PUNE: Ten new swimming pools will come up in different parts of the city by next summer. Officials of the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) said that most of the swimming pools are coming up in the fringe areas of the city as it has been a long pending demand of the residents in these areas.
The establishment department of PMC is implementing this project. "The construction of the pools is underway. It will be ready by the end of this financial year," said Sandeep Khandwe, executive engineer of the department.
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Sunday, 18 May 2014
SMC to build elevated swimming pool for public
SURAT: It is not uncommon to have swimming pool either made in terrace or on floors of the private multi storey apartments. However till now in Diamond city of Surat, Local civic body doesn't have any swimming pool for public purpose that is an elevated structure.
Keeping this fact in mind, Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC)'s Public works committee has approved the estimates of Rs 8.86 crore to construct the city's first elevated swimming pool. This pool will be built on reserved plot of SMC located opposite DRB Bhana College
In Vesu . The pool will be of 25x50 meters and there will be a man empowerment center . There will be parking on ground level , plant room , change room, exercise room, reception, refreshment segment , store and passage also come up on ground level of the structure.
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Keeping this fact in mind, Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC)'s Public works committee has approved the estimates of Rs 8.86 crore to construct the city's first elevated swimming pool. This pool will be built on reserved plot of SMC located opposite DRB Bhana College
In Vesu . The pool will be of 25x50 meters and there will be a man empowerment center . There will be parking on ground level , plant room , change room, exercise room, reception, refreshment segment , store and passage also come up on ground level of the structure.
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Admin order to shut 'illegal' swimming pools
GURGAON: The district administration issued an order on Thursday stating that all the swimming pools in the city lacking requisite permissions should be closed immediately, failing which they would face legal action.
The order came from deputy commissioner Shekhar Vidyarthi, who is also the chairman of the district sports council. He said that the swimming pools without licences would be sealed and owners or operators would face action.
He said that several housing societies, hotels, firms, educational institutions and resorts had swimming pools on their premises without a valid licence.
The order came a couple of days after two children drowned in a pool in a school on Sohna Road. Most of the establishments TOI spoke to claim to have requisite permissions and said they will remain unaffected by the edict. "All the pools in DLF are run only after necessary permissions. The approvals are taken without fail," said Sudhir Kapoor, president of DLF City RWA.Authorities claim to have all the necessary permissions at the pools being run in clubs. "We can't run the pools without necessary permissions," said Rohit Malik, director (estate) of DLF Limited.
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The order came from deputy commissioner Shekhar Vidyarthi, who is also the chairman of the district sports council. He said that the swimming pools without licences would be sealed and owners or operators would face action.
He said that several housing societies, hotels, firms, educational institutions and resorts had swimming pools on their premises without a valid licence.
The order came a couple of days after two children drowned in a pool in a school on Sohna Road. Most of the establishments TOI spoke to claim to have requisite permissions and said they will remain unaffected by the edict. "All the pools in DLF are run only after necessary permissions. The approvals are taken without fail," said Sudhir Kapoor, president of DLF City RWA.Authorities claim to have all the necessary permissions at the pools being run in clubs. "We can't run the pools without necessary permissions," said Rohit Malik, director (estate) of DLF Limited.
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High & dry: Water supply to be disrupted today
BHOPAL: Water supply in several areas of the city would remain disrupted on Sunday and Monday due to repair works in Kolar water scheme pipeline.
On Sunday, morning water supply would be affected in E1-5 of Arera Colony, Railway Colony, Habibganj, Janta Quarters, Char Imli, Panchsheel Nagar and others.
Similarly, evening water supply would be affected in JP Nagar, PGBT College, Shahjehanabad, Chandbad, Arif Nagar, Ibrahimganj, Bhopal Memorial Hospital, Congress Nagar, Janta Quarters, Sai Baba Nagar......
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On Sunday, morning water supply would be affected in E1-5 of Arera Colony, Railway Colony, Habibganj, Janta Quarters, Char Imli, Panchsheel Nagar and others.
Similarly, evening water supply would be affected in JP Nagar, PGBT College, Shahjehanabad, Chandbad, Arif Nagar, Ibrahimganj, Bhopal Memorial Hospital, Congress Nagar, Janta Quarters, Sai Baba Nagar......
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Lose weight with water exercise
Working out and staying fit is a lifestyle many people desire, but many of them just find the environment of the gym intimidating and boring. An expert suggests that water exercises can be a nice variation to loose weight and stay active.
Cristiana Pipoli, aqua aerobics trainer at Jaypee Vasant Continental, feels that aqua aerobics can work wonders for those who do not believe in "working out" in the conventional way.
"This water workout reduces the weight of a person by up to 90 per cent, thus reducing the stress burden on your body's joints. The water also provides a natural resistance to your movements, making your aerobatics workout intense without you realising it. Aqua Aerobics also provides you with cardiovascular and strength training," Pipoli said in a statement.
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Cristiana Pipoli, aqua aerobics trainer at Jaypee Vasant Continental, feels that aqua aerobics can work wonders for those who do not believe in "working out" in the conventional way.
"This water workout reduces the weight of a person by up to 90 per cent, thus reducing the stress burden on your body's joints. The water also provides a natural resistance to your movements, making your aerobatics workout intense without you realising it. Aqua Aerobics also provides you with cardiovascular and strength training," Pipoli said in a statement.
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Two months on, water woes continue in city
AURANGABAD: Even as the country celebrates the new government, Devanagri residents are still going through tough times. Despite efforts, their plea for regular supply of drinking water from the AMC has fallen on deaf ears.
Since February, the water supply system of the entire city has collapsed. At that moment the AMC authorities had shifted the blame to the erratic power supply. "The Aurangabad Municipal Corporation's water distribution system cannot afford disruption in power supply or any technical glitches since it takes long time to restore the water supply to the city," AMC executive engineer Hemant Kolhe had said on March 18.
But even after two months, the supply system has not been regularised in the city. Recently when citizens of many parts complained of irregular water supply, the AMC authorities claimed that they had increased the quantity of water pumping from Jayakwadi reservoir.
"The AMC normally pumps 135-140 MLD water from the reservoir for the city. But due to summer the demand has risen and the AMC is now pumping 156 MLD water and is also recycling about 3 MLD water," Kolhe had said a fortnight back.
But citizens remain unfazed "It is a mystery that even after all efforts to pump extra water from the reservoir, the AMC is neither able to check water loss nor find any solution to tackle water crisis," said Sneha Naldurgkar, resident of Devanagri.
She said, "I have not been receiving drinking water from the last one month and nor has my neighbour. In spite of repeated pleas, ward corporator Sadhana Suradkar has failed to take concrete measures."
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Since February, the water supply system of the entire city has collapsed. At that moment the AMC authorities had shifted the blame to the erratic power supply. "The Aurangabad Municipal Corporation's water distribution system cannot afford disruption in power supply or any technical glitches since it takes long time to restore the water supply to the city," AMC executive engineer Hemant Kolhe had said on March 18.
But even after two months, the supply system has not been regularised in the city. Recently when citizens of many parts complained of irregular water supply, the AMC authorities claimed that they had increased the quantity of water pumping from Jayakwadi reservoir.
"The AMC normally pumps 135-140 MLD water from the reservoir for the city. But due to summer the demand has risen and the AMC is now pumping 156 MLD water and is also recycling about 3 MLD water," Kolhe had said a fortnight back.
But citizens remain unfazed "It is a mystery that even after all efforts to pump extra water from the reservoir, the AMC is neither able to check water loss nor find any solution to tackle water crisis," said Sneha Naldurgkar, resident of Devanagri.
She said, "I have not been receiving drinking water from the last one month and nor has my neighbour. In spite of repeated pleas, ward corporator Sadhana Suradkar has failed to take concrete measures."
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West Kochi's wait for water just got longer
KOCHI: After postponing the commissioning of 100 million litres a day (MLD) drinking water project many a time, the Kerala Water Authority (KWA) is now planning to commission the project with half its capacity. The KWA has decided to supply only 50 MLD after the railways failed to give permission to lay a pipeline under the road at the Aroor rail under bridge (RUB).
This would in turn affect residents of Kumbalanghi, Chellanam, Fort Kochi and Mattancherry in west Kochi, the major beneficiaries of the project, who would now have to continue their wait for the essential supply. "We plan to commission the project by the month-end. We will first supplying water to Kumbalam panchayat and Maradu municipality," said R Jayachandran, executive engineer, KWA.
"We hope to supply to areas such as Kumbalanghi, Chellanam, and Mattancherry within three months after completing the laying of the pipeline under the road at Aroor RUB. We will then be able to supply to our 100 MLD capacity," he said.
"The railways has not yet given us the permission to lay the pipeline at Aroor RUB. We have to only lay about 40 metres of pipe under the road," Jayachandran said. The KWA has completed all work, including laying the pipeline along the 22-km stretch from Pazhoor near Muvattupuzha to Maradu and the construction of the treatment plant at Maradu.
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This would in turn affect residents of Kumbalanghi, Chellanam, Fort Kochi and Mattancherry in west Kochi, the major beneficiaries of the project, who would now have to continue their wait for the essential supply. "We plan to commission the project by the month-end. We will first supplying water to Kumbalam panchayat and Maradu municipality," said R Jayachandran, executive engineer, KWA.
"We hope to supply to areas such as Kumbalanghi, Chellanam, and Mattancherry within three months after completing the laying of the pipeline under the road at Aroor RUB. We will then be able to supply to our 100 MLD capacity," he said.
"The railways has not yet given us the permission to lay the pipeline at Aroor RUB. We have to only lay about 40 metres of pipe under the road," Jayachandran said. The KWA has completed all work, including laying the pipeline along the 22-km stretch from Pazhoor near Muvattupuzha to Maradu and the construction of the treatment plant at Maradu.
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NMC notice to OCW over delays in water works
NAGPUR: Mayor Anil Sole has directed municipal commissioner Shyam Wardhane to issue a show cause notice to Orange City Water for failing to start construction of a water tank in Killa area of Mahal. "Due to the delay, people in Mahal area are getting very low pressure supply," Sole said at Thursday's review meeting of Nagpur Environmental Services Limited, the special purpose vehicle formed to monitor city's ambitious 24X7 water project.
The meeting discussed various water related issues, like low pressure water supply in Central Nagpur due to disruption in valve operation at Boriyapura Main Feeder tank. Wardhane assured to convene a meeting of people's representatives and residents to speed up work of household connections in Central Nagpur. He also directed NESL to take action against OCW if it fails to ensure proper supply of water through tankers in network areas where water crisis is being reported.
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The meeting discussed various water related issues, like low pressure water supply in Central Nagpur due to disruption in valve operation at Boriyapura Main Feeder tank. Wardhane assured to convene a meeting of people's representatives and residents to speed up work of household connections in Central Nagpur. He also directed NESL to take action against OCW if it fails to ensure proper supply of water through tankers in network areas where water crisis is being reported.
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PUNE: Pimpri Chinchwad has over 4,200 unmetered water connections belonging to former corporators, educational institutions, cooperative banks, commercial establishments among others, stated the municipal corporation in response to a RTI query.
Social activist Vitthal Vinod had sought information about unmetered water connections and also the recovery of water tax in the past three years. Apart from the 4,200 unmetered residential connections, there are 94 unmetered commercial water connections in the city, Vinod said. He demanded that municipal commissioner Rajeev Jadhav take this up.
In Pimpri Chinchwad, there are a total of 1,39,421 water connections. The performance of the water supply department in recovering arrears and current demand has also been poor. The water tax dues have been going up every year.
City engineer MT Kamble pointed out that in 2007 under Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM), the civic body had started installing water meters. "Over 1.4 lakh water meters were installed till 2010. But people complained of exorbitant bills and did not pay their bills due to which the collection of water tax was low initially. The civic body then implemented the amnesty scheme to reduce the grievances and encourage people to pay taxes. As a result the collection of water tax and recovery of arrears has increased significantly," he said.
He added that one and a half years around 22,000 water connections without meters found in the municipal limits. "We have installed water meters on 17,700 connections and started collecting water tax as per the meter readings. Now only around 4,200 unmetered connections are remaining where we will install water meters in the next three months and start collecting water tax," said Kamble.
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Social activist Vitthal Vinod had sought information about unmetered water connections and also the recovery of water tax in the past three years. Apart from the 4,200 unmetered residential connections, there are 94 unmetered commercial water connections in the city, Vinod said. He demanded that municipal commissioner Rajeev Jadhav take this up.
In Pimpri Chinchwad, there are a total of 1,39,421 water connections. The performance of the water supply department in recovering arrears and current demand has also been poor. The water tax dues have been going up every year.
City engineer MT Kamble pointed out that in 2007 under Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM), the civic body had started installing water meters. "Over 1.4 lakh water meters were installed till 2010. But people complained of exorbitant bills and did not pay their bills due to which the collection of water tax was low initially. The civic body then implemented the amnesty scheme to reduce the grievances and encourage people to pay taxes. As a result the collection of water tax and recovery of arrears has increased significantly," he said.
He added that one and a half years around 22,000 water connections without meters found in the municipal limits. "We have installed water meters on 17,700 connections and started collecting water tax as per the meter readings. Now only around 4,200 unmetered connections are remaining where we will install water meters in the next three months and start collecting water tax," said Kamble.
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Traces of cyanide found in packaged drinking water
PUNE: Traces of cyanide, a powerful poison and chemical contaminant, have been found in packaged drinking water during a routine exercise of the Food and Drugs Administration to check samples. This is the first time cyanide has been found in packaged drinking water in the state.
The FDA had collected the samples from two plants located in Jalna and Parbhani districts. The samples were tested at FDA's referral laboratory that confirmed the presence of cyanide in unsafe proportion, following which the body filed an FIR against both the plant owners.
Officials said they will now move court against the plant owners for violating norms of Food Safety and Standards Act 2006, there should be no trace of cyanide in packaged drinking water. Both the plants have been closed down after FDA issued temporary prohibitory orders.
The major source of cyanide in drinking water is discharge from industrial chemical factories. People who drink water containing cyanide for many years could experience nerve damage or problems with their thyroid.
FDA officials had picked up samples of bottled water from the packaged water plant located in Ner village in Jalna district as part of a routine check. They sent the samples to Pune-based State Public Health Laboratory for testing, which found it unsafe for human consumption as it had rod-shaped bacteria called coliform in high proportion.
When the plant owner was informed about the negative test results, he rejected it and asked the officials to reconfirm the results with the government's referral laboratory in Ghaziabad. Officials then sent another bottled water sample drawn from the same plant in the prescribed format to this laboratory. The referral laboratory cited the presence of cyanide about a month and a half ago.
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The FDA had collected the samples from two plants located in Jalna and Parbhani districts. The samples were tested at FDA's referral laboratory that confirmed the presence of cyanide in unsafe proportion, following which the body filed an FIR against both the plant owners.
Officials said they will now move court against the plant owners for violating norms of Food Safety and Standards Act 2006, there should be no trace of cyanide in packaged drinking water. Both the plants have been closed down after FDA issued temporary prohibitory orders.
The major source of cyanide in drinking water is discharge from industrial chemical factories. People who drink water containing cyanide for many years could experience nerve damage or problems with their thyroid.
FDA officials had picked up samples of bottled water from the packaged water plant located in Ner village in Jalna district as part of a routine check. They sent the samples to Pune-based State Public Health Laboratory for testing, which found it unsafe for human consumption as it had rod-shaped bacteria called coliform in high proportion.
When the plant owner was informed about the negative test results, he rejected it and asked the officials to reconfirm the results with the government's referral laboratory in Ghaziabad. Officials then sent another bottled water sample drawn from the same plant in the prescribed format to this laboratory. The referral laboratory cited the presence of cyanide about a month and a half ago.
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PUNE: Pimpri Chinchwad has over 4,200 unmetered water connections belonging to former corporators, educational institutions, cooperative banks, commercial establishments among others, stated the municipal corporation in response to a RTI query.
Social activist Vitthal Vinod had sought information about unmetered water connections and also the recovery of water tax in the past three years. Apart from the 4,200 unmetered residential connections, there are 94 unmetered commercial water connections in the city, Vinod said. He demanded that municipal commissioner Rajeev Jadhav take this up.
In Pimpri Chinchwad, there are a total of 1,39,421 water connections. The performance of the water supply department in recovering arrears and current demand has also been poor. The water tax dues have been going up every year.
City engineer MT Kamble pointed out that in 2007 under Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM), the civic body had started installing water meters. "Over 1.4 lakh water meters were installed till 2010. But people complained of exorbitant bills and did not pay their bills due to which the collection of water tax was low initially. The civic body then implemented the amnesty scheme to reduce the grievances and encourage people to pay taxes. As a result the collection of water tax and recovery of arrears has increased significantly," he said.
He added that one and a half years around 22,000 water connections without meters found in the municipal limits. "We have installed water meters on 17,700 connections and started collecting water tax as per the meter readings. Now only around 4,200 unmetered connections are remaining where we will install water meters in the next three months and start collecting water tax," said Kamble.
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Social activist Vitthal Vinod had sought information about unmetered water connections and also the recovery of water tax in the past three years. Apart from the 4,200 unmetered residential connections, there are 94 unmetered commercial water connections in the city, Vinod said. He demanded that municipal commissioner Rajeev Jadhav take this up.
In Pimpri Chinchwad, there are a total of 1,39,421 water connections. The performance of the water supply department in recovering arrears and current demand has also been poor. The water tax dues have been going up every year.
City engineer MT Kamble pointed out that in 2007 under Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM), the civic body had started installing water meters. "Over 1.4 lakh water meters were installed till 2010. But people complained of exorbitant bills and did not pay their bills due to which the collection of water tax was low initially. The civic body then implemented the amnesty scheme to reduce the grievances and encourage people to pay taxes. As a result the collection of water tax and recovery of arrears has increased significantly," he said.
He added that one and a half years around 22,000 water connections without meters found in the municipal limits. "We have installed water meters on 17,700 connections and started collecting water tax as per the meter readings. Now only around 4,200 unmetered connections are remaining where we will install water meters in the next three months and start collecting water tax," said Kamble.
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Water woes: Only 36 tankers for 932 villages
THANE: Water scarcity in rural areas of Thane district has become worse as the Thane zilla parishad administration has arranged for only 36 tankers which are able to supply drinking water to just 144 villages, out of 932. Shahpur taluka has been affected the most as 247 villages are facing water shortage.
As many as 35 villages and 109 tribal areas have been added to the list where potable water is being supplied. But many other villages are battling under water shortage problems. Besides tankers, water is supplied to some remote areas via bullock carts.
Although a remedial plan has been formulated by the administration, the ground reality is different. Villagers are upset with the entire mismanagement as they are facing tough times, especially because of the scorching heat. They feel that the administration must resolve the problem at the earliest.
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As many as 35 villages and 109 tribal areas have been added to the list where potable water is being supplied. But many other villages are battling under water shortage problems. Besides tankers, water is supplied to some remote areas via bullock carts.
Although a remedial plan has been formulated by the administration, the ground reality is different. Villagers are upset with the entire mismanagement as they are facing tough times, especially because of the scorching heat. They feel that the administration must resolve the problem at the earliest.
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Infected water giving rise to diarrhea cases in city
LUCKNOW: With the outset of summer, surge in cases of diarrhea has raised concern of authorities in the state capital. Within five days there were more than 100 cases reported of people suffering from diarrhea after consuming contaminated water.
Talking to TOI, medical superintendent of Sarojninagar community health center Dr A K Verma said "About 50 cases of diarrhea were reported on Tuesday from Rajnikhand of LDA colony, but as of now the situation is under control as we have treated every patient in the area and distributed chlorine tablets to every household."
"This sudden outbreak of diarrhea is the result of Jal Sansthan's sluggish approach towards and poor maintenance of drainage and water system," alleged Dr Verma.
Responding to the allegation of poor maintenance, an official of Jal sansthan of zone-5 said "there was breakage in one of the service lines and sewer water mixed with the supply water polluting it, but we repaired it on Sunday. We are always alert about wear and tear of water and sewer pipelines and it's only this time the situation got serious."
As per another report from a local health officer "at least five more cases of diarrhea were reported in Luv Kush area of Indira Nagar a couple of days back."
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Talking to TOI, medical superintendent of Sarojninagar community health center Dr A K Verma said "About 50 cases of diarrhea were reported on Tuesday from Rajnikhand of LDA colony, but as of now the situation is under control as we have treated every patient in the area and distributed chlorine tablets to every household."
"This sudden outbreak of diarrhea is the result of Jal Sansthan's sluggish approach towards and poor maintenance of drainage and water system," alleged Dr Verma.
Responding to the allegation of poor maintenance, an official of Jal sansthan of zone-5 said "there was breakage in one of the service lines and sewer water mixed with the supply water polluting it, but we repaired it on Sunday. We are always alert about wear and tear of water and sewer pipelines and it's only this time the situation got serious."
As per another report from a local health officer "at least five more cases of diarrhea were reported in Luv Kush area of Indira Nagar a couple of days back."
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Friday, 25 April 2014
Yavatmal district administration ready to tackle water shortage
YAVATMAL: Despite heavy rainfall in last monsoon, remote villages and high altitude areas in Yavatmal district are likely to face an acute drinking water shortage this summer. Considering this, the district administration is ready with a few measures. According to district collector Ashwin Mudgal, water tankers have already been deployed in three villages.
Mudgal told TOI that he has sanctioned seven short-term works for which Rs30 lakh has been given to Maharashtra Jeevan Pradhikaran." He added that the fund would be utilized for removing topographic problems including repairing of defunct water supply schemes.
The city is supplied water from Nilona tank. Though the treatment plant's capacity is 7.5 lakh litres per day but it is treating only 3 lakh litres per day. "The filtration plant is not working to its full capacity due to water shortage," Mudgal said, adding that the administration has also sanctioned another scheme to lay pipeline between Nilona jackwell and the Chapdoh dam reservoir so that adequate water would be made available to the Nilona plant. "Another Rs30 lakh were sanctioned for this work," Mudgal said.
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Mudgal told TOI that he has sanctioned seven short-term works for which Rs30 lakh has been given to Maharashtra Jeevan Pradhikaran." He added that the fund would be utilized for removing topographic problems including repairing of defunct water supply schemes.
The city is supplied water from Nilona tank. Though the treatment plant's capacity is 7.5 lakh litres per day but it is treating only 3 lakh litres per day. "The filtration plant is not working to its full capacity due to water shortage," Mudgal said, adding that the administration has also sanctioned another scheme to lay pipeline between Nilona jackwell and the Chapdoh dam reservoir so that adequate water would be made available to the Nilona plant. "Another Rs30 lakh were sanctioned for this work," Mudgal said.
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Heath sub-centres equipped sans power, water supply
KARAULI: A lot of efforts have been made to improve healthcare facilities in the rural areas, but most of the health sub-centres do not have proper water supply and electricity.
The sub-centres in the rural areas have facilities to help women give birth but there is no electricity and water supply, which leave the facility unused. One such sub-centre is at Mahmadpur. The sub-centre is located in Karauli district on the Sawai Madhopur-Karauli road catering to a population of more than 6,000 people. But it has no electricity and water supply.
Staff members including GNMs and ANMs have to collect water for drinking purposes from houses in the nearby areas. "We have a labour table and other facilities for delivery and there is a trained ANM in the maternal care," said Nand Kishore, a GNM of the sub-centre.
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The sub-centres in the rural areas have facilities to help women give birth but there is no electricity and water supply, which leave the facility unused. One such sub-centre is at Mahmadpur. The sub-centre is located in Karauli district on the Sawai Madhopur-Karauli road catering to a population of more than 6,000 people. But it has no electricity and water supply.
Staff members including GNMs and ANMs have to collect water for drinking purposes from houses in the nearby areas. "We have a labour table and other facilities for delivery and there is a trained ANM in the maternal care," said Nand Kishore, a GNM of the sub-centre.
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Forest fire hits water supply in Itanagar
ITANAGAR: A massive forest fire suspected to have been caused by miscreants or illegal timber dealers has disrupted water supply to the state capital.
The fire in the Mopung Mike Hills on Sunday caused severe damage to Itanagar's main water supply line that provides 11 MLD potable water daily to the water treatment plant at Gekar Putung, Itanagar public health engineering and water supply division executive engineer Tadar Mangku said here on Thursday.
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The fire in the Mopung Mike Hills on Sunday caused severe damage to Itanagar's main water supply line that provides 11 MLD potable water daily to the water treatment plant at Gekar Putung, Itanagar public health engineering and water supply division executive engineer Tadar Mangku said here on Thursday.
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18 villages and colonies will get canal water
CHANDIGARH: Following a detailed study of areas in the city, the municipal corporation's engineering wing has resolved to supply Kajauli canal water to over one-and-a-half dozen villages and colonies having a population between 1.5 and 2 lakh. The study suggested that direct canal supply would be a better means to balance the existing water supply in these areas.
Following its study report, MC has proposed to connect Dhanas village, Sarangpur adjoining colonies, institutional areas with the existing water works situated in Sector 39. Village Khuda Lahora and Khuda Jassu have been proposed to be connected to the water works, situated in Sector 12. Village Khuda Ali Sher and Kamibwala have been proposed to be connected with the existing distribution line near capitol complex.
The report further proposed connecting villages Kishangarh and IT Park with the existing main line near IT Park, and village Raipur Kalan, Mauli Jagran and adjoining colonies with water works situated in Manimajra area. Lastly, Makhan Majra, Raipu Khurd, Behlana would be connected with water works situated in Sector 32.
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Following its study report, MC has proposed to connect Dhanas village, Sarangpur adjoining colonies, institutional areas with the existing water works situated in Sector 39. Village Khuda Lahora and Khuda Jassu have been proposed to be connected to the water works, situated in Sector 12. Village Khuda Ali Sher and Kamibwala have been proposed to be connected with the existing distribution line near capitol complex.
The report further proposed connecting villages Kishangarh and IT Park with the existing main line near IT Park, and village Raipur Kalan, Mauli Jagran and adjoining colonies with water works situated in Manimajra area. Lastly, Makhan Majra, Raipu Khurd, Behlana would be connected with water works situated in Sector 32.
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Water supply schedule on DJB website
NEW DELHI: Now, residents can log on to Delhi Jal Board's website to know what time water is supplied in their area. In a bid to streamline the water distribution system in the capital, DJB has uploaded the water supply schedule on its website, and has also uploaded numbers of officials concerned.
"This will help in quick redressal of water and sewerage related complaints and will also bring transparency in the water distribution system," a DJB official said.
New Delhi: Now, you can just log on to Delhi Jal Board's (DJB) website to know the timing of water supply in your area. In a bid to streamline the water distribution system in the city, the DJB has uploaded the schedule of timing of water supply in different zones on its website.
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"This will help in quick redressal of water and sewerage related complaints and will also bring transparency in the water distribution system," a DJB official said.
New Delhi: Now, you can just log on to Delhi Jal Board's (DJB) website to know the timing of water supply in your area. In a bid to streamline the water distribution system in the city, the DJB has uploaded the schedule of timing of water supply in different zones on its website.
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Lose weight with water exercise
Working out and staying fit is a lifestyle many people desire, but many of them just find the environment of the gym intimidating and boring. An expert suggests that water exercises can be a nice variation to loose weight and stay active.
Cristiana Pipoli, aqua aerobics trainer at Jaypee Vasant Continental, feels that aqua aerobics can work wonders for those who do not believe in "working out" in the conventional way.
"This water workout reduces the weight of a person by up to 90 per cent, thus reducing the stress burden on your body's joints. The water also provides a natural resistance to your movements, making your aerobatics workout intense without you realising it. Aqua Aerobics also provides you with cardiovascular and strength training," Pipoli said in a statement.
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Cristiana Pipoli, aqua aerobics trainer at Jaypee Vasant Continental, feels that aqua aerobics can work wonders for those who do not believe in "working out" in the conventional way.
"This water workout reduces the weight of a person by up to 90 per cent, thus reducing the stress burden on your body's joints. The water also provides a natural resistance to your movements, making your aerobatics workout intense without you realising it. Aqua Aerobics also provides you with cardiovascular and strength training," Pipoli said in a statement.
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Pope in hot water over 'personal' phone calls
VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis's habit of picking up the phone and cold calling people who write to him is landing the Vatican in hot water and spokesman Federico Lombardi has had enough.
Lombardi said on Thursday the calls were part of the pope's "personal pastoral relationships" and "do not in any way form a part of the pope's public activities".
The spokesman said media reports about the phone calls have been "a source of misunderstanding and confusion".
"Consequences relating to the teaching of the Church are not to be inferred from these occurrences," he said.
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Lombardi said on Thursday the calls were part of the pope's "personal pastoral relationships" and "do not in any way form a part of the pope's public activities".
The spokesman said media reports about the phone calls have been "a source of misunderstanding and confusion".
"Consequences relating to the teaching of the Church are not to be inferred from these occurrences," he said.
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