The News Review:
- Well full of water
- ACTIONLINE : PRIZE WATER
- Apex council seeks action against illegal water connections
- NWC working to avert water woes
Well full of water
Hindu – Mar 17, 2006
Ragavi, began their endeavour on their project titled “Maintenance of wells to protect water resources for the future generation” under the guidance of teacher S. The main and sub-themes of the project were “Harness water resources for a better future” and “Water needs and its effective use. ”
The Std. XI students took up the project to participate in the 13th National Children’s Science Congress held in Bhuvaneswar and worked on with the main objective to redeem and revive public wells, which now lie encroached or dilapidated for want of proper maintenance. These wells, if properly maintained, could prevent water scarcity to some extent. To start with, a blue print of the sites of public wells in Thoothukudi was prepared… Following the supply of water through pipes, the perennial source of water, especially wells, were ill-maintained by the people. As a result, a few wells not properly maintained were closed down. Though the water supply from Korapallam was stopped some 40 years ago, a majority of the people still use well water. Even now, when water supply was stopped for want of maintenance work and power cuts, the team members said people naturally go to the well in search of water. The student team identified 56 wells of which they conducted research work in 24 wells and found that only 18 wells had water in them. Of the 18, 10 wells were the only source of water in the respective areas. The team has made a representation seeking the attention of the local body representatives.
ACTIONLINE : PRIZE WATER
Ahmedabad Newsline – Mar 17, 2006
More areas that do not receive adequate water supply may be covered in the days to come. After the installation of an additional water plant at the Palta water station, water supply to the northern and central parts of the city is likely to increase. “We are trying to supply 40 million gallons of water to the areas under consideration. Jorabagan water treatment plant, which has a capacity to produce 8 million gallons per day, is already catering to many areas, said Bivas Kumar Maity, deputy chief engineer, water supply. ” He said that this besides the KMC is also considering providing filtered water to various other municipalities, including North Dum Dum, South Dum Dum and Bidhannagar. The civic body has decided to supply 5 million gallons of filtered water to these areas. Accordingly, the policy of tax input in the domestic level is a relevant step.
Apex council seeks action against illegal water connections
Hindu – Mar 17, 2006
Association’s general secretary, P. Gopalakrishnan, says supply of water in the city has come down considerably in the last couple of months. This may be because of the increased pumping of water to other areas and presence of high-rise apartment complexes in the city, he adds. Gopalakrishnan alleges that many private builders who are constructing high-rise apartment complexes within the city limits, often, draw water from the authority’s main pipelines illegally. This menace will only increase, unless checked at the right time, he adds.
NWC working to avert water woes
Jamaica Gleaner – Mar 17, 2006
“At the moment, the systems which are most severely affected are the water supply systems that are fed from surface sources, such as rivers. Most of our well sources are not as severely affected. It also impacts our smaller water supply systems to a greater extent than it does our larger water supply systems,” he said. NWC wants to know
The NWC is actively pursuing measures aimed at reducing the impact of breakage and water loss from the system and is carefully harnessing available resources for delivery to customers. Customers are being asked to call the commission’s toll-free line at: 1888-CALL-NWC (1 888-225-5692) to report breaks or other instances of water being wasted. html” >More
News… Most of our well sources are not as severely affected. It also impacts our smaller water supply systems to a greater extent than it does our larger water supply systems,” he said. NWC wants to know
The NWC is actively pursuing measures aimed at reducing the impact of breakage and water loss from the system and is carefully harnessing available resources for delivery to customers. Customers are being asked to call the commission’s toll-free line at: 1888-CALL-NWC (1 888-225-5692) to report breaks or other instances of water being wasted. html” >More
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