Tankers to supply water in Eloor
In the wake of the Kerala Water Authority’s findings that the drinking water supplied from FACT’s water treatment plant was highly contaminated and not good for drinking, the Eloor municipal council h
Taxpayers stage road roko for water scarcity in Taramani
Several residents of Bharati Nagar in Taramani resorted to road roko, protesting against the city corporation and Chennai Metro Water for poor water supply to their area for months together.
The resid
Costly leak for civic body
Tough times are ahead for the cash-stripped city corporation. Though the dispute between the civic body and the Kerala Water Authority over non-payment of the Rs 90-cr water charge has been settled fo
No seawater intrusion in delta
The state government has proposed to take up a massive project to prevent intrusion of seawater into the Cauvery delta region, impound floodwater besides improve drainage facilities at an outlay of Rs
Water tankers must register
In an effort to address complaints about the quality of drinking water supplied in the city, the civic body has decided to make registration mandatory for all water tankers.
“All tankers distributin
Dip in groundwater a worry
Commercial exploitation of groundwater poses a challenge to the state government and local self-governments as summer begins to scorch the land leading to drying up of wells.
The previous LDF governm
Drink from the backwaters!
Despite being surrounded by water bodies, the city continues to be troubled by scarcity of drinking water for almost two decades now.
According to experts, a large quantity of river water that can be
No guarantee on water quality
The special squad formed by the food safety designated officer in the district raided eight tanker trucks that distribute drinking water and took samples from eight water sources from the Thiruvankula
Speed up water projects, government told
The city corporation council has decided to seek government’s immediate intervention in resolving the issue of water scarcity in various parts of the city.
The council will exert pressure on state g
Pipelines run dry as tankers sell water
The Water Board and the Secunderabad Cantonment Board are accused of minting money by selling water through mobile tankers instead of supplying it by the pipeline network.
Citizens naturally wonder