and the result will be known in four days. There are no chemical-related factories and we are trying to understand the nature of pollution," said K Ravichandran, district environmental engineer, TNPCB, Coimbatore. He added that some unidentified persons might have dumped chemicals in the canal in Gokulam Colony area. TNAU officials denied the allegations that effluents were released from the varsity campus. "There is no possibility of the effluents coming from the varsity," said K Ramasamy, vice-chancellor, TNAU. At the same time...

Tucked away in nature's lap, Uguem, a small village housing South Goa's lifeline, Selaulim dam, should have been a paradise in the hinterland. Lying in the foothills of the verdant Sahyadri range, the village has been devastated by mining activities in the past and now industrial activity is polluting its main water source. Uguem panchayat is surrounded by Bhati panchayat on the eastern side, Sanguem municipality from the western side, Calem panchayat from the northern side and Rivona panchayat from the southern side. Selaulim water reservoir supplies water for drinking as well as for irrigation projects in major talukas of South Goa. This was achieved by the state's biggest irrigation project which was estimated to cost Rs 8.5 crore in 1970s, but shot up to Rs 153 crore when it was completed. The serene surroundings of the dam in the village with a population of 4,812 in the seven-member panchayat attracts visitors from other parts of the state and tourists, but un...

NAGPUR: The Nagpur Municipal Corporation has announced a 5% increase in water tariff from April 1. The tariff has now gone up by 20% in the last four years. TOI was the first to report about the expected hike on March 31. The water tariff has increased to Rs 6.07 per unit/1,000 litres for residential consumers. The rate will be applicable for consumption up to 20 units. The tariff will steeply increase to Rs 9.73 per unit for water consumption up to 30 units. The new tariff would be Rs 17.37 per unit to Rs 23.15 per unit for commercial consumers. "There is a huge gap between the expense and revenue in water works. NMC is supplying 600 million litres per day (MLD) but billing stands below 250 MLD. Reducing losses is a solution but we need to ensure meters in all houses. Around 6 lakh families reside in the city but there are only 1.80L with water connections. Besides, the payment to private water operator Orange City Water Private Limited (OCW) has to be made according to c...