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Only 9% private buildings in Chandigarh have rainwater harvesting system

Of the 826 buildings surveyed, including educational institutions, commercial (shopping malls, hotels) and group housing societies, only 78 have functional rainwater harvesting systems. (Photo by Parveen Kumar/Hindustan Times)

Updated on Aug 12, 2019, 6:33 PM IST

Indirapuram to get water only 2 hours a day due to Delhi-Meerut Expressway

Water supply to Indirapuram will be halved due to ongoing work for the Delhi-Meerut Expressway.

Updated on Aug 11, 2019, 4:28 PM IST

Smart city: 38 toilets in Chandigarh to get sanitary napkin, condom machines

As many as 38 public toilets in Chandigarh will be provided sanitary napkin and condom machines as part of the Smart City Mission. (Photo by Sunil Ghosh / Hindustan Times/Representative Image)

Updated on Aug 11, 2019, 1:21 AM IST

53-year-old man dies after ceiling plaster falls on his head

A 53-year-old man from Dombivli died after the plaster of a ceiling fell on his head, while he was asleep at his home on Wednesday.

Updated on Aug 8, 2019, 4:23 AM IST

Water supply to be affected as GMDA plans major repair in pipeline

The Basai plant caters to the water-boosting station in Sector 16 through the pipeline to be repaired.

Updated on Aug 8, 2019, 12:13 AM IST

1 dead, 10 injured after clash over water in rain-deficient Odisha

Police officials said Sridhar Samal, 44, of Sagar village in Cuttack district was killed by an arrow over ongoing dispute in sharing of water from a pond.

Updated on Aug 4, 2019, 10:38 PM IST

No more water cuts in Navi Mumbai from next week as dam water level rises

The implementation of projects under Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban transformation (Amrut) will solve Panvel water problem but it might more than three years to start.

Updated on Aug 2, 2019, 4:45 AM IST

Cities want more water from Barvi dam to tide over crisis

The water from Barvi dam is supplied to Thane, Kalyan-Dombivli, Ulhasnagar, Mira- Bhayander, Bhiwandi and Navi Mumbai.

Published on Jul 28, 2019, 1:07 AM IST

South City 2 RWA asks residents to give ₹5K each for water dues as developer backtracks

The GMDA had disconnected water supply to South City 2 on July 9 due to non-payment of pending water bills.

Updated on Jul 27, 2019, 5:11 AM IST

Gurugram: Water supply in several areas to be affected on Friday

Water supply to several parts of Gurugram will be affected for 12 hours on Friday.

Updated on Jul 26, 2019, 6:58 AM IST

Nagpur extends cut on drinking water supply till August

The Nagpur Municipal Corporation has announced water cut till August.

Published on Jul 23, 2019, 4:57 PM IST

We must make Gurugram an inclusive city for the poor

We must make Gurugram an inclusive city for the poor, says Shubhra Puri.

Updated on Aug 8, 2019, 2:39 PM IST

Water supply to Gurugram’s South City 2 restored; bills to be cleared by July-end

The Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) restored the water supply of the plotted township of South City 2 at Sector 49/50.

Published on Jul 20, 2019, 3:21 AM IST

Cidco announces amnesty scheme for delayed water bill payment

Cidco announces amnesty scheme for delayed water bill payment

Published on Jul 18, 2019, 1:04 AM IST

Gurugram civic body wants South City-1 water supply in a week

The Municipal Corporation of Gurugram had been directed by the Department of Town and Country Planning to take over South City-1, along with seven other private colonies with immediate effect on February 12.

Published on Jul 14, 2019, 1:45 AM IST

Government ramps up targets for piped water scheme

The Jal Shakti ministry aims to provide piped drinking water to 19.5% of rural households during 2019-20 under the Jal Jeevan mission, but the scheme will need a steep improvement in its performance to achieve the government’s goal of providing water to all rural households by 2024.

Updated on Jul 11, 2019, 1:27 PM IST

Water tankers only lifeline for Maharashtra’s Beed, but they aren’t enough

Villagers from Bhim Nagar in Wadwani tehsil of Beed jump onto the tankers within seconds it enters into the village. 24000 liter stock is emptied in their small tanks and pots in just 10 to 15 minutes

Updated on Jul 10, 2019, 7:31 AM IST

Pollution control body to assess common areas in Sushant Lok 1

The move comes after instructions by the CPCB to the developer, Ansal infra, to pay <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>14 cr as environmental compensation.

Updated on Jul 5, 2019, 7:51 AM IST

Rajasthan mulls law to provide water to every individual, fine polluters

In many places in Rajasthan women have to walk long distances to collect water.

Updated on Jul 3, 2019, 7:11 AM IST

Edappadi K Palaniswami lays foundation for desalination plant

Once completed, the project would increase water supply to the city by desalinating 150 million litres per day (MLD) of seawater.

Updated on Jun 28, 2019, 12:14 AM IST

Goa village saves 300-yr-old chapel ruins from turning into sewage plant

The structure in Chimbel village, on the outskirts of Goa’s Panaji, began to fall into ruin after the 1880s when it was confiscated by the then Portuguese government

Published on Jun 27, 2019, 5:12 PM IST

Clean drinking water: State sets agenda for BMC

The BMChas been directed to prepare an action plan to ensure water pipelines do not pass through nullahs and gutters in Mumbai.

Published on Jun 27, 2019, 1:32 PM IST

Reimagining the Yamuna can help transform it

Updated on Jul 1, 2019, 3:22 PM IST

Building a global urban narrative

The 100 Smart Cities Mission, of which 90 are greenfield cities, leverages technological advancement to deliver public goods and services that are critical to urban living

Updated on Jun 25, 2019, 7:55 PM IST

Haryana women join protests for green corridor land acquisition payments

Women have joined the dharna and threatened to stop trains at 29 points in Haryana and water supply from Delhi-Gurugram canal, if their demands are not met by June 27.

Updated on Jun 25, 2019, 11:39 AM IST

Water supply has dipped to 30 mins, allege residents in Gurugram

“We are supplying more than the required volume of water. If there is a local problem, it has to be dealt with by the internal distribution network of DLF and other societies,” GMDA chief engineer (infrastructure) Lalit Arora said.

Updated on Jun 25, 2019, 2:30 AM IST

Power cuts hit water supply in Gurugram’s Sushant Lok 1

The Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) maintains the water distribution system in Sushant Lok-1. The MCG gets canal water supply from the GMDA, which is the master water supplier for the city.

Updated on Jun 24, 2019, 2:53 AM IST

Scuffle over water supply leads to arrest of US aid worker in Shillong

Meghalaya Police arrested an American aid worker in Shillong after he allegedly molested a judicial magistrate during a scuffle that broke out over supply of water, officials said on Sunday.

Updated on Jun 23, 2019, 8:38 PM IST

Cashing in on city’s water shortage: Opinion

The modus operandi involved setting up illegal borewells in secluded areas to extract water from Gurugram’s already depleted water table before selling it off to builders, residents and distributors, he said.

Updated on Jun 23, 2019, 4:06 AM IST

Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority to replace old water pipeline

Two weeks ago, the pipeline developed a major leakage near Sector 4/5 roundabout causing an acute water supply crisis in areas, such as Ashok Vihar, Palam Vihar, Laxman Vihar and sectors 4, 5, 21, 22, 23 and others.

Updated on Jun 22, 2019, 3:40 AM IST

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