Rs 259 Crore Project Announced for Water-Deficient North Vizag
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Rs 259 Crore Project Announced for Water-Deficient North Vizag

Deccan Chronicle  

Visakhapatnam: Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation has proposed a Rs 259 crore project to augment drinking water supply to localities in northern parts of the city, including Madhurawada, which face a perennial shortage. Dr Sampath Kumar revealed that they have approached the International Finance Corporation, a World Bank affiliate, to secure funding for the first phase of the drinking water project. The commissioner said all the city’s water pumping stations are located in the southern region, while areas like Madhurawada on the northern side, which have witnessed rapid development, face challenges, as water has to be pumped multiple times. Dr Sampath Kumar said, "This initiative will help bridge the city's water deficit and ensure equitable distribution of water throughout Visakhapatnam.

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WRD stresses need to sanction funds for restoring T.N. water bodies
5 days, 14 hours ago

WRD stresses need to sanction funds for restoring T.N. water bodies

The Hindu  

The Water Resources Department stressed the need for funds to be sanctioned for for the centrally During a review of the centrally Senior officials of the WRD noted that nearly 123 water bodies in various districts, including Cuddalore, Pudukottai, Villupuram, Tiruchi and Theni would be taken up for restoration under the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana. These works, which would …

Will complete HNSS project by next kharif: Andhra Water Resources Minister
6 days, 20 hours ago

Will complete HNSS project by next kharif: Andhra Water Resources Minister

The Hindu  

Minister for Water Resources Nimmala Rama Naidu on Wednesday said the NDA government will complete the construction of the main canals of Handri-Neeva Sujala Sravanthi project in Rayalaseema by next kharif. Addressing a videoconference on the progress of the HNSS-Chitravathi Balancing Reservoir link channel work, Mr. Rama Naidu said the farmers in the dry Rayalaseema region suffered a lot because …

Hyderabad Water Supply Hits 1.3 Crore People, Plans for Future Growth
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Hyderabad Water Supply Hits 1.3 Crore People, Plans for Future Growth

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad:Water supply was expanded to new areas, including the Outer Ring Road, gated communities, villages and other places, the HMWS&SB stated in its year-end summation of its activities. In a statement, the board said it now serves around 1.3 crore people, supplying drinking water and treating the sewage. A key project approved this year was Phase-2 of the Godavari Drinking …

₹7.06 crore drinking water project announced for 24 hamlets in Kanniyakumari constituency
1 month, 2 weeks ago

₹7.06 crore drinking water project announced for 24 hamlets in Kanniyakumari constituency

The Hindu  

AIADMK legislator Thalavai Sundaram on Saturday said that a drinking water project at a cost of ₹7.06 crore would benefit 24 hamlets in several panchayats in the district here on Saturday. The project aims to address the drinking water needs of 24 hamlets under Kadukkarai, Kattuputhoor and Thidal panchayats. For years, these habitations had faced severe drinking water shortages, although …

Revanth Reddy reviews plans for Godavari water transfer to Hyderabad
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Revanth Reddy reviews plans for Godavari water transfer to Hyderabad

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy held a high-level review meeting with officials from the Irrigation Department and Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board to address Hyderabad’s growing drinking water needs. The Chief Minister directed officials to prepare a comprehensive report on lifting Godavari water from the Kondapochamma and Mallanna Sagar reservoirs. To expedite the process, Revanth ordered the …

Will provide drinking water connection to every household in Andhra Pradesh under Jal Jeevan Mission in three years, says CM Naidu
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Will provide drinking water connection to every household in Andhra Pradesh under Jal Jeevan Mission in three years, says CM Naidu

The Hindu  

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu has said the State government is committed to providing drinking water tap connections to every household under the Jal Jeevan Mission in the next three years, and has stressed the need for Andhra Pradesh to derive maximum benefit from the scheme like Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Kerala. Addressing a review meeting, along …

A.P. govt. releases ₹30 cr. to clear pending salaries of Sri Sathya Sai Drinking Water Supply Project staff
4 months ago

A.P. govt. releases ₹30 cr. to clear pending salaries of Sri Sathya Sai Drinking Water Supply Project staff

The Hindu  

The Andhra Pradesh government on September 11 released ₹30 crore for payment of salaries and arrears to 536 workers of Sri Sathya Sai Drinking Water Supply Projects in the undivided Anantapur district, with the intervention by Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan. The same was taken to the notice of Mr. Pawan Kalyan, who spoke to the Finance Department about the …

Yettinahole project: Power bill may be around ₹150 crore per year for Karnataka
4 months ago

Yettinahole project: Power bill may be around ₹150 crore per year for Karnataka

The Hindu  

The Yettinahole Integrated Drinking Water Supply Project, which involves three-way pumping, has been allocated 219.44 MW of power, and the annual cost to the government of Karnataka is expected to be around ₹150 crore. “Going by the current usage of power, electricity expenses alone would come to around ₹150 crore per year. In the second stage of the project, 35 …

CM lays foundation for scheme to supply drinking water to 3 towns from Sone river
4 months, 1 week ago

CM lays foundation for scheme to supply drinking water to 3 towns from Sone river

Hindustan Times  

Chief minister Nitish Kumar on Monday laid the foundation stone for the ambitious drinking water supply scheme at Annicut in Dehri town of Rohtas district. Once complete, the project at an estimated cost of ₹1347.32 crore, will provide drinking water to people in Aurangabad, Dehri and Sasaram towns, using surface water available in the Sone river. At the industrial training …

Ludhiana MC signs pact with firm for 24x7 potable water supply
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Ludhiana MC signs pact with firm for 24x7 potable water supply

Hindustan Times  

The Municipal Corporation, Ludhiana, has signed a contract with firm - KPIL OHITAN JV for taking up the first phase of the World Bank and Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank -funded 24*7 canal-based water supply project in the city on Friday. Under this project, a mega 580 mld water treatment plant would be established on 53 acres of land in village …

Expert Proposes ₹200 Crore Lift Irrigation for Kurnool
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Expert Proposes ₹200 Crore Lift Irrigation for Kurnool

Deccan Chronicle  

His plan involves lifting water from the Vedavathi River using pumps and putting it into the Tungabhadra Lower-Level Canal. Concerned, retired deputy executive engineer M. Subbarayudu has recently written to Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu and Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan, suggesting the lift irrigation project. It is anticipated that this proposal will soon be examined at the field level.The …

Full Water Supply for Kharif, Rabi: Ponguleti
5 months, 1 week ago

Full Water Supply for Kharif, Rabi: Ponguleti

Deccan Chronicle  

Khammam: The project ayacut farmers would get water supply for both the crop seasons this year as irrigation projects were bemiring with water, said minister for revenue and housing Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy on Wednesday while releasing water to the left main canal from Palair reservoir at Kusumanchi in Khammam district. The minister informed that the irrigation tanks in Palaiar constituency …

Union Budget to Help Vizag’s Major Water Projects: GVMC
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Union Budget to Help Vizag’s Major Water Projects: GVMC

Deccan Chronicle  

Visakhapatnam: Union Budget special focus on augmenting drinking water supply in urban areas will help Visakhapatnam complete its major drinking water projects, said GVMC superintendent engineer K. Ravi. On incentives for waste management, GVMC chief medical officer Dr. Naresh Kumar said special allocation in the union budget will help build new garbage transfer stations in Anakapalli and Bheemili, provide funds …

Telangana CM seeks ₹4,000 crore from centre for the Musi river water treatment
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Telangana CM seeks ₹4,000 crore from centre for the Musi river water treatment

The Hindu  

Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy has requested the Centre to extend cooperation for the effective implementation of the prestigious Musi Riverfront Development project launched by the Telangana government. The Union Minister was requested to sanction another ₹6,000 crore for diversion of Godavari water to the twin reservoirs of Osmansagar and Himayatsagar to overcome drinking water problems of the State capital. …

Irrigation minister says only 65 tmfct water utilised from Kaleshwaram project in five years in Telangana
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Irrigation minister says only 65 tmfct water utilised from Kaleshwaram project in five years in Telangana

New Indian Express  

KARIMNAGAR: Stating that water released into Godavari was more than what was pumped from the river, Irrigation and Civil Supplies Minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy on Friday said that only 65 tmcft of water from the Kaleshwaram project was utilised in the five years. The state government has sought an inquiry report on condition of pump houses of Kaleshwaram Lift …

Ghaziabad: Civic body proposes 10 MLD Ganga water project for Vijay Nagar
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Ghaziabad: Civic body proposes 10 MLD Ganga water project for Vijay Nagar

Hindustan Times  

Ghaziabad: The Ghaziabad municipal corporation has proposed a water-supply project for providing 10 million litres per day of Ganga water to localities in Vijay Nagar zone, officials said on Saturday, adding that the project was envisaged in view of groundwater depletion. Officials said that from the existing plants, they have also made provision for supply of 50MLD of Ganga water …

Andhra Pradesh: Provide drinking water to every household, says Kollu Ravindra
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Andhra Pradesh: Provide drinking water to every household, says Kollu Ravindra

New Indian Express  

VIJAYAWADA : Minister for Mining and Excise Kollu Ravindra instructed the officials to fulfil the vision of Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu by providing fresh drinking water through taps to every household. During the meeting, irrigation officials informed the minister that proposals amounting to Rs 55 crore had been sent to higher officials for 245 works, including desilting canals, in …

Gurugram residents face water crisis, pay ₹2K for tankers
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Gurugram residents face water crisis, pay ₹2K for tankers

Hindustan Times  

City residents across various sectors, including DLF City Phases 1 to 3, have been grappling with a severe water crisis for the past few weeks. Despite this, the water pressure is very low.” Last week, DLF-2 residents protested against the authorities over the ongoing water crisis in front of the boosting station in the colony’s P block. Illegal colonies are …

HMWSSB puts in place arrangements for emergency pumping of water
9 months, 1 week ago

HMWSSB puts in place arrangements for emergency pumping of water

The Hindu  

The Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply & Sewerage Board has made emergency pumping arrangements to draw water from the dead storage levels of the Nagarjuna Sagar and Yellampally reservoirs, from April 15 and May 1 respectively. As on Wednesday, the total available water was 136.47 tmcft in Nagarjuna Sagar, with 4.81 tmcft above the dead storage level. While 91 million litres …

Athikadavu-Avinashi scheme will need 400 cusecs of water from Bhavani river to be commissioned: T.N. Minister
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Athikadavu-Avinashi scheme will need 400 cusecs of water from Bhavani river to be commissioned: T.N. Minister

The Hindu  

Minister for Housing and Urban Development, S. Muthusamy, said water for the Athikadavu-Avinashi Ground Water Recharge and Drinking Water Supply Scheme, could be drawn only if 400 cusecs of surplus water was available in the Bhavani river. The Minister told the media that all work under the scheme had been completed, and trial runs had been conducted successfully to reach …

Centre rejects Karnataka’s ₹2,594-crore proposal under Sinchayee scheme for dry land irrigation
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Centre rejects Karnataka’s ₹2,594-crore proposal under Sinchayee scheme for dry land irrigation

The Hindu  

The Centre has rejected the Karnataka’s State government’s proposal for ₹2,594 crore under the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojane meant to benefit dry land areas in the State to extend irrigation coverage and increase water use efficiency. Bose Raju on Friday told the Legislative Council that the Centre has conveyed to the State that due to non-availability of funds, the …

We are committed to completing Polavaram at earliest, says Buggana
11 months, 1 week ago

We are committed to completing Polavaram at earliest, says Buggana

New Indian Express  

VIJAYAWADA: The major and medium irrigation was given a sizeable allocation in the interim State budget for 2024-25. Reiterating the government’s commitment to completing the ongoing irrigation projects, he said, “We are committed to completing the Polavaram National Project, the lifeline of Andhra Pradesh. On other projects, the minister said Owk Tunnel-II, which was inaugurated by Chief Minister YS Jagan …

AMRUT scheme funds will help improve water supply in Vizianagaram, says Minister
1 year ago

AMRUT scheme funds will help improve water supply in Vizianagaram, says Minister

The Hindu  

Minister for Education Botcha Satyanarayana on January 7 said that the sanctioning of ₹62 crore under the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation scheme will ensure improved water supply to all areas of Vizianagaram city and its outskirts. Water pipelines would be laid from Mushidivada in Visakhapatnam district to Vizianagaram, the Minister said after inaugurating a water tank built …

Karnataka govt releases 2.75 TMC of water from Almatti Dam
1 year ago

Karnataka govt releases 2.75 TMC of water from Almatti Dam

Hindustan Times  

To address the concerns of the farmers in the Krishna basin, Deputy Chief Minister and Minister for Water Resources of Karnataka, DK Shivakumar, announced the release of 2.75 TMC of water from Almatti dam at around 10:50 a.m. on Sunday. Karnataka govt releases 2.75 TMC of water from Almatti Dam In response to the critical water shortage in the Krishna …

CM Jagan Suggests Water Transfer From One Basin to Other
1 year, 2 months ago

CM Jagan Suggests Water Transfer From One Basin to Other

Deccan Chronicle  

Visakhapatnam: Chief Minister Y.S. Short, intense rainfall periods necessitate efficient water transfer between basins.” “We must seek technically feasible, economically viable, socially acceptable and environmentally friendly solutions to address these challenges,” Jagan Mohan Reddy said. He delivered the ND Gulhati memorial lecture on ‘Ensuring Water and Food Security through Climate Resilient Infrastructure’, wherein he raised various issues, challenges, the way …

Ahead of polls, KCR sanctions Rs 195 crore for drinking water needs in Kamareddy
1 year, 4 months ago

Ahead of polls, KCR sanctions Rs 195 crore for drinking water needs in Kamareddy

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Ahead of Chief Minister Chandrashekar Rao’s election contest from Kamareddy assembly constituency, the state government has sanctioned '195 crore for a drinking water project in the region. A new pipeline will be laid from the Sriram Sagar project to Mallannagutta for supply of drinking water. During Congress rule, a new pipeline had been laid from the Sriram Sagar project …

Uttarakhand CM seeks ₹ 1774 crore for Song Dam drinking water project in Dehradun
1 year, 6 months ago

Uttarakhand CM seeks ₹ 1774 crore for Song Dam drinking water project in Dehradun

Hindustan Times  

Dehradun: Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Monday met Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman to request the release of ₹1774 crore for the Song Dam drinking water project as special assistance from the central government. Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami asked the Centre to waive off the ceiling on the loan amount that can availed in externally aided …

Agriculture, drinking water, health-related issues dominate quarterly KDP meeting
1 year, 6 months ago

Agriculture, drinking water, health-related issues dominate quarterly KDP meeting

The Hindu  

Issues related to agriculture, drinking water and health dominated the quarterly Karnataka Development Programme meeting in Yadgir on Monday. Drinking water Mr. Darshanapur and Mr. Kandkur and also Channareddy Patil Tunnur and Raja Venkatappa Naik, MLA of Yadgir and Shorapur, raised the issue of drinking water shortage. All MLAs including the Minister asked the officials of Karnataka Urban Drinking Water …

Water Board to rely on emergency pumping for uninterrupted water supply
1 year, 7 months ago

Water Board to rely on emergency pumping for uninterrupted water supply

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The state irrigation department has assured the Water Board that it would maintain a minimum draw down level of 510 feet at Nagarjunasagar dam in Krishna river basin until the monsoon arrives, to allow for drinking water supply to the city. The Water Board had told the government that the water level stood at 521.5 feet, and would hit …

Board to supply more drinking water by end of May
1 year, 10 months ago

Board to supply more drinking water by end of May

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board managing director Dana Kishore on Tuesday said that there was no problem in the supply of fresh water to the city and the ORR zone. Speaking at a review meeting, with officials from the revenue, operations and maintenance, transmission and summer departments, Kishore said the board was supplying 565 million gallons of …

Budget 2023 | FM Sitharaman announces ₹5300 crore grant for Upper Bhadra Irrigation Project in poll-bound Karnataka
1 year, 11 months ago

Budget 2023 | FM Sitharaman announces ₹5300 crore grant for Upper Bhadra Irrigation Project in poll-bound Karnataka

The Hindu  

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on February 1, 2023, announced a grant of ₹5300 crore for the Upper Bhadra Irrigation Project in the poll-bound Karnataka. Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai in April 2022 had said that steps had already been taken to declare the Upper Bhadra project as a national project. The Upper Bhadra Project will ensure irrigation of around 2.25 …

Geo-Tube seawall to be erected at Pedamainavanilanka; cost put at Rs 15 crore
2 years, 2 months ago

Geo-Tube seawall to be erected at Pedamainavanilanka; cost put at Rs 15 crore

Deccan Chronicle  

KAKINADA: Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has laid the stone for a Geo-tube seawall, a pilot project that will cost Rs 15 crore for a kilometre distance, at Pedamainavanilanka village in Narasapuram mandal of West Godavari district. The rapid sand filter drinking water scheme was launched at a cost of Rs 1.25 crore in Matsyapuri village by utilizing her MPLADS funds. …

State sanctioned Rs 960 cr for drinking water projects in Belagavi, says Bommai
2 years, 2 months ago

State sanctioned Rs 960 cr for drinking water projects in Belagavi, says Bommai

Deccan Chronicle  

BELAGAVI: The state government has sanctioned Rs 960 crore for drinking water projects in various taluks of Belagavi district under the Jal Jeevan Mission, according to Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai. Speaking after inaugurating the Kittur Utsav here on Monday, the Chief Minister said that Rs 9,000 crore has been allocated to provide drinking water under Jal Jeevan Mission for 25 …

Andhra Pradesh to complete several irrigation projects in north Andhra expeditiously
2 years, 3 months ago

Andhra Pradesh to complete several irrigation projects in north Andhra expeditiously

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: The AP water resources authorities have promised to complete the several ongoing irrigation projects in north Andhra region by the kharif season in 2023. Water resources engineer-in-chief C Narayana Reddy told the media here on Tuesday that some of these were pending for several years. In north Andhra region, between 2004 and 2014, nearly 89,200 acres of land was …

Rajasthan CM sanctions over ₹366 cr for drinking water project
2 years, 6 months ago

Rajasthan CM sanctions over ₹366 cr for drinking water project

The Hindu  

The Rajasthan government has sanctioned ₹366.67 crore for the second phase of the Bisalpur-Jaipur Water Supply Project, officials said on Monday. Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot approved a proposal to sanction the funds for the second phase of the project in Jagatpura, Pratap Nagar, Mahal Road and Kho-Nagorian in Jaipur district, an official statement said. A financial approval of ₹214.93 crore …

Rs 800 crore extra for polavaram project due to TD misdeeds: Ambati
2 years, 8 months ago

Rs 800 crore extra for polavaram project due to TD misdeeds: Ambati

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: Minister for water resources, Ambati Rambabu pointed out Rs 800 crore extra has to be spent on the Polavaram multipurpose project due to pointless works taken up by the earlier Telugu Desam government resulting in cofferdam and diaphragm wall damages. Addressing a press meet at the YSRC central office on Friday, Rambabu slammed the Opposition and a section of …

Visakhapatnam: GVMC prepares ₹7.93 crore summer action plan to deal with drinking water issues
2 years, 10 months ago

Visakhapatnam: GVMC prepares ₹7.93 crore summer action plan to deal with drinking water issues

The Hindu  

Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation has prepared summer action plan with about ₹7.93 crore to deal with drinking water supply issues. Sources from the corporation said that at present around 40 water tankers are taking around 130 trips in the city to meet the drinking water requirements of the public. It was learnt that the GVMC intends to focus on outskirt …

₹1,000 cr. set aside for Mekedatu project
2 years, 10 months ago

₹1,000 cr. set aside for Mekedatu project

The Hindu  

The BJP Government in Karnataka, which is under pressure to act on the proposed ₹9,000-crore Mekedatu Balancing Reservoir and Drinking Water Project in the wake of the recently-concluded padayatra by the Opposition Congress, has allocated ₹1,000 crore for the project in the State Budget presented on Friday. The project has assumed importance not only because it would regulate the flow …

Nanjangud MLA seeks ₹ 30 crore for lift irrigation project in Yediyala
2 years, 10 months ago

Nanjangud MLA seeks ₹ 30 crore for lift irrigation project in Yediyala

The Hindu  

Nanjangud MLA B Harshavardhan has urged the Karnataka Government to ensure that ₹30 crore is set aside in the State Budget for a proposed lift irrigation project in Yediyala region of his constituency. On February 23, Mr Harshavardhan said the lift irrigation project will help fill up 12 dried-up tanks in Nanjangud taluk, which would cater to the requirements of …

KTR launches ORR water works Phase II
2 years, 11 months ago

KTR launches ORR water works Phase II

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Municipal administration minister K.T. Rama Rao, along with education minister Sabitha Indra Reddy, on Monday laid foundation stone for the Outer Ring Road Phase-II drinking water supply scheme at Alkapoor Township in Manikonda. The project will cater to drinking water requirements of 980 colonies and gated communities within ORR jurisdiction. Speaking on the occasion, Rama Rao said, “We have …

Govt to waive water dues for 13 months; cash-strapped board in fix
3 years ago

Govt to waive water dues for 13 months; cash-strapped board in fix

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: The state government has decided to waive water dues for 13 months for all domestic consumers who have used less than 20,000 litres per month. A senior Water Board official requesting anonymity said that though the government's decision was noble, it would dent the board's revenue. The official said the water board had written to the government to pay …

Andhra govt to launch watershed projects in five districts
4 years ago

Andhra govt to launch watershed projects in five districts

India TV News  

The Andhra Pradesh government is launching the Rejuvenating Watersheds for Agriculture Resilience through Innovative Development project in five parched districts and also the tribal belt in the Visakhapatnam district of the state, to be implemented over the next six years. The state Cabinet, at its meeting here last week, cleared the project to be implemented in the four Rayalaseema districts …

Water projects worth ₹10,000 crore sanctioned for Bundelkhand region: PM Modi
4 years, 4 months ago

Water projects worth ₹10,000 crore sanctioned for Bundelkhand region: PM Modi

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the government is committed to the development of drought-prone Bundelkhand region and around 500 projects worth over ₹10,000 crore have been sanctioned for improving water availability. Observing that the benefit of water from three rivers, Ken, Betwa and Yamuna, was not reaching the Bundelkhand region, Modi said the proposed Ken-Betwa river linking project …

Water Projects Worth Rs 10,000 Crore Sanctioned for Bundelkhand Region: PM
4 years, 4 months ago

Water Projects Worth Rs 10,000 Crore Sanctioned for Bundelkhand Region: PM

News 18  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the government is committed to the development of drought-prone Bundelkhand region and around 500 projects worth over Rs 10,000 crore have been sanctioned for improving water availability. Observing that the benefit of water from three rivers, Ken, Betwa and Yamuna, was not reaching the Bundelkhand region, Modi said the proposed Ken-Betwa river linking …

Jal Jeevan Mission: CM Gehlot Urges Centre to Contribute Full Share of Funds for Projects in Desert Areas
4 years, 5 months ago

Jal Jeevan Mission: CM Gehlot Urges Centre to Contribute Full Share of Funds for Projects in Desert Areas

News 18  

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has demanded that the Centre contribute its full share of funds for water drinking projects in desert areas and 90 per cent in other parts of the state under the Jal Jeevan Mission. He also asked Shekhawat to release funds in two half-yearly instalments under the Jal Jeevan Mission instead of four quarterly instalments so …

Karnataka budget to allot funds for drinking water project
4 years, 10 months ago

Karnataka budget to allot funds for drinking water project

India TV News  

Bolstered by the Supreme Court's interim nod for the gazette notification of the Mahadayi Water Dispute Tribunal award by the Central government, Karnataka decided to allot funds for the drinking water project in the state's northwest region, an official said on Saturday. "Funds will be allotted in the state budget for fiscal 2020-21 to complete the Kalasa-Banduri project across the …

5 cities to have climate-resilient water supply, sewage, drainage infra
5 years, 1 month ago

5 cities to have climate-resilient water supply, sewage, drainage infra

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: Five cities in Tamil Nadu will soon boast of having climate-resilient water supply, sewerage and drainage infrastructure, thanks to the Asian Development Bank, which has come forward to advance $ 206 Million loan to the government to strengthen urban services in the 5 cities. The project is aimed at improving the lives of the people in the identified cities …

Rajasthan government okays Rs 50 crore to strengthen canal system
5 years, 3 months ago

Rajasthan government okays Rs 50 crore to strengthen canal system

India Today  

The Rajasthan government will provide an additional Rs 50 crore for projects to strengthen the canal system in the state. As per the decision of the state government, Rs 38 crore will be made available to the Water Resources Department for the payment of the Rajasthan Water Sector Improvement Restructuring Project in Hanumangarh. An additional budget of Rs 5.32 crore …

World Bank approves $100mn for water supply, sanitation in Bangladesh
5 years, 6 months ago

World Bank approves $100mn for water supply, sanitation in Bangladesh

India TV News  

The World Bank has approved $100 million to improve water supply and sanitation system in 30 Bangladesh municipalities. The "Municipal Water Supply and Sanitation Project" will help about 600,000 people living in small towns to get safe water through piped water supply systems, Xinhua news agency reported on Saturday. In the selected 30 municipalities that currently do not have piped …

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