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PMC makes it mandatory for tankers supplying STP water to be painted green, carry clear message

The Pune Municipal Corporation has introduced a new rule making it mandatory for all tankers supplying sewage treatment plant water to be painted green and carry a clear label saying, ‘This is not drinking water; it is STP water”. The move follows a shocking incident wherein a private tanker supplier delivered STP water as drinking water to the Nyati Elissia …

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The Delhi Development Authority has blamed the Delhi Jal Board for failing to take over sewerage and piped water supply services in two Vasant Kunj blocks, stating that a lack of action by the water utility has led to sewage entering a pond in the area. DDA via an affidavit dated December 6 was responding to a National Green Tribunal …

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In response to the growing needs of Pune city, which is expanding with new villages under the Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority, deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday assured an uninterrupted water supply to the city. On Wednesday, MLA Ravindra Dhangekar raised a question about Pune city’s water supply in an Assembly session. In response, Fadnavis said, “To meet …

Ghaziabad: Treated water supply project to become operational in September

The project to supply treated water from sewage treatment plant in Indirapuram to industrial units in Sahibabad Site IV industrial area has been delayed by about four months and officials of the Ghaziabad municipal corporation said the project is likely to become operational by September. The project aims to supply about 40MLD of treated water daily to industrial units in …

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Bengaluru water board to supply three lakh litres of treated zero bacterial water to Wipro daily

In a major step towards water conservation and sustainability, the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board has started supplying tech giant Wipro with three lakh litres of treated water daily from Thursday. The water will be supplied to Wipro from Agara sewage treatment plant, said BWSSB chairman V Ram Prasath Manohar, who has taken overall charge of monitoring the supply. …

1.5 MLD STP at Bengaluru's Vibhutipura Lake awaits power supply

BENGALURU: It has been almost a month since Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board installed the sewage treatment plant at the city’s Vibhutipura lake. BBMP Health Spl Commissioner writes to BWSSB To prevent outbreak of communicable diseases in the city, Special Commissioner of Health, Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike Surolkar Vikas Kishore on Saturday wrote a letter to Bangalore Water Supply …

The Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation has sought funds from an international bank to extend the Underground Sewerage Scheme in four added areas — Vadavalli, Veerakeralam, Kavundampalayam, and Thudiyalur. The total project, estimated to cost ₹922.16 crore and executed by the Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage Board, started in July. Following this, a detailed project report prepared by the Tamil …

Water supply from Thippagondanahalli reservoir to Bengaluru likely to restart only after Yettinahole project is completed

Water supply from Thippagondanahalli reservoir to the city is likely to be delayed till the water from the Yettinahole project is diverted to the reservoir. The BWSSB is now waiting for 1.5 tmcft of water from the Yettinahole project to be diverted to the reservoir to restart the supply to the city. “Water from the Nethravati, which will be diverted …

Hyderabad: The trial run for sewage treatment plants being constructed under the aegis of Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board is nearing completion, board managing director Dana Kishore said on Saturday. Kishore said that work had been completed on the Durgam Cheruvu STP, with a capacity of 7 million gallons a day, and it was undergoing trial runs for …

Highlights DJB fixed tariffs for supplying farmhouses, institutional facilities with treated water Satyendar Jain instructed officials to upgrade STPs within a time span of 12-15 months He asked DJB to try to achieve completion of all these works at least 6 months before deadline Water Minister Satyendar Jain on Wednesday said that the Delhi Jal Board would be upgrading all …