Water Resources News and Events

The News Review:

- `Ensure water supply to Cantonment by Dasara’
- Trust the people every time
- Elon will be host for water supply workshop.

`Ensure water supply to Cantonment by Dasara’
Hindu – Sep 24, 2006
The Minister reviewed the progress of works related to power, drinking water, housing in Secunderabad Cantonment with people’s representatives and officers at Secretariat on Saturday. Shabbir Ali said officials should stick to the given guidelines for selecting genuine beneficiaries under the housing programme. He inquired about the progress of construction of houses in Krishnanagar, Katta Mysamma, BMH Lines, Ambedkar Huts, Murford, Gangaiah Basthi, Saibaba Huts, Pension Lines etc. The Cantonment officials urged the Minister to charge Rs.

Trust the people every time
Jamaica Observer – Sep 24, 2006
The Bahia Principe at Mammee Bay, planned to have 2,000 rooms in one place, would require a similar volume of water. Where is it to be found?All along the North Coast the people who actually live there are in dire straits because they cannot get enough water. In Duncans, for which my father helped secure the Dornock water supply (from the Rio Bueno) about 80 years ago, there are water problems today because of overdevelopment. At Silver Sands resort there are water shortages and if the crazy new Harmony Cove development is ever built Duncans will probably have to import water from somewhere. Already, there is severe pressure on the North Coast water supplies from cruise ships and hotels. Some people fool themselves that cruise ships come to Jamaica for in-bond shopping and other gated attractions. I have the feeling they come mainly for fairly cheap water, which is not easily available either in Florida or in the rest of the Caribbean…
In Duncans, for which my father helped secure the Dornock water supply (from the Rio Bueno) about 80 years ago, there are water problems today because of overdevelopment. At Silver Sands resort there are water shortages and if the crazy new Harmony Cove development is ever built Duncans will probably have to import water from somewhere. Already, there is severe pressure on the North Coast water supplies from cruise ships and hotels. Some people fool themselves that cruise ships come to Jamaica for in-bond shopping and other gated attractions. I have the feeling they come mainly for fairly cheap water, which is not easily available either in Florida or in the rest of the Caribbean. And with the NWA’s religious principles apparently preventing it from making money, I believe that the prime minister should immediately take back into public ownership these water supplies.

Elon will be host for water supply workshop.
highbeam.com – Sep 24, 2006
find Times-News (Burlington, NC) articles. 24–Elon University’s Center for Environmental Studies will examine issues critical to the protection of wate…
29, in McKinnon Hall, and the registration fee is $15. Professional engineers, water treatment operators, wastewater treatment operators and educators can earn continuing credit by attending the entire seminar. The seminar will offer a variety of speakers, presentations and.

September 24th, 2006 at 6:14 am