The News Review:

- Plans for 24-hour water supply
- KARACHI: Water supply to be improved, says nazim
- UP refuses water for Delhi water plant
- House panel OKs charter for in-state water compacts
- Water supply succour for Bpr

Plans for 24-hour water supply
Hindu – Apr 25, 2006
Ravindranath Reddy asserted on Monday. Municipal divisions which faced acute water scarcity and yearned for supply by tankers were receiving water supply every day, he stated at a Praja Patham gram sabhas in 27, 28 and 29 divisions here. He called upon 10 women to form thrift groups and avail themselves of bank loans at 25 paise interest. Bankers would liberally grant loans to prompt repayers, he said.

KARACHI: Water supply to be improved, says nazim
Pakistan Dawn – Apr 26, 2006
com ———- –>KARACHI: Water supply to be improved, says nazimKARACHI, April 25: The City Nazim, Syed Mustafa Kamal, has directed officials of the KWSB to improve the water distribution system and make it more judiciousHe also directed taking steps to ensure the presence of engineers responsible for water distribution. He issued the directives in a meeting with the water boards MD at his office on Monday. He noted that water supply had suffered shortage due to decline in water level at the Hub Dam, but the shortage could be met to some extent through a judicious water distribution system. The nazim called for initiation of steps for undertaking water and sewerage improvement works for which every town had been given Rs50 million. com Banner Code ————– –>. floor(99999999 * Math.

UP refuses water for Delhi water plant
Hindu – Apr 25, 2006
refuses water for Delhi water plant MUZAFFARNAGAR: The Uttar Pradesh Government on Monday refused to provide water to Delhi’s Sonia Vihar water treatment plant claiming the State itself is reeling under an acute water shortage due to a cut in supply from Tehri dam. “Uttar Pradesh will not supply water for the Sonia Vihar project unless water from Tehri dam reaches us,” UP Irrigation Development and Flood Control Commission chairperson Anuradha Chowdhary said. She said the State would also be unable to meet Delhi’s demand of 300 cusecs of drinking water. The state government’s announcement comes on the heels of Tehri Hydro Development Corporation Authority’s decision to extend the period for diverting Bhagirathi’s water to the Tehri dam by a month till May 26. During this period, Tunnel-2 of the dam will remain closed and water supply to U…
refuses water for Delhi water plant MUZAFFARNAGAR: The Uttar Pradesh Government on Monday refused to provide water to Delhi’s Sonia Vihar water treatment plant claiming the State itself is reeling under an acute water shortage due to a cut in supply from Tehri dam. “Uttar Pradesh will not supply water for the Sonia Vihar project unless water from Tehri dam reaches us,” UP Irrigation Development and Flood Control Commission chairperson Anuradha Chowdhary said. She said the State would also be unable to meet Delhi’s demand of 300 cusecs of drinking water. The state government’s announcement comes on the heels of Tehri Hydro Development Corporation Authority’s decision to extend the period for diverting Bhagirathi’s water to the Tehri dam by a month till May 26. During this period, Tunnel-2 of the dam will remain closed and water supply to U.

House panel OKs charter for in-state water compacts
Rocky Mountain News – Apr 25, 2006
inline –>Hoping to someday end Colorado’s in-state battles over scarce water, aHouse committee on Monday approved an unprecedented charter forcompacts between users in different river basins, meant to bringtogether groups ranging from fishermen to farmers. Battles for limited water supplies can be fierce in the West, oftenpitting fast-growing cities that want water for drinking andlawn-watering against other groups that depend on farming andrecreation for their well-being. Water users and providers who have been at each other’s throats foryears forged a plan that will force them to discuss the best ways tokeep water in Colorado and reduce the impact on our water basins, saidMarc Catlin, a member of the Inter Basin Compact Committee that drew upthe proposed charter. The measure now goes to the House Appropriations Committee todetermine how to pay the estimated $1. The charter urges water users and providers to consider leasing andother temporary arrangements rather than buying water rights.

Water supply succour for Bpr
E-Pao.net – Apr 26, 2006
Subsequently the State Public Health Engineering (PHED) has handed over the task of the scheme’s maintenance and operational matters to the Accelerated Water Supply Committee of Ningthoukhong Municipal Council. Urging all concerned to refrain from disrupting development programmes initiated by the Government, the Chief Minister in his address as the chief guest insisted that interested parties are free to extract contract works for which quality control has to be strictly maintained. He also accepted that the Congressled SPF Government could not carry out many welfare projects as the three years in the four year rule so far was besieged in tiding over a huge overdraft amount of Rs 550 crores. Claiming that financial discipline of the SPF Government had contributed enormously towards enabling the Government implement 95 percent of the plan expenditure, he also claimed that at the present juncture the niggling overdraft crisis had been eradicated…
earlier, Chief Engineer of PHED formally entrusted the Scheme’s maintenance and operational task to the Ningthoukhong Municipal Council’s Chairperson. PHE Minister Govindas Konthoujam and MLA L Radhakishore also attended the scheme inauguration programme. The water supply scheme said to have cost about Rs 4. 5 crore would be able to cater to drinking water demands of 14 wards of Ningthoukhong municipal areas besides extending the benefit to Toupokpi, Wapokpi and other adjoining villages. The scheme has set a target to cover 25,917 household by 2028 out of which domestic connections would be extended to the tune of 70 percent with the rest set to be in the form public hydrant. Regarding goal of revenue collection PHED sources said an annual tax of Rs 32. 20 crores is being aimed at with Rs 10.