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Ward Watch | Sanitation issues pose problem for residents of Ward 93 in Coimbatore
3 months ago

Ward Watch | Sanitation issues pose problem for residents of Ward 93 in Coimbatore

The Hindu  

Coimbatore Corporation Ward 93: Edayarpalayam Main areas Gnanapuram, Ramasamy Naidu Nagar, Sun Garden, Thirunavukarasar Nagar, Jaya Nagar. Voters Female - 5959, Male - 6057, Others - 2, Total - 12018 Councillor P. Ellansekaran Contact number 8925514093 Issues Lack of proper drainage network, open dumping of waste, poor maintenance of public toilets, damaged roads. Clogged stormwater drains on Edayarpalayam main road, …

Corporation Edayarpalayam Poor Maintenance Ward Watch Ward 93 Toilets Open Dumping
Corporation expedites work to desilt stormwater drains
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Corporation expedites work to desilt stormwater drains

The Hindu  

With the southwest monsoon intensifying, the Erode Corporation has expedited the desilting of major stormwater drains to prevent water clogging. The desilting works are being carried out in a phased manner to address the issue of bushes and silt disrupting the flow of rainwater in major drains and causing them to overflow onto the roads, which ends up inconveniencing residents …

Desilting Erode Corporation Expedites Work Desilt
Delhi Lt Governor inspects major drains, orders immediate cleaning
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Delhi Lt Governor inspects major drains, orders immediate cleaning

India Today  

Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena on Sunday inspected stormwater drains in the city amid the controversy over the dismal condition of the drainage system in the national capital, which results in rapid flooding even with moderate rains. The Lt Governor said that the condition of the drains was "appalling and shameful" and he instructed officials to clean the stormwater drains …

Delhi Governor Drains Kushak Barapulla Sunehri
Ron DeSantis declares emergency over floods after cutting stormwater funds
6 months, 1 week ago

Ron DeSantis declares emergency over floods after cutting stormwater funds

Raw Story  

Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency on Wednesday for five counties due to heavy flooding in southern Florida just the day after he cut $205 million in stormwater, wastewater, and sewer projects from the state's budget. Heavy rains caused by a disorganized tropical system have inundated southern and western Florida since Tuesday, bringing more than a foot of rain …

Climate Change Florida State Desantis Cut
Is there a change in the water dynamics at Perumbakkam wetland?
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Is there a change in the water dynamics at Perumbakkam wetland?

The Hindu  

The flow dynamics at the Perumbakkam wetland seem to have changed. The Perumbakkam wetland is a major component in a combination of natural and man-made system that carries rainwater through a series of “conveyor belts”, ultimately draining the excess water into the sea. In the past few years, Perumbakkam wetland has come under greater focus as a conveyor of rainwater. …

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Madurai corporation urged to address water stagnation issues before onset of northeast monsoon
1 year, 2 months ago

Madurai corporation urged to address water stagnation issues before onset of northeast monsoon

New Indian Express  

MADURAI: Just two hours of rain is enough to inundate several roads in the city. With the Northeast monsoon around the corner and many streets already plagued with severe water stagnation issues, the residents have urged the corporation officials to undertake monsoon preparedness measures on a war footing. "Though the area is not receiving much rain, sewage water from the …

Water City Water Stagnation
7 years after ‘Gurujam’: Waterlogging still a riddle that city can’t solve
1 year, 4 months ago

7 years after ‘Gurujam’: Waterlogging still a riddle that city can’t solve

Hindustan Times  

It’s been seven years since the infamous “Gurujam” of 2016, when commuters were stuck in a mammoth gridlock on the Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway for nearly two days after rainfall of 52mm, during the course of a single day, flooded all arterial roads, inundated houses, and washed away the city’s moniker of “Millennium City”. Residents said this monsoon, areas such as Narsingpur, …

Delhi City Waterlogging Yadav Gurugram Gmda Sharma
Stormwater canal backflow floods Jangpura, Defence Colony in Delhi
1 year, 5 months ago

Stormwater canal backflow floods Jangpura, Defence Colony in Delhi

Hindustan Times  

Since Saturday, the Public Works Department has received around 300 complaints about waterlogging and rainwater seeping into homes, officials aware of the matter said. These areas remain inundated as backflow from the Barapullah canal has not allowed the excess rainwater to flow out into the Yamuna, the officials said “Across Jangpura and neighbouring areas such as Nizamuddin and Bhogal, water …

Delhi Water Pwd Drain Yamuna Barapullah Kushak
Open drains continue to be a concern as stormwater drain project is left midway
1 year, 7 months ago

Open drains continue to be a concern as stormwater drain project is left midway

The Hindu  

Open drains in Vijayawada continue to be a major concern for city residents. The death of the five-year-old Teku Abhiram due to drowning in an open drain at Gurunanak Nagar on May 5 has brought attention to the need for redesigning or completing the open drains in the city. Waking up to the death of Abhiram, the civic body is …

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Civic body continues demolition of illegal structures in Bengaluru
2 years, 3 months ago

Civic body continues demolition of illegal structures in Bengaluru

Deccan Chronicle  

BENGALURU: Bengaluru's civic body on Tuesday continued its anti-encroachment drive to raze illegal structures that were built on the stormwater drains in several areas of the Mahadevapura zone which were allegedly causing flooding. Some residents in the layout alleged that only poor people are targeted whereas the stormwater drains encroached by the "high and mighty" in the posh layouts and …

Bengaluru Bbmp Illegal Structures Mahadevapura Zone
Amid Flooding ORR-deal, How Bengaluru's Electronic City Steered Away From Troubled Waters
2 years, 3 months ago

Amid Flooding ORR-deal, How Bengaluru's Electronic City Steered Away From Troubled Waters

News 18  

Despite the heavy rain and chaos, how did the Electronic City, one of Bengaluru’s first major information technology hubs, keep itself safer compared to the relatively new IT parks on Outer Ring Road? Mohandas Pai, former Infosys director and Chairman of Aarin capital, who has also been actively working on resolving several civic issues in Bengaluru, has a simple answer: …

Bengaluru Water Flooding Companies City Road Ring
Delhi Govt. pledges to clean Yamuna by 2025
3 years, 1 month ago

Delhi Govt. pledges to clean Yamuna by 2025

The Hindu  

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday announced a six-point action plan to completely clean the Yamuna and said he would himself take a dip in the river before the next Assembly elections, fulfilling a promise made by the Aam Aadmi Party in 2020. The drainage system of JJ clusters, he said, will be connected to the larger sewer network to …

Delhi Kejriwal Yamuna Sewer Stp Drains Network Waste