The News Review:

- Pressure on to restore water supplies to Bay of Islands
- Panel to ensure uniform distribution of water
- KARACHI: Many areas face water shortage
- Steps taken to mitigate drinking water problem
- Grievance cell to tackle water crisis soon

Pressure on to restore water supplies to Bay of Islands
New Zealand Herald – Mar 31, 2007
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Panel to ensure uniform distribution of water
Hindu – Mar 31, 2007
“With the assistance of civic officials, they will attend to the problems in water supply. ” People could contact the following phone numbers of express their grievances regarding water supply round-the-clock: Sooramangalam – 2387514, Hasthampatti – 2314646, Ammapet – 2263161 and Kondalampatti – 2461616. Tentative schedule A tentative schedule of water supply would be prepared for every ward and displayed in a common place in respective wards. People could note down the dates of supply from these schedules, Ms. Priyadarshini said. Corporation Commissioner A.

KARACHI: Many areas face water shortage
Pakistan Dawn – Mar 31, 2007
com ———- –>KARACHI: Many areas face water shortageBy A ReporterKARACHI, March 30: Residents of different localities in the metropolis have said that their areas were facing acute shortage of water. A complainant from Islam Nagar, Block 4-D, Orangi Town said that water was supplied to the area twice a month, causing people great problems. He said that there was no schedule for supply of water to the area, adding that uncertainty about water supply was now a permanent problem for residents. He said that the problem has persisted for the last one year and KWSB officials in Orangi Town were aware of the water shortage, saying that applications were submitted to the officials concerned, yet no interest has so far been taken to solve the problem. The XEN of KWSB at Orangi Town, when contacted, said that water was supplied to the area through gravity system with a gap of three to six days. If supply was delayed for 15 to 18 days, it would be very rare and as a result of some serious problem in the supply system. When asked about the excessive wastage of water in different sectors of Orangi Town, the XEN said that work for repair of leakages was in progress, adding that Rs7 million were allocated by the town administration for maintenance of supply lines.

Steps taken to mitigate drinking water problem
Hindu – Mar 31, 2007
Manjunath Prasad told presspersons here on Thursday that last month the zilla panchayat had sanctioned a plan for Rs. 13 crore to augment drinking water supply in villages in the district. He said funds had been released to 164 gram panchayats to take steps to augment drinking water supply. Work on several water supply schemes were in progress since February. He said funds had been reserved exclusively to maintain drinking water supply through tankers to affected villages. At present, water was being provided through tankers to 15 villages in the district, including 13 villages in Lingsugur taluk and two in Deodurga taluk, he said.

Grievance cell to tackle water crisis soon
Hindu – Mar 31, 2007
The Executive Engineer, Narayanan Nair, disclosed this at the Corporation Council meeting here on Friday. Besides protesting erratic supply, councillors Pandi Kumar of ward 26 and R. Rajakumari of ward 27 complained that private plumbers, posing as “authorised agents” of the Corporation, were charging hefty sums from the public for making the size of the bore in the main pipeline bigger to ensure increased water flow. They also criticised the officials for not taking action against such plumbers, “who demand around Rs…
The Executive Engineer, Narayanan Nair, disclosed this at the Corporation Council meeting here on Friday. Besides protesting erratic supply, councillors Pandi Kumar of ward 26 and R. Rajakumari of ward 27 complained that private plumbers, posing as “authorised agents” of the Corporation, were charging hefty sums from the public for making the size of the bore in the main pipeline bigger to ensure increased water flow. They also criticised the officials for not taking action against such plumbers, “who demand around Rs. 4,000″ for this illegal exercise. The Commissioner, T.