How river pollution is killing people in an Indian village
2 years, 5 months ago

How river pollution is killing people in an Indian village

Al Jazeera  

Dozens of villages near India’s capital are suffering after years of unchecked industrial pollution has contaminated their water. Dharmendar says: “Most of us kept drinking it till the last few years, our cattle drank it, and we used it to irrigate our farm and vegetables.” He tells Al Jazeera there isn’t a single household in the village without a critically ill family member and that more than 200 people in Gangnauli had to sell their land to pay for medical expenses. In its last directive – released in February 2021 and seen by Al Jazeera – the NGT notes that officials “did not comply” with most of its recommendations. Some of the recommendations, such as the preparation of micro plans to prevent groundwater pollution by industrial effluents, and identify and deal with other sources of water pollution – covering the entire stretch of drains, and identifying causes of ailments like skin diseases, jaundice and cancer – were not complied with, according to the February 2021 NGT order. “The institutional and bureaucratic dysfunction of the world’s largest democracy continues to deprive the remaining residents of safe and clean drinking water,” he tells Al Jazeera.

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I Wouldn’t Even Touch Dirty Water From Ganga River: Raj Thackeray
2 weeks, 6 days ago

I Wouldn’t Even Touch Dirty Water From Ganga River: Raj Thackeray

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai: Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray, who in recent elections tried to bank on Hindutva politics to change his electoral fortunes, on Saturday raised questions about the cleanliness of the River Ganga saying he would not even touch the dirty water of Ganga. I wouldn’t even touch the dirty water of the Ganga, where millions have bathed,” Thackeray said …

'Delhi vs Lucknow': Akhilesh's cryptic take on Yogi's ‘suar’ remarks over CPCB's Prayagraj water report
1 month ago

'Delhi vs Lucknow': Akhilesh's cryptic take on Yogi's ‘suar’ remarks over CPCB's Prayagraj water report

Hindustan Times  

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav hit out at Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath, accusing him of insulting the people searching for their missing loved ones after the Maha Kumbh stampede by calling them “vultures”. Samajwadi Party MP Akhilesh Yadav criticised Yogi Adityanath for his "vulture" remark in the state assembly and claimed that it was insulting to people searching …

Akhilesh Yadav alleges conspiracy over Triveni Sangam water quality concerns
1 month, 1 week ago

Akhilesh Yadav alleges conspiracy over Triveni Sangam water quality concerns

Hindustan Times  

A day after Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath dismissed concerns over faecal contamination in the waters of Triveni Sangam, where people in multitudes are taking a dip during the ongoing MahaKumbh, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday alluded to an alleged conspiracy to keep the news of actual pollution away from the public. On Thursday, Samajwadi Party chief …

Modi corners AAP on ‘poisoning river’ claim
2 months ago

Modi corners AAP on ‘poisoning river’ claim

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday attacked former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal over his claims that Haryana was poisoning the Yamuna’s waters, calling it “an insult to the people and character” of the Bharatiya Janata Party -ruled state, as he sought to corner the Aam Aadmi Party on an allegation that has erupted into a major flashpoint ahead of …

'Can Haryana Poison Water Modi Drinks?': PM Slams Kejriwal Over 'Poisoning' Yamuna Claim, Says 'AAP-da Rattled'
2 months ago

'Can Haryana Poison Water Modi Drinks?': PM Slams Kejriwal Over 'Poisoning' Yamuna Claim, Says 'AAP-da Rattled'

ABP News  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday came down heavily at AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal over his claims that Haryana had intentionally "poisoned" Yamuna to disrupt the water supply of Delhi and to commit "mass murder" of its residents, saying that "AAP-da was rattled", fearing their defeat in the upcoming Delhi elections. He further blasted Kejriwal over the claim, saying …

Even PM drinks same water: Modi hits back at AAP over Yamuna water ‘poisoning’ charges
2 months ago

Even PM drinks same water: Modi hits back at AAP over Yamuna water ‘poisoning’ charges

Live Mint  

Delhi Elections 2025: Prime Minister and BJP leader Narendra Modi on Wednesday replied to AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal's claim that BJP led- Haryana Government is ‘poisoning’ the Yamuna water. “Yamuna water is consumed by judges, diplomats as well as poor; how can one think that Haryana will poison it to kill Modi”, PM Modi said at the Delhi rally. A …

PM Modi slams Kejriwal's ‘Yamuna poisoned’ charge: ‘Water sent by Haryana…’
2 months ago

PM Modi slams Kejriwal's ‘Yamuna poisoned’ charge: ‘Water sent by Haryana…’

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday hit out at Arvind Kejriwal over the Aam Aadmi Party convenor's claim of Yamuna river water entering from Haryana to Delhi being “poisoned”. The water sent by Haryana is consumed by everyone living in Delhi, which also includes this Prime Minister,” Modi said at a rally in Delhi's Kartar Nagar. Continuing his attack on …

I'm also drinking Yamuna water: PM jabs Arvind Kejriwal over 'poisoning' claim
2 months ago

I'm also drinking Yamuna water: PM jabs Arvind Kejriwal over 'poisoning' claim

India Today  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday lashed out at AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal over his claim that Haryana had "poisoned" Yamuna to disrupt the national capital's water supply, saying such remarks were an insult to the country. Addressing a rally in Delhi's Kartar Nagar, PM Modi renewed his AAP-da charge on Kejriwal and said the party was "rattled" as it …

Haryana CM Saini says Kejriwal’s ‘poisonous water’ jibe an attempt to deflect attention from AAP govt’s failures
2 months ago

Haryana CM Saini says Kejriwal’s ‘poisonous water’ jibe an attempt to deflect attention from AAP govt’s failures

The Hindu  

As the high-pitch electioneering continues in the run-up to the Delhi Assembly polls, Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Tuesday hit out at Aam Aadmi Party supremo Arvind Kejriwal surrounding his ‘poisonous water’ remark, terming it as a ‘political stunt’ to deflect attention from its AAP government’s failures in Delhi. Mr. Saini said that ensuring a reliable water supply …

‘Act of water terrorism’: Delhi CM Atishi writes to CEC; Arvind Kejriwal claims, ‘will not let people of Delhi die’
2 months ago

‘Act of water terrorism’: Delhi CM Atishi writes to CEC; Arvind Kejriwal claims, ‘will not let people of Delhi die’

Live Mint  

Delhi Chief Minister Atishi has written to the Chief Election Commissioner, urging immediate intervention over the increasing ammonia levels in the Yamuna River, which she asserts are impacting the water supply in Delhi. In her letter, CM Atishi alleged the role of Haryana in the crisis, stating, “The facts enlisted in the note of the CEO of Delhi Jal Board …

It is an act of water terrorism: Delhi CM Atishi writes to CEC
2 months ago

It is an act of water terrorism: Delhi CM Atishi writes to CEC

Deccan Chronicle  

Delhi Chief Minister Atishi has written to the Chief Election Commissioner, requesting urgent intervention over the rising ammonia levels in the Yamuna River, which she claims are affecting the water supply in Delhi.In her letter, CM Atishi alleged the role of Haryana in the crisis, stating, "The facts enlisted in the note of the CEO of Delhi Jal Board make …

Rajendra Nagar residents struggle with polluted drinking water
3 months ago

Rajendra Nagar residents struggle with polluted drinking water

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad:Residents of Rajendranagar and Shivarampally said they were being supplied polluted drinking water issue for four months. "We were told that sewerage pipes are likely mixing with drinking water lines, but nothing has been done," a resident added. Sources indicate that the contamination is caused by narrow pipelines where sewerage and drinking water lines are intertwined, further worsened by illegal …

Chennai: One Dead, 23 Hospitalised Due To Suspected Water Contamination In Pallavaram
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Chennai: One Dead, 23 Hospitalised Due To Suspected Water Contamination In Pallavaram

ABP News  

Chennai news: One person died and 23 others were hospitalised on Thursday following suspected water contamination after drinking water got mixed with sewage in the Pallavaram area of Chennai. Condemning the incidents that led to the tragedy, AIADMK chief Edappadi Palaniswami said, "Drinking water is a very basic thing; It is the duty of the government to distribute it with …

Delhi’s pollution crisis needs evidence-based policy reform
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Delhi’s pollution crisis needs evidence-based policy reform

New Indian Express  

The capital of the world’s largest democracy—Delhi—is grappling with a pollution crisis. With approximately 80 per cent of Delhi’s waste being generated by only about 20 per cent of the people, the city is finding itself in an increasingly challenging situation. For instance, the mechanised sweeping vans frequently seen on Delhi roads are largely ineffective due to several factors: uneven …

Headline hogging, blame games and drama: How AAP leaders ensure they stay in limelight while the public suffers
9 months ago

Headline hogging, blame games and drama: How AAP leaders ensure they stay in limelight while the public suffers

Op India  

There is a saying in Hindi, “Kaam karo na karo kaam ki fikr zaroor karo”. Atishi Marlena, Delhi’s Water Minister, initiated an indefinite fast on the 21st of June 2024, accusing the Haryana government of not releasing Delhi’s rightful share of water. Before the AAP government launched its ‘Pani Satyagraha’ gimmick, the Supreme Court recently reprimanded the Delhi government for …

Delhi water crisis: BJP accuses AAP of ‘stealing and looting’ from citizens
9 months, 1 week ago

Delhi water crisis: BJP accuses AAP of ‘stealing and looting’ from citizens

Hindustan Times  

Delhi Bharatiya Janata Party unit chief Virendra Sachdeva on Wednesday accused the ruling Aam Aadmi Party government in Delhi of stealing and looting from the people, who are reeling under severe water crisis in the capital. Bharatiya Janata Party chief Virendra Sachdeva, party MP Bansuri Swaraj and others raise slogans as they stage a protest against the Aam Aadmi Party …

Check pilferage, act against water mafia: SC to Delhi govt
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Check pilferage, act against water mafia: SC to Delhi govt

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi The Supreme Court on Wednesday lamented that Delhi’s drinking water crisis cannot be solved unless there is action taken against the recurring water transmission losses and the tanker mafia operating in the Capital, and sought a report from the Delhi government on the action taken in this regard within 24 hours. Why was a false statement made before …

As Supreme Court Slams Govt Over ‘Wastage’, A Look At Delhi Water Crisis, And The 'Tanker Mafia'
9 months, 2 weeks ago

As Supreme Court Slams Govt Over ‘Wastage’, A Look At Delhi Water Crisis, And The 'Tanker Mafia'

News 18  

The heatwave is back in Delhi after a short spell of rain and thunderstorm a couple of weeks ago. The Supreme Court on Wednesday took up the issue, and lambasted the AAP government in Delhi for wastage of water and ‘tanker mafia’ in the capital. The Delhi Jal Board’s summer bulletin on Tuesday reported that Delhi’s total water production was …

Delhi getting its share of water, says Raj Niwas; L-G lying: AAP
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Delhi getting its share of water, says Raj Niwas; L-G lying: AAP

The Hindu  

Saxena dials Haryana CM over water crisis; Raj Niwas says ‘tanker mafia’ behind shortage The ruling Aam Aadmi Party on Tuesday accused Lieutenant-Governor V.K. Saxena of “lying” after Raj Niwas said the Capital was getting its share of water from BJP-ruled Haryana and held the Delhi government responsible for the shortage. In a statement, the L-G office said Mr. Saxena …

SC directs the Yamuna River Board to hold an urgent meeting on June 5 to address Delhi’s water crisis
9 months, 3 weeks ago

SC directs the Yamuna River Board to hold an urgent meeting on June 5 to address Delhi’s water crisis

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on June 3 directed the Centre to hold an emergency meeting of its Upper Yamuna River Board with the States of Delhi, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh to address water scarcity in the national capital amidst soaring temperatures crossing the 50-degree Celsius mark. It said the States, the Board and the Centre should address the issues raised by …

Delhi water crisis: Govt issues directives to stop wastage, Rs 2,000 fine for washing cars with hose
10 months ago

Delhi water crisis: Govt issues directives to stop wastage, Rs 2,000 fine for washing cars with hose

India TV News  

Delhi water crisis: To address the water shortage in the capital city during the intense summer heat, the Delhi government has issued orders to prevent unnecessary water usage. Delhi Water Minister Atishi has issued directions to Delhi Jal Board CEO A Anbarasu to form 200 teams to monitor and reduce cases of water wastage. In a letter, Atishi said, "There …

Ganga not an electoral issue in Uttarakhand this time
11 months, 1 week ago

Ganga not an electoral issue in Uttarakhand this time

Hindustan Times  

On the left bank of ‘Har Ki Paudi’ in Haridwar, Uttarakhand tourism minister Satpal Maharaj organised a two-day ‘Sadbhavna Sammelan’. “The river is as polluted as it was before the BJP came to power,” said Swami Shivanand Saraswati, head of Matre Sadan, an ashram on the banks of the Ganga in Haridwar, which has been fighting for a clean Ganga …

Water woes of Bengaluru: Think long term, go beyond knee-jerk reactions, say experts
1 year ago

Water woes of Bengaluru: Think long term, go beyond knee-jerk reactions, say experts

The Hindu  

Bengaluru’s desperate dependence on an external drinking water source, while offering scant regard to alternatives, came out starkly in that one single notification. But is the latest Bengaluru Water Supply and Sewerage Board directive banning drinking water for non-essential uses a sign that the city is finally on track with a sound conservation strategy? White-topped roads are totally impermeable to …

‘Karnataka govt is clueless': BJP's Tejasvi Surya slams Cong on water crisis
1 year ago

‘Karnataka govt is clueless': BJP's Tejasvi Surya slams Cong on water crisis

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party conducted a massive protest at Bengaluru’s Freedom Park on Tuesday over the prevalant water crisis in the IT city. Several BJP MLAs, MPs and other leaders held empty water buckets and demanded the government devise solutions for the looming water crisis in the IT hub. ‘Karnataka govt is clueless': BJP's Tejasvi Surya slams Cong on water …

Ganga water unsafe even for bathing, says Bihar govt report on river pollution
1 year, 1 month ago

Ganga water unsafe even for bathing, says Bihar govt report on river pollution

Hindustan Times  

Patna: Almost all major rivers passing through Bihar are unsafe even for bathing, revealed the annual survey report on health of rivers recently tabled by the Bihar State Pollution Control Board in the state legislature. The report, based on sample checks at 98 points of several rivers including Ganga, Sone and Kosi in 27 districts showed excessive presence of faecal …

Interlinking of Rivers: Solution to India’s growing water problem or recipe to ecological imbalance?
1 year, 2 months ago

Interlinking of Rivers: Solution to India’s growing water problem or recipe to ecological imbalance?

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: At the historic Mahabalipuram a few days ago, an All India Secretaries’ Conference on Water Vision@2047-Way Ahead was organised by the Union Ministry of Jal Shakti. The Centre and some ‘beneficiary’ lower riparian states argue that India has a rapidly growing problem of water stress and there is a need to use most of the runoff to meet its …

Delhi govt, state bureaucracy now battle over water
1 year, 4 months ago

Delhi govt, state bureaucracy now battle over water

Hindustan Times  

Water is the subject of the latest instalment of the long-running feud between the union territory’s elected government on one side, and its bureaucracy and the lieutenant governor on the other with Delhi’s Aam Aadmi Party government warning of a looming water crisis in the capital, attributing this to finance secretary Ashish Verma for stopping the release of a tranche …

Indiranagar residents being supplied with contaminated water
1 year, 9 months ago

Indiranagar residents being supplied with contaminated water

The Hindu  

The last couple of days have been a horrific experience for residents of Indiranagar as they claim to have been supplied contaminated water by the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board. Speaking to The Hindu, Sneha Nandihal said, “We have been receiving contaminated water for the last 3 to 4 days. “The BWSSB had started a project to get the …

India can avoid 400k deaths if Jal Jeevan Mission meets target: WHO report
1 year, 9 months ago

India can avoid 400k deaths if Jal Jeevan Mission meets target: WHO report

Hindustan Times  

India can potentially prevent nearly 400,000 deaths from diarrhoea and save about 14 million DALYs from water-related ailments if it manages to achieve universal rural coverage under the Jal Jeevan Mission, a World Health Organization report commissioned by the government has predicted. The WHO analysis focused on diarrhoeal diseases as they account for a majority of water and sanitation-related disease …

Industries located near River Bhavani monitored continuously: TNPCB responds to claims of pollutants in water
1 year, 10 months ago

Industries located near River Bhavani monitored continuously: TNPCB responds to claims of pollutants in water

The Hindu  

Following complaints that water discharged from the Bhavanisagar dam into River Bhavani in Erode district was found to be black, with an odour emanating from it, the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board has said that the quality of drinking water in the river is within the permissible limits, and that industries are being monitored continuously. K. Udhayakumar, District Environmental Engineer, …

India’s cities will be worst impacted by lack of water in coming decades, UN warns
2 years ago

India’s cities will be worst impacted by lack of water in coming decades, UN warns

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Between 1.7-2.4 billion people will suffer water scarcity by 2050 - around a billion more than already do so …

India's water scarcity expected to get more severe by 2050: UN Report
2 years ago

India's water scarcity expected to get more severe by 2050: UN Report

India TV News  

India is expected to be the most severely affected country by water scarcity by 2050, according to a report released by the United Nations. As per a report issued under the 'United Nations World Water Development Report 2023: partnerships and cooperation for water', around 80% of people living under water stress lived in Asia; in particular, northeast China, as well …

Water security major concern, India should revive ancient connect with nature: PM Modi
2 years, 1 month ago

Water security major concern, India should revive ancient connect with nature: PM Modi

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday flagged water security as a major concern and called for the revival of the country’s “emotional connection” with nature, what he said the world’s calls “sustainable development”. “There shall be a tomorrow only if there is water, and for this we have to make joint efforts from today,” PM Modi said. Without naming anyone, …

The Water we save now will matter in times to come
2 years, 1 month ago

The Water we save now will matter in times to come

Live Mint  

I was sitting with some old friends at Varanasi’s Assi Ghat recently, chatting about the Ganga, with the pious vibrations of the mighty river surrounding us. Then, one of us mentioned that the sight of the free-flowing river will last only another two months till summer and then sometimes, water level would drop so low that sand banks would appear …

Rejuvenating rivers needs political will
2 years, 2 months ago

Rejuvenating rivers needs political will

Hindustan Times  

The world’s oldest cities thrived along the banks of great rivers because the water sustained life and spurred the economy. According to the Delhi Pollution Control Committee’s latest report on the clean-up of the river, one-fourth of the city’s sewage flows untreated into the river within the borders of the National Capital in December. In the last 27 years, three …

AAP, BJP attack each other over water shortage
2 years, 10 months ago

AAP, BJP attack each other over water shortage

The Hindu  

The Aam Aadmi Party on Friday attacked the BJP over alleged shortage and bad quality of water in States governed by the latter. Saurabh Bharadwaj, AAP MLA and Vice-Chairman of the Delhi Jal Board said the board has written to the Union Water Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, urging him to examine the water quality in the BJP-ruled states such as …

Hyderabad: Contaminated water bane in several areas
2 years, 11 months ago

Hyderabad: Contaminated water bane in several areas

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Instances of water contamination in the city are more than what gets reported. In the wake of Thursday’s incident at Vaddera basti in Madhapur, wherein a person died and 60 were hospitalized after drinking contaminated water, Board officials were neither ready to find the crux of the problem nor provide any alternative mechanism to ensure supply of safe and …

‘What fear?': Hindus bathe in frothy, polluted Indian river
3 years, 4 months ago

‘What fear?': Hindus bathe in frothy, polluted Indian river

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — One of India’s most sacred rivers appears to be coated with a thick layer of snow. A vast stretch of the Yamuna river is covered with white toxic foam, caused in part by pollutants discharged from industries ringing New Delhi. Still, on Wednesday hundreds of Hindu devotees stood knee-deep in its frothy, toxic waters, sometimes even immersing …

The great Indian water challenge, in four charts
4 years ago

The great Indian water challenge, in four charts

Live Mint  

In August 2019, India set off on the ambitious goal to provide tap water connections to all rural families within five years. Even the poorest families in urban India are more likely to have a piped connection for their drinking water than the richest in rural India, shows a 2018 National Sample Survey. Even in urban India, four in ten …

Clean water in all rural homes by 2024 is PM Modi’s next big plan
4 years ago

Clean water in all rural homes by 2024 is PM Modi’s next big plan

Live Mint  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s popularity has endured over the years in part due to his focus on giving poorer Indians things like cooking gas, toilets and electricity. The ₹3.6 trillion program will put piped water in all of India’s 192 million rural homes — more than all the houses in the US — over the next four years. “The mission …

Innocent Citizens Drink Ganga Water Out of Reverence Without Knowing Harmful Contents: NGT
4 years, 1 month ago

Innocent Citizens Drink Ganga Water Out of Reverence Without Knowing Harmful Contents: NGT

News 18  

Innocent citizens drink Ganga water out of reverence without knowing the harmful contents and the least expected from the authorities is to notify the extent of harmful contents at appropriate locations including at Ganga Sagar in West Bengal, the National Green Tribunal said Wednesday. "Out of reverence for the Ganga water, innocent citizens drink the same without knowing the harmful …

Rural women to help monitor tap water quality
4 years, 2 months ago

Rural women to help monitor tap water quality

Hindustan Times  

The Centre will train five women from each village to test the quality of water as part of the ambitious Jal Jeevan mission, which aims to provide safe and adequate drinking water through individual tap connections by 2024 to all households in rural India, Jal Shakti minister Gajendra Shekhawat said on Friday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in September 2019 …

‘Citizens need to help save rivers’
4 years, 2 months ago

‘Citizens need to help save rivers’

Hindustan Times  

A decentralised approach involving every citizen is needed to save India’s rivers from pollution, experts said on Friday, suggesting use of the Public Trust Doctrine -- the tenet that the state holds some resources in trust for public use -- against municipal councils and industries to stop them from soiling water bodies. Each and every state and district in the …

Without clean water, fighting diseases is a pipe dream
5 years ago

Without clean water, fighting diseases is a pipe dream

Hindustan Times  

Today is World Water Day. Second, there’s an express need to invest more in water conservation efforts to ensure long-term availability of the resource, given its indiscriminate use and the larger context of the climate crisis. A 2017 World Bank report said about 160 million of the country’s 1.3 billion people don’t have access to clean water and that 21% …

Debating water quality
5 years, 1 month ago

Debating water quality

The Hindu  

A significant outcome of the controversy surrounding the Bureau of Indian Standards report of November 2019 on drinking water status is that the issue of water quality has got politically prioritised. India is on the throes of a severe water crisis, not only because of a gradual reduction in per capita availability of water due to a rising population, but …

Delhi is facing a water crisis. Ahead of day zero, the city's residents have turned to the mafia and murder
5 years, 1 month ago

Delhi is facing a water crisis. Ahead of day zero, the city's residents have turned to the mafia and murder

ABC  

On a crisp Delhi morning, dozens of women, men and children in one of the city's poorest areas gather on the side of the road holding plastic bottles and buckets. "We are getting water now as it is winter, but the crisis deepens in summer," mother-of-three Babli Singh explained. Ms Singh and her family of nine live in what's considered …

Delhi Assembly polls: Centre, AAP clash over water quality, but voters give Arvind Kejriwal's scheme thumbs up
5 years, 1 month ago

Delhi Assembly polls: Centre, AAP clash over water quality, but voters give Arvind Kejriwal's scheme thumbs up

Firstpost  

Supplying free water, especially to areas that had no supply, was one of AAP’s key promises when the party made its foray into politics. Around the clock supply of clean drinking water and continuation of the free 20,000 litres per month water consumption per household comes second on Delhi chief minister and Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal’s list of …

Is Delhi's water safe? City clueless as netas fight
5 years, 4 months ago

Is Delhi's water safe? City clueless as netas fight

India Today  

Is the water we drink safe or not? In two of its reports, the Union Ministry of Consumer Affairs said that the tap water samples from different locations of Delhi had failed to meet the quality norms. ORIGINS OF THE DISPUTE On September 27, BIS officials said that in preliminary tests, tap water samples from 11 different locations of Delhi …

As India stares at water crisis, FM Sitharaman promises water to all rural households by 2024
5 years, 8 months ago

As India stares at water crisis, FM Sitharaman promises water to all rural households by 2024

India Today  

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said the Jal Shakti Ministry will work with all states to provide water to all rural households by 2024 under the 'Jal Jeevan Mission.' Jal Shakti Ministry Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman: This new Ministry will look at the mgmt of our water resources & water supply in an integrated & holistic manner and …

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