19 private RO plants in Pune found supplying contaminated water amid GBS outbreak
1 month, 3 weeks ago

19 private RO plants in Pune found supplying contaminated water amid GBS outbreak

India Today  

The Pune Municipal Corporation has identified 14 of 30 private reverse osmosis water plants supplying cans of contaminated water in the city. As part of the crackdown, the Pune Municipal Corporation tested water from 15 tankers supplying Kirkitwadi, Nanded and Dhayari. The tally of suspected GBS cases reached 163 in Maharashtra after detection of the rare nerve disorder in five more persons in Pune, a health official said on Monday. The 163 suspected cases comprise 32 from Pune city, 86 from newly added villages in Pune Municipal Corporation limits, 18 from Pimpri Chinchwad, 19 from Pune rural and eight from other districts," the official said.

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PMC to test water quality at 25 locations under river rejuvenation project
6 days, 23 hours ago

PMC to test water quality at 25 locations under river rejuvenation project

Hindustan Times  

As part of the Mula-Mutha Rejuvenation Project, five sewage treatment plants are currently being built in the city. To assess river water quality, the Pune Municipal Corporation will conduct tests at 25 locations to help evaluate the effectiveness of the treated water once the new STPs become operational. However, the city’s existing STPs can only process about 350 MLD daily, …

GBS in Pune: Water contamination confirmed as reason behind spike in cases
1 month, 3 weeks ago

GBS in Pune: Water contamination confirmed as reason behind spike in cases

The Hindu  

The National Institute of Virology confirmed contaminated water as the main cause of the spike in Guillain-Barré Syndrome in parts of Pune. Under the Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme, the Public Health Department has so far collected 3,868 water samples from different parts of the city and sent them to the Public Health Laboratory for chemical and biological analysis. The NIV …

PMC probe after Kharadi society residents allege waterborne illnesses due to tanker supply
3 months ago

PMC probe after Kharadi society residents allege waterborne illnesses due to tanker supply

Hindustan Times  

he Pune Municipal Corporation has launched a probe after around 300 cases of waterborne diseases were reported from upscale Nyati Elysia housing society in Kharadi with residents claiming contaminated water supplied from a nearby sewage treatment plant by the private tanker vendor since past few months. Residents raised the concern after finding foul smell in water and a probe revealed …

Muddy tap water in Pune: Boil it before consumption, says official
8 months ago

Muddy tap water in Pune: Boil it before consumption, says official

Hindustan Times  

With residents reporting muddy tap water following heavy rains in the city, the Pune Municipal Corporation has issued an advisory to boil drinking water before consumption. Nandkishor Jatap, chief superintendent engineer, PMC water supply department, said, “The civic body is ensuring supply of clean water to residents, but citizens are advised to take precautions. As an additional health measure, drinking …

Contaminated water supply irks residents in Balewadi
1 year, 7 months ago

Contaminated water supply irks residents in Balewadi

Hindustan Times  

PUNE Residents of Balewadi and surrounding areas have been receiving contaminated water supply from past few days and despite raising complaints with Pune Municipal Corporation they are yet to get a response. The water is murky and has an unpleasant taste and sometimes emits an odour, causing health concerns, claim residents. Residents living in and around Palak Park, Faith Society, …

PMC to erect new water treatment plant at Parvati
1 year, 9 months ago

PMC to erect new water treatment plant at Parvati

Hindustan Times  

PUNE: Kumar added that the PMC is pushing ahead with the equal water distribution scheme. Considering the water treatment plant at Parvati is more than fifty years old, the Pune Municipal Corporation plans to erect a new facility near it. Commenting on the development, PMC Vikram Kumar said, “Daily 535 million litres of water per day gets treated at the …

No respite from water woes for Susgaon residents
3 years, 5 months ago

No respite from water woes for Susgaon residents

Hindustan Times  

PUNE Residents of Susgaon continue to remain deprived of water supply from the Pune Municipal Corporation, with a majority of the village dependent on water tankers. Residents of Susgaon continue to remain deprived of water supply from the Pune Municipal Corporation, with a majority of the village dependent on water tankers. In the big housing societies where most of the …

Purifying water: The Hindu Editorial on draft notification on RO systems
5 years, 1 month ago

Purifying water: The Hindu Editorial on draft notification on RO systems

The Hindu  

The Environment Ministry’s draft notification to regulate the use of membrane-based water purification systems primarily concerns the manufacturers of reverse osmosis water filters but effectively bars domestic users from installing RO systems. The notification is the culmination of a legal dispute before the National Green Tribunal, which had banned RO water filter use in Delhi as the purification process wastes …

HT Investigation - Pune’s water mafia exposed- Part II: Open theft at PMC water tanker filling points
6 years, 10 months ago

HT Investigation - Pune’s water mafia exposed- Part II: Open theft at PMC water tanker filling points

Hindustan Times  

Investigations by Team HT have revealed the daily theft of thousands of litres of potable water from the Pune Municipal Corporation’s water tanker filling stations. PMC’s water tanker filling stations The Pune Municipal Corporation has seven water tanker filling stations located at various locations in the city. According to Vishal Jagtap, nodal officer at PMC’s water supply department, PMC maintains …

Drinking water, sipping poison
8 years, 10 months ago

Drinking water, sipping poison

The Hindu  

India’s water quality problem is reaching crisis proportions, and today at least 1.95 crore habitations are affected by poor water quality. On the Panchayat’s request water quality was tested by the Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage Board and the hand pump was red-marked as highly contaminated. Forty kilometres down at Hogenakkal in Pennagaram, the headworks of the multi-billion dollar …

1,400 villages to get water purifier plants with NABARD aid
11 years, 8 months ago

1,400 villages to get water purifier plants with NABARD aid

Hindustan Times  

By October 31, the Punjab government will install water purifier reverse osmosis plants in 561 villages and localities currently not having access to safe drinking water due to heavy metal contamination in groundwater. Chief minister Parkash Singh Badal has given top priority to overcome what seems to be the government's chronic failure to even ensure safe drinking water supply to …

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