The News Review:
- Chennimalai town struggles in the grip of severe water scarcity
- Water panel calls for money: MILLIONS NEEDED TO BUY INTO NEW TREATMENT…
- NO WATER SHORTAGE IN BULGARIA’S COASTAL RESORTS
Chennimalai town struggles in the grip of severe water scarcity
Hindu – May 16, 2007
Govarthan ERODE: Chennimalai, a dry belt, is now facing severe water scarcity and the children are taking bath only once in three days. Cauvery water is supplied to the town through pipelines. Till March end, the residents were able to get Cauvery water at least once in four days…
Residents said that when the water was flowing in the Lower Bhavani canal, the seepage would flow into the well. When the quantity was large enough, it was pumped out and supplied to the residents of four particular wards. But now the well had very little water, as the water supply in the LBP canal had been stopped. Officials said that when representations had been made to the collector, T. Udhaychandran, about the water scarcity, he arranged for supply of water to Chennimalai from the Great Tirupur water supply system. For this, preliminary work has been undertaken. Residents of Kasi Muniyappan Koil street in the sixth ward of the Chennimalai panchayat said, “Every day the residents are collecting water from a deep open well with great risk and strain, getting only two or three pots of water.
Water panel calls for money: MILLIONS NEEDED TO BUY INTO NEW TREATMENT…
Free with registration – Lexington Herald Leader – AccessMyLibrary.com – May 16, 2007
Water panel calls for money: MILLIONS NEEDED TO BUY INTO NEW TREATMENT PLANT. | Lexington Herald-Leader (Lexington, KY) (May, 2007)…
–> COPYRIGHT 2007 Lexington Herald-Leader Byline: Andy Mead May 16–The Bluegrass Water Supply Commission is putting out a desperate call for money to prevent its years-long effort to increase the region’s water supply from coming up dry. The commission, which represents 10 towns around Lexington, says it needs “a one-time infusion of outside funds fairly quickly” to buy into the proposed water treatment plant Kentucky American Water wants to build on the Kentucky River north of Frankfort. What is needed, commission general manager Don Hassall said yesterday, is $25 million from the General Assembly. Combined with proceeds from bond sales, the money would.
NO WATER SHORTAGE IN BULGARIA’S COASTAL RESORTS
Sofia Echo – May 16, 2007
Local water supply company representative Gancho Tanev said that despite the dry weather and the expected drought during the summer, dams in the region have sufficient storage. Citizens will be unaffected by the shortage, he said…
The company asked citizens of the region to use water wisely. In the coming days, regional mayors will meet to discuss sanctions for all related violations. Major water supply problems could affect smaller villages that are dependent on local dams and water sources, Tanev said as quoted by Darik Radio.