Delhi received 800-850 MGD water when its population was around 80 lakh, said Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.
January 29, 2023Almost 80 per cent of Kyiv residents on Monday faced power outages and water cuts as Russian missiles struck key infrastructure facilities.
November 1, 2022A new project for construction of the new filter house with space-saving technology at Nangloi Water Treatment Plant (WTP) was approved by Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia recently.
October 8, 2022DJB has advised residents of the area to keep sufficient water and also provided the options sending water tankers wherever the need arises.
February 18, 2022DJB official said that RWA’s and people of the area have been informed about it earlier and approx. 30 to 35 tankers have been deputed by the DJB to cater to the needs of residents of the affected area.
September 15, 2021It may be recalled here that the Rs 892 crore Buxi Jagabandhu Assured Water Supply to Habitations (BASUDHA) water project had evoked angry protests across Kendrapara district for the past fortnight.
August 25, 2021Government of India initiated the Jal Jeevan Mission to provide safe and adequate quantity drinking water to every rural household of the country by 2024 with the motto “Har Ghar Jal”.
July 22, 2020The rebate in principal amount will be on the basis of the category of colonies.
June 30, 2020According to media reports on Thursday, Thimphu had reportedly stopped releasing channel water for irrigation, affecting thousands of farmers in 25 villages at the border near Assam.
June 26, 2020Capsule booster pumps are smaller in size than the usual booster pumps and are hence cheaper compared to the prices of big size booster pumps.
October 21, 2019To check the rapid decline and deterioration of groundwater, Punjab government would switch to surface water (Canal water) based water supply for three major cities – Ludhiana, Amritsar and Patiala. Disclosing this on Saturday, the local government minister, Navjot Singh Sidhu said detailed proposals have been made for using canal water and provide treated potable...
May 19, 2018The Supreme Court on Thursday sought the presence of the Chief Secretaries of Delhi and Haryana on April 23, after it was told by the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) that it has not been receiving sufficient water from Haryana. Justice Madan B. Lokur and Justice Deepak Gupta, taking note of the DJB’s submission that Haryana...
April 19, 2018As shown in the study by the Dutch scientist Hoekstra, the food-related water footprint of a consumer can be reduced by 36 per cent by shifting from a meat-based diet to a vegetarian one
April 14, 2018Mayor Sovan Chatterjee on Monday claimed that the motor pump that underwent an explosion at the Garden Reach water treatment plant on Saturday has not affected water supply process while terming the incident as ‘unusual’. An incident of water motor pump explosion in the Garden Reach water treatment plant around 9 pm on Saturday night...
March 27, 2018Responding to concerns expressed by some legislators, Punjab Chief Minister (CM) Amarinder Singh has ordered restoration of power supply to defaulters under any rural water supply scheme in the state. As a result, of the 228 connections that had been disconnected over non-payment, 225 had been immediately restored while one was set to be restored...
March 20, 2018Hailing the achievements of his government on Sunday after an inauguration ceremony, Delhi Chief Minister who is also chairman of Delhi Jal Board, Arvind Kejriwal, tweeted “319 colonies got water with pipelines under @AamAadmiParty Govt in 3yrs. For next two years,our aim is to provide water to every single house across the capital: @ArvindKejriwal”. Kejriwal...
February 5, 2018Water supply It is known to everyone that any disruption in water supply can create a lot of problems. Obviously, most of the household works are dependent on water. And the one who is most affected with this disruption is the lady of the house. For the past few days, North Delhi has been facing...
February 4, 2018