PKSF ensures potable water for 250 families in Khulna
Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundation has ensured drinkable water for the residents of Koyra upazila in Khulna. Lawmaker Gloria Jharna Sarker inaugurated a reverse osmosis (RO) plant, set up with financial and technical support from PKSF, in the area on July 27, said a press release. For all latest news, follow The Daily Star’s Google News channel. […]
Centralized water and wastewater operator training at Yukon University to benefit First Nations and operators in the region
WHITEHORSE, YT, July 28, 2022 /CNW/ – Indigenous Services Canada Water and wastewater operators play a critical role in ensuring drinking water safety by helping to prevent and reduce risks to water and wastewater systems. Access to ongoing training, mentoring and support is key to building First Nations’ capacity to manage water systems, and recruit […]
Tripura has 53% coverage of drinking water connections in villages, hope to achieve 60% by next 20 days: Minister Sushanta Chowdhury
Tripura Drinking Water and Sanitation (DWS) Minister Sushanta Chowdhury Thursday said the state has provided safe drinking water connections to 53 percent households in the villages under the Jal Jeevan Mission against 3.30 percent coverage of such connections in 2019. “Prime Minister Narendra Modi has a clear mandate, which is to provide 100 percent drinking […]
Intertidal: Casco Bay has benefited from Clean Water Act
A harbor master boat pulls up near some boaters on Casco Bayin this file photo. Brianna Soukup / Portland Press Herald “We are water, we are the Bay.” Those are the opening words of local poet Gary Lawless’s poem, “For Casco Bay, for Us.” Susan Olcott The poem was written to celebrate the 30th anniversary […]
Liberia: Living Water-Liberia Installs 102 Handpumps
Nimba County — Living Water International-Liberia has expressed interest in working with Nimbaians in providing safe drinking water to citizens in the county. Living Water International-Liberia is currently in Bain – Garr district, providing safe drinking water for citizens in and around Ganta City. Speaking in a two-day review meeting in Bain – Garr administrative […]
3-D models, water testing backpacks and more! 1,400 Michigan students interacted with EGLE’s Lending Station in its first year
The 2021-2022 school year marked the first full school year when the department’s Lending Station, an environmental education resource, has been available to Michigan educators. The Lending Station items help teachers educate students about the Great Lakes, their ecosystems, stewardship, conservation, and restoration of these natural resources. During the past school year, approximately 1,400 students […]
Edroy residents complain of strong odor, taste in water
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Residents are complaining that their water has a stench and bad taste to it. Raul Cavazos said he began noticing the strong odor several days ago. “Like sewage, sulfur, or swimming pool chemicals, it’s never a comfortable medium,” said Cavazos. Cavazos is worried about the elderly in the community. “They don’t have the […]
Tainted ground: the plight of Andrews and its water
ANDREWS, Ind. (WANE) – United Technologies Automotive was in the town of Andrews in Huntington County for 18 years. During that time, the town claims a local factory dumped chemicals that wound up in their groundwater. Thirty years later, the chemicals still taint the water below Andrews. It’s something that even Raytheon admits, as their […]
Drinking water booths at Rajshahi too
A visit to various water booths on Sunday morning in Rajshahi saw the booth staff explaining to people how to avail this service. The consumers need to bring copy of their NID and a copy of their photograph and an initial payment of Tk 100. This includes Tk 50 as registration fee and an ATM […]
Pittsboro, Greensboro officials hold first in-person meeting to discuss water quality
PITTSBORO — Officials from Pittsboro and Greensboro came together for the first time in person last Thursday to discuss water quality issues and seek ways to safeguard the Haw River — the source of Pittsboro’s drinking water — from pollutant discharges, as well as to hear a formal apology from Greensboro. The meeting, held in […]