The News Review:

- TWAD Board to train officials in forming rural water supply panels
- Twin terrors of water and power in summer
- Upgrade due on vital water supply
- Pressure turned up in the war on water: Towns push to make service…
- Augmentation of water sources in the pipeline

TWAD Board to train officials in forming rural water supply panels
Hindu – May 28, 2006
Towards this direction, the Board has constituted an exclusive Communication and Capacity Development Unit (CCDU), comprising officials of the TWAD Board to conduct the training programme. The CCDU would train officials from all departments, who in turn, would percolate it to their subordinates. As these committees would be empowered for implementation of need-based and demand-driven water supply projects and also their maintenance, the Board has taken all precautionary measures to identify capable members and volunteers, non-governmental organisations, women members, elected representatives of grass-root level local bodies. “The CCDU is responsible only for capacity-building exercise than the implementation of water supply scheme, as identification of right volunteers is more important for proper selection of a rural water supply scheme, source besides its sustainability”, said its Director, G.

Twin terrors of water and power in summer
Pakistan Dawn – May 28, 2006
But wait there was a time when contaminated (read sewerage) water was a problem that the backward areas of the city experienced. Now this is a problem that has hit places in Nazimabad and Clifton as well. In fact, I am told that some residents in Nazimabad No 4 have been forced to pay for new water supply lines as the concerned authorities have been unable to solve the problem of water contamination through sewerage lines. Even the water tankers were supplying unsafe water. The concerned authorities did take notice of the problem but said that they could not help really, until October this year. Helpless citizens became brave!And see what happened in Clifton area (in Block 9) in the Naval Housing Scheme last month. Thousands of residents were getting contaminated water, obviously smelly and coloured, for drinking purposes, and the reason was that sewerage water had entered the water supply lines.

Upgrade due on vital water supply
BBC News – May 28, 2006
Northumbrian Water is to upgrade 20. 5 miles (33kms) of water main supplying customers in the Haydon Bridge area. Some of the pipes are over a century old and have furred up. Experts say while not harmful to health this can restrict flow and reduce pressure…
Northumbrian Water is to upgrade 20. 5 miles (33kms) of water main supplying customers in the Haydon Bridge area. Some of the pipes are over a century old and have furred up. Experts say while not harmful to health this can restrict flow and reduce pressure. The company says workers are unlikely to need access to customer properties, and warn against bogus callers.

Pressure turned up in the war on water: Towns push to make service…
Free with registration – Chicago Tribune – AccessMyLibrary.com – May 28, 2006
The battle is intensifying in Illinois, where German company RWE and subsidiary Illinois American Water own the water supplies for more than 1 million people in 125 areas of the state. Responding to complaints, American Water held meetings last week in Homer Glen, Orland Park and Bolingbrook hoping to mollify angry customers.

Augmentation of water sources in the pipeline
Hindu – May 28, 2006
A resolution was adopted at an urgent Municipal Council meeting held here on Friday. Sultan, Chairman of the council said that the proposal would be sent to Local Planning Authority for funding as per the suggestion made by District Collector. The works include replacement of old pipelines with new ones at Thirumanur pumping station across Kollidam river at a cost of Rs 20 lakh, renovation of panel board and other electric equipment at the Thirumanur station at a cost of Rs 8 lakh, filer bed repair works at Vennar pumping station across Vennar at a cost of Rs 10 lakh, changing and fitting new motors at Vennar station at a cost of Rs 5 lakh, changing the main pipeline at the Ground level sump near police grounds at a cost of Rs 7 lakhs…
Sultan said that a sum of Rs 23 lakh was spent for putting new pipelines at Thirumanur following heavy floods last year in which 200-metre long pipeline was washed away. The amount was given by Local Planning Authority. The council also appealed to the Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage Board (TWAD) to prepare estimates for taking up construction of Pipe Carrying Bridge across Kollidam river at Thirumanur pumping station, creation of additional source at Thirumanur and also in Cauvery river, construction of additional Overhead Tank with five lakh litres capacity at north side of the Medical College Road near Sundaram Nagar.