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UK project detects Covid-19 traces in sewage
By Prasun Sonwalkar | Hindustan Times, London
UPDATED ON OCT 23, 2020 05:05 PM IST
Sewage sampling data in a south-west England area showed a spike in coronavirus material despite relatively low numbers of people seeking tests.
Untreated sewage still flowing into Chandigarh’s Sukhna rivulet
By Rachna Verma | Hindustan Times, Chandigarh, Chandigarh
UPDATED ON NOV 27, 2019 07:07 AM IST
Contrary to the Chandigarh civic body’s claim, the pollution control board found sewage being drained into the two Sukhna rivulets, that further drain into Ghaggar river
YAD leaders dump sewage from Buddha Nullah outside Cong MLA’s office
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, Ludhiana
PUBLISHED ON AUG 23, 2019 11:38 PM IST
Ensure BMC treats sewage before disposing it into sea: HC to anti-pollution body
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, Mumbai
UPDATED ON JUL 12, 2019 01:54 PM IST
The directive came after senior advocate Anil Sakhare, representing BMC, accepted that the disposal of untreated sewage into the sea is a problem primarily caused by lack of an adequate network of sewage lines.
Don’t use sewage to cultivate farms along Mumbai’s railway tracks: Bombay HC
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, Mumbai
UPDATED ON APR 30, 2019 11:21 PM IST
The petitioner claimed that an NGO had taken random samples of vegetables grown on rail farms at Panvel and Juinagar in Navi Mumbai and on chemically analysing them, revealed the presence of heavy metals like zinc, cadmium, lead, cobalt and chromium beyond permissible limits.
Fine on illegal disposal of sewage in Najafgarh drain
By Dhananjay Jha | Hindustan Times, Gurugram
UPDATED ON APR 19, 2019 09:28 AM IST
As per the GMDA report, put on its website on December 31, at least 80 million litres of untreated sewage flows directly into Gurugram’s stormwater drains every day, polluting rivers, damaging underground water table, posing a huge health hazard to the nearby population and triggering urban floods every monsoon.
Delhi government planning 16 ‘natural STPs’ to treat sewage entering Yamuna
By Joydeep Thakur | Hindustan Times, New Delhi, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON FEB 12, 2019 01:30 PM IST
The natural sewage treatment plant (STP) comprises of a sedimentation tank where the sewage is allowed to stand for the total suspended solids to settle down. Water is then passed through four chambers and multiple compartments, which have beds of pebbles of various sizes. This stage filters the sewage.
Marshland of sewage near Barapullah drain turns into urban forest
By Vatsala Shrangi | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON FEB 06, 2019 04:07 PM IST
The initiative is the second part of the Union government’s Department of Biotechnology (DBT) and Delhi Development Authority (DDA)’s project to clean the Barapullah drain.
80 million litres of untreated sewage a day chokes Gurugram’s drains: Report
By Dhananjay Jha | Hindustan Times, Gurugram
UPDATED ON JAN 09, 2019 04:20 PM IST
Gurugram generates 393 million litres of sewage in a day (MLD) which is treated at the three sewage treatment plants.
Sewage from 1,700 colonies is dumped directly into Yamuna, says green body
By HT Correspondent | New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON NOV 26, 2018 09:39 AM IST
Yamuna is almost dead with high levels of toxic chemicals. The committee said sewage, mainly faecal sludge from these colonies being directly emptied into the river, adds to extremely high levels of pollutants not allowing the water body to sustain life.
Punjab CM seeks Israeli co-operation in recycling of sewage in cities
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, Chandigarh, Chandigarh
UPDATED ON OCT 25, 2018 09:57 AM IST
The CM held extensive talks in Jerusalem with Israel’s minister for energy and water resources, Dr Yuval Steinitz, on the issue of water management to boost water conservation in Punjab.
In UP, Ganga water fails quality test as untreated sewage continues to pollute river
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, Allahabad
PUBLISHED ON OCT 02, 2018 04:33 PM IST
Against the maximum limit of 2,500 MPN per 100 ml of water, the bacteria count was found to be 58,000 in downstream Kanpur; 7,800 at bathing ghat under Jajmau bridge; 3,200 in Shukla Ganj, 3,100 each in Bhairav Ghat and Gola Ghat besides 2,700 in upstream Kanpur.
‘Criminal to dump sewage in drinking water zone of Ulhas river’
By Badri Chatterjee | Hindustan Times, Mumbai
PUBLISHED ON SEP 27, 2018 12:07 AM IST
A sewage treatment plant (STP) that was supposed to come up along the river, as per Supreme Court order in November 2017, is still under-construction, says Vanashakti
Delhi govt plan to mix treated sewage with Yamuna water risky: Activists
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON AUG 14, 2018 03:03 AM IST
Chief minister Arvind Kejriwal had recently announced a scheme to release treated sewage water from two STPs 11 km upstream of Wazirabad.
Lucknow: Untreated sewage killing our lifeline
By Chandan Kumar | Hindustan Times, Lucknow
PUBLISHED ON JUL 09, 2018 12:25 PM IST
Gomti gasps for life: Waste flowing into the Gomti comprises human waste. This depletes dissolved oxygen in the river, making it unfit for sustaining life forms. It also affects the natural cleaning process of the river.
655 million litres of untreated sewage released daily into Mumbai’s creeks, sea: MPCB tells NGT
By Badri Chatterjee | Hindustan Times, Mumbai
UPDATED ON JUL 06, 2018 12:36 AM IST
MPCB blames BMC for not taking action despite repeated reminders
Untreated sewage has polluted 7 spots along Mumbai’s coast
By Badri Chatterjee | Hindustan Times, Mumbai
UPDATED ON JUN 19, 2018 12:00 PM IST
Study done in March by the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board found that Mahim creek has the highest faecal content.
Experts flush out India’s ‘sewage’ rivers
By Prachi Bari | Hindustan Times, Pune
UPDATED ON APR 21, 2018 04:07 PM IST
Dialogue on Urban rivers of Maharashtra underlines that what’s needed is national urban water policy.