The News Review:
- PRIs to control water supply schemes
- Homes flooded by burst water main
- Collector pulls up irrigation staff
- DWR Announces Initial 2007 State Water Project Allocation.
- Water vote in March
PRIs to control water supply schemes
Hindu – Nov 30, 2006
Talking to mediapersons here on Wednesday, Rajwant Sidhu, Principal Secretary (Irrigation and Public Health), said only those schemes that were in perfect running condition and only gravity-run projects that did not require pumping would be handed over in the first phase. Sandhu said the Department, in consultation with the PRIs, would work out the manpower requirements for the operation and maintenance of water supply schemes and wages to be paid. The panchayats would be given the option to retain the existing staff or recruit new personnel. PTI Printer friendly.
Homes flooded by burst water main
BBC News – Nov 30, 2006
Thames Water said about 200 homes in Thames Ditton, Surrey were flooded when the main in Basingfield Road burst in the early hours on Thursday. Fire crews at the scene said some homes were 3ft (0. Thames Water said a 48in (1…
Information on school closures is being put on the Surrey Alert website. An estimated 17,000 properties experienced loss of supply or low water pressure. A West Molesey resident, James Mould, said water supplies had been reduced to a trickle across Thames Ditton, East Molesey and West Molesey.
Collector pulls up irrigation staff
Hindu – Nov 30, 2006
Saying that they were playing mischief, she warned irrigation officials that stringent action would be taken against them if they failed to regulate water supply in upper reaches in the next two days with the help of task force. Paddy transplantation Irrigation officials informed the meeting that farmers could transplant paddy on 83,000 acres under DBC (about 84 per cent) and on 64,000 acres under OBC (60 per cent) till now. The Collector exhorted them to supply adequate water to tail-end areas and help farmers complete transplantation by December 15. Irrigation officials promised implementation of warabandi system in upper reaches and divert 500 cusecs from Addanki branch canal to see that OBC and DBC get their due share of water in the next two days.
DWR Announces Initial 2007 State Water Project Allocation.
Free with registration – Business Wire – AccessMyLibrary.com – Nov 30, 2006
| Business Wire (November, 2006). — The Department of Water Resources has announced its initial allocation for water delivery to the State Water Project (SWP) Contractors in calendar year 2007.
Water vote in March
NEWS.com.au – Nov 30, 2006
The area to be polled includes 19 shires from the Tweed River in the south to Cooloola Shire in the north and Toowoomba in the west. Mr Beattie said he had tasted recycled water during a recent visit to Singapore. "I have no qualms about drinking recycled water and I believe through education and public awareness our community are becoming much more accepting," Mr Beattie said. Deputy Premier Anna Bligh will today introduce a bill to allow the plebiscite to be held. The government doesn’t yet have the power to allow a vote to be held in one particular section of the state. Mr Beattie said the vote would give people in the council areas that drew from the water supplies of the Wivenhoe Dam system a say on recycled water. The government is building a recycled-water pipeline, which will primarily take recycled water to industrial and agricultural users, but could pump it into the drinking supply.