Government working to supply safe water to grassroots level
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said her government has been taking measures to supply pure drinking water to grassroots people up to union levels to bring 90% population under its coverage. “We are adopting steps to supply pure drinking water not only to Dhaka and Chittagong, but also to the union levels to bring 90 percent […]
Nestlé Pakistan steps up relief efforts, donates 250,000 liters of clean drinking water, 10,000 liters milk to vulnerable communities
Nestlé Pakistan is stepping up its efforts to support vulnerable communities. The company is mobilizing relief supplies, in the form of donating 250,000 liters of clean drinking water and 10,000 liters of milk, in the second phase to support vulnerable communities affected by the devastating floods following National Disaster Management Authority’s (NDMA) calls for flood […]
Water is Where Our Story Begins
By Patricia Obozuwa – Vice President, Public Affairs, Communications and Sustainability, Africa at The Coca-Cola Company. The World Economic Forum ranks water crises as a top global risk. About 2.2 billion people across the globe lack access to safe drinking water. And the World Resources Institute projects that by 2030, there will be a 56% […]
U.K. official: Don’t be squeamish over drinking reused sewage water
Comment on this story Comment People need to become “less squeamish” about drinking water that is derived from wastewater, the head of Britain’s Environment Agency says, as a way to tackle water shortages and increasingly severe droughts. The idea of recycling wastewater for human consumption — once the realm of dystopian sci-fi films — is […]
Haverhill City Councilors Seek Water Supply Contingencies if Droughts Continue to Impact Region
Although much of the Bay State is feeling the effects of this summer’s lack of significant rainfall, Haverhill’s interim Department of Public Works director says the city remains in reasonably good shape. Director Robert E. Ward responded in advance of last week’s City Council meeting, answering questions expected by City Councilor Joseph J. Bevilacqua about […]
Swimmers take water tests into own hands | News
Wild swimmers “don’t trust the water” in British rivers and are testing it themselves after some unwelcome experiences. Hundreds of swimmers in Suffolk have switched to bathing only in the sea because of the problem. Ruth Leach, who campaigns for better water quality in the River Deben, said she saw a swimmer collide with faeces […]
Can this rural Utah town survive without a new water system?
The mayor of Stockton in Tooele County warned that the small, rural town needs $3 million to buy a new water system — or the town might need to dissolve. The announcement came after the town leaders issued a boil order Wednesday for tap water due to the aftermath of the Jacob City Fire, which burned earlier this […]
Bram Shankar Jimpa directs immediate completion of 15 Potable Water supply Canal Projects to benefit 1700 villages
CHANDIGARH: Water Supply and Sanitation Minister Bram Shankar Jimpa issued directions that the structure of 15 ongoing potable canal water supply projects in Punjab is completed at the earliest. He was holding a meeting with the top officials of the departments of water supply and sanitation, water resources and local government to bring about better […]
Britons need to be ‘less squeamish’ about drinking water from sewage, says agency head | Water
British people need to be “less squeamish” about drinking water derived from sewage, the boss of the Environment Agency has said. Writing in the Sunday Times, Sir James Bevan outlined measures the government, water companies and ordinary people should be taking to avoid severe droughts. He said: “Part of the solution will be to reprocess […]
Umkhrah, Umshyrpi rivers among polluted water bodies: Report
SHILLONG, Aug 27: The Meghalaya State Pollution Control Board (MSPCB) has established a network of water quality monitoring stations in the state.According to the latest data available with the MSPCB, the present network comprises of 54 stations in the state under the National Water Monitoring Programme (NWMP) and the monitoring network covers 20 rivers, four […]