We are in the health-conscious era. So obsessed we are about our health and fitness that we don't mind reading even disputed theories about health benefits for all we want is to somehow be fit and fine.
Slowly, people are waking up to the fact that home remedies are any day better compared to chemical products. So here's something that has existed since our ancestor's times, but we have given it a royal ignore. Wonder what it is? Well, it's the barley seeds. The moment you say barley, the first thing that comes to your mind is beer. But have you ever wondered how healthy barley itself is? The best thing is the seeds are available throughout the year and is the cheapest among all cereals. Here are ways in which you can consume barley.
Yes, you have heard that before. Drinking beer has always made you run to the loo a little more frequently than you generally do. Drinking barley water, on the other hand, also induces increased urination which means it flushes out the toxins in the body.
Barley water is hence the best medicine when you have a Urinary Tract Infection. Boil a table spoon of barley seeds in a litre of water. Bring down the quantity to half and keep consuming barley water through out the day.
Barley water also brings down the heat content in the body. In some countries, people consume barley rice during summer for its cooling properties.
- It also works as an excellent substitute to aerated drinks to quench your thirst.
- Barley water also helps reduce burning sensation in the stomach as it's a cooling agent
- Barley water also prevents urine from stinking. This works in case of pregnant women or patients who are on hormone tablets.
- Regular consumption of barley water cleanses your kidney and keeps it free of toxins.
- If you don't enjoy the bland taste, then you could add a dash of lemon to the drink
A study conducted by American Journal of Clinical Nutrition has shown that the fiber that comes from barley water lowers cholesterol. Hence, this is a must-have drink for fitness freaks.
The insoluble fiber is also known to help women prevent formation of gallstones. Barley water also cuts risk of Type-2 diabetes. The antioxidants in barley prevents cancerous growths. Consume a glass of hot barley water everyday for better digestion and fight constipation or feeling of nausea.
Regular consumption of barley water has shown to help weight loss too.
With its many benefits, barley water is definitely the best beverage. The next time you reach for a bottle of aerated drink, you know what's more healthier.
Source - TOI - http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/food/drinks-corner/Barley-water-the-best-beverage/articleshow/9635941.cms
Tuesday, 10 December 2013
Monday, 9 December 2013
Bangalore water board to conduct water adalat on December 9 at Kottanura Dinne
BANGALORE: For the benefit of thousands of customers living in the south-2 sub division,the Bangalore water supply and sewerage board (BWSSB ) will be holding a 'water adalat' on December 9.
The adalat will be held in the office of the Assistant Executive Engineer, Kottanur Dinne. The disputes of customers residing in Jaya Prakash Nagar-2, Kottanur Dinne, Vijaya Bank layout service station coming under south-2 sub division will be heard and settled at the adalat.
Customers can submit their grievances in relation to defects in water billing, delay in giving water supply and sanitary connection, delay in conversion from non domestic to domestic connection and other related issues.
The general public can contact executive engineer south:080- 22945143, assistant executive engineer of South-2 sub-division 080-22945267. For further details BWSSB 24/7 Call Centre no 080-22238888 can be contacted.
Source - TOI - timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bangalore/Bangalore-water-board-to-conduct-water-adalat-on-December-9-at-Kottanura-Dinne/articleshow/27032309.cms
The adalat will be held in the office of the Assistant Executive Engineer, Kottanur Dinne. The disputes of customers residing in Jaya Prakash Nagar-2, Kottanur Dinne, Vijaya Bank layout service station coming under south-2 sub division will be heard and settled at the adalat.
Customers can submit their grievances in relation to defects in water billing, delay in giving water supply and sanitary connection, delay in conversion from non domestic to domestic connection and other related issues.
The general public can contact executive engineer south:080- 22945143, assistant executive engineer of South-2 sub-division 080-22945267. For further details BWSSB 24/7 Call Centre no 080-22238888 can be contacted.
Source - TOI - timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bangalore/Bangalore-water-board-to-conduct-water-adalat-on-December-9-at-Kottanura-Dinne/articleshow/27032309.cms
New Pench-IV water plant to cost 72% more
NAGPUR: Amid weak financial condition, the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) is set to bear additional cost of Rs21 crore on new Pench-IV water treatment plant, which is under construction at Godhni. The cost has increased from approved Rs29.05 crore to Rs50 crore (72%) following inordinate delay in completing the project. Bafflingly, the civic body is constructing the plant on PPP model and will have to pay back the investment made by the operator along with operation and maintenance charges for 10 years.
Mayor Anil Sole along with ruling party leader Pravin Datke, chairman of water works committee Sudhakar Kohle, superintending engineer Prakash Urade and others inspected the project work on Saturday. After the visit, Kohle in a press conference said that Sole has directed the officials to complete the project by January-end. "City will get additional 115 million litres per day (MLD) water with commencement of the plant from February. Around 3.50 lakh population in West, South-West, South and Central Nagpur will be benefited," he said.
On the project cost, Kohle said it was increased to Rs50 crore from Rs30 crore approved earlier. "Project cost escalated due to inordinate delay in the works. The project faced many hurdles, including delay in acquisition of land from farmers, permissions from various departments. However, 90% project is complete," he added.
According to the NMC's monthly progress report of JNNURM projects, the Pench-IV plant is a part of Pench-IV water supply project - part-2 was approved by the centre on December 28, 2006. In fact, the NMC is facing additional cost of Rs48.08 crore on the entire project. The approved cost was Rs61.96 crore and it increased to Rs110.04 crore during the work order stage. According to the report, the project was to be completed in November 2012.
Most shockingly, the water treatment plant too is being constructed on PPP model but it was revealed only now at the press conference by Kohle. "Veolia Water is the PPP operator who will also operate and maintain the plant," he said.
According to details given in the report, the NMC went on to execute the entire Pench-IV water supply project on PPP model but could not receive any response.
A senior NMC official revealed some startling facts behind the PPP project. "The treatment plant will cost Rs50 crore, of which Rs20.33 crore will come from the Centre and state governments. NMC was supposed to spend its share of Rs8.71 crore. Veolia Water will invest the NMC's share and also escalation amount of Rs21 crore. NMC will have to pay back Veolia Water total Rs30 crore in 10 years. Besides, the NMC will also pay Rs30 crore to Veolia Water for operation and maintenance of the plant for 10 years," he said.
Source - TOI - timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/New-Pench-IV-water-plant-to-cost-72-more/articleshow/27040530.cms
Mayor Anil Sole along with ruling party leader Pravin Datke, chairman of water works committee Sudhakar Kohle, superintending engineer Prakash Urade and others inspected the project work on Saturday. After the visit, Kohle in a press conference said that Sole has directed the officials to complete the project by January-end. "City will get additional 115 million litres per day (MLD) water with commencement of the plant from February. Around 3.50 lakh population in West, South-West, South and Central Nagpur will be benefited," he said.
On the project cost, Kohle said it was increased to Rs50 crore from Rs30 crore approved earlier. "Project cost escalated due to inordinate delay in the works. The project faced many hurdles, including delay in acquisition of land from farmers, permissions from various departments. However, 90% project is complete," he added.
According to the NMC's monthly progress report of JNNURM projects, the Pench-IV plant is a part of Pench-IV water supply project - part-2 was approved by the centre on December 28, 2006. In fact, the NMC is facing additional cost of Rs48.08 crore on the entire project. The approved cost was Rs61.96 crore and it increased to Rs110.04 crore during the work order stage. According to the report, the project was to be completed in November 2012.
Most shockingly, the water treatment plant too is being constructed on PPP model but it was revealed only now at the press conference by Kohle. "Veolia Water is the PPP operator who will also operate and maintain the plant," he said.
According to details given in the report, the NMC went on to execute the entire Pench-IV water supply project on PPP model but could not receive any response.
A senior NMC official revealed some startling facts behind the PPP project. "The treatment plant will cost Rs50 crore, of which Rs20.33 crore will come from the Centre and state governments. NMC was supposed to spend its share of Rs8.71 crore. Veolia Water will invest the NMC's share and also escalation amount of Rs21 crore. NMC will have to pay back Veolia Water total Rs30 crore in 10 years. Besides, the NMC will also pay Rs30 crore to Veolia Water for operation and maintenance of the plant for 10 years," he said.
Source - TOI - timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/New-Pench-IV-water-plant-to-cost-72-more/articleshow/27040530.cms
New drinking water supply project for Mysore is faulty, feel experts
MYSORE: Rs 886 crore new water supply project planned for the city from the backwaters of KRS dam under the second phase of JNNURM scheme appears not only "impractical", it is also "unfeasible", according to experts who aired their opinion at a meeting summoned here to discuss pros and cons of the project and its benefits to the city.
It was revealed at the meeting that state urban development department on Saturday submitted a project report on how it will utilize the funds for the drinking water project along with the other details. Experts at the meeting revealed that as per the new project water supply department has been directed to close all the existing 7 water supply points and supply water from a single point .
Based on this the water supply experts have sought permission to set up a pumping station at 3.5 kms on the upstream of Cauvery in the backwaters of KRS dam and supply water from there to city.
Speaking on the project Association of Concerned and Informed Citizens of Mysore (ACICM) convenor M Lakshman said first the idea to accept the shut down of all the existing seven water supply stations itself is wrong and detrimental to the citizens interests and second the pumping station planned on the backwaters is unfeasible and threat to the safety of the KRS dam.
Lakshman said the new pumping station has to lift water from a Jack well built 28m below the normal ground level and to pump water from this point the authorities have to build an underground 600 mts aqua duct passing through the solid underground rock formation.
"Neither water supply authorities have sought the experts opinion on the rock drilling nor they have got clearance from the irrigation department," he pointed out and said drilling of the rock formation to cut the rock to build the Jack well and aqua duct will ultimately pose danger to the dam.
Irrigation expert and retired engineer in chief of state government Vijay Raghavan supporting Lakshman's view said it is foolhardy to think of drilling the rock adjoining the dam to build a Jack well and aqua duct as it is a single rock formation .
It was pointed out that closure of the existing seven pumping stations will make the people to suffer in the event of any snag at the new station as the whole city will depend on a single source . Now if there is any problem in one station the water supply remains unaffected with the other stations making up the loss the meeting was revealed.
It was revealed that the water department officials have kept this project a closely guarded secret for the reasons best known to them and have not consulted the elected representatives or the MCC.
Source - TOI - timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mysore/New-drinking-water-supply-project-for-Mysore-is-faulty-feel-experts/articleshow/27032729.cms
It was revealed at the meeting that state urban development department on Saturday submitted a project report on how it will utilize the funds for the drinking water project along with the other details. Experts at the meeting revealed that as per the new project water supply department has been directed to close all the existing 7 water supply points and supply water from a single point .
Based on this the water supply experts have sought permission to set up a pumping station at 3.5 kms on the upstream of Cauvery in the backwaters of KRS dam and supply water from there to city.
Speaking on the project Association of Concerned and Informed Citizens of Mysore (ACICM) convenor M Lakshman said first the idea to accept the shut down of all the existing seven water supply stations itself is wrong and detrimental to the citizens interests and second the pumping station planned on the backwaters is unfeasible and threat to the safety of the KRS dam.
Lakshman said the new pumping station has to lift water from a Jack well built 28m below the normal ground level and to pump water from this point the authorities have to build an underground 600 mts aqua duct passing through the solid underground rock formation.
"Neither water supply authorities have sought the experts opinion on the rock drilling nor they have got clearance from the irrigation department," he pointed out and said drilling of the rock formation to cut the rock to build the Jack well and aqua duct will ultimately pose danger to the dam.
Irrigation expert and retired engineer in chief of state government Vijay Raghavan supporting Lakshman's view said it is foolhardy to think of drilling the rock adjoining the dam to build a Jack well and aqua duct as it is a single rock formation .
It was pointed out that closure of the existing seven pumping stations will make the people to suffer in the event of any snag at the new station as the whole city will depend on a single source . Now if there is any problem in one station the water supply remains unaffected with the other stations making up the loss the meeting was revealed.
It was revealed that the water department officials have kept this project a closely guarded secret for the reasons best known to them and have not consulted the elected representatives or the MCC.
Source - TOI - timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mysore/New-drinking-water-supply-project-for-Mysore-is-faulty-feel-experts/articleshow/27032729.cms
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