Sewage clearing
Thursday, 02 May 2013 05:02
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The Hindu 02.05.2013 Sewage clearingBangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) will
take up sewage lines clearing work on Thursday at Domlur, Ulsoor,
Johnson Market areas of South East 1 and Purnaprajna Layout,
Banashankari, Padmanabhangar, Kumaraswamy Layout areas of South 1
subdivisional jurisdiction. Consumers from these areas can take up their
complaints to the Assistant Executive Engineer, South East 1
subdivision (ph: 9845444036) and Assistant Executive Engineer, South 1
subdivision (ph: 9845444036) said a BWSSB release.
Desilting increases 7.5 mcft of storage capacity in water bodieswater
Thursday, 25 April 2013 11:40
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The Times of India 25.04.2013
Desilting increases 7.5 mcft of storage capacity in water bodieswater
NASHIK:
The desilting exercise carried out in percolation tanks, ponds and
other water bodies in various parts of the district has led to a
significant increase in the water storage capacity, which will help
raise the ground water table.
"The exercise is being carried out throughout the district under the Mahatma Gandhi
National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA). The data of four
tehsils shows that the capacity of water storage has increased by 7.5
million cubic feet (mcft)," resident deputy collector Jitendra Kakusthe
said. Under the MNREGA, the desilting work in reservoirs close
to the villages has also been undertaken to help create employment for
the villagers. The total number of works undertaken in 89 gram panchayats in 2012-13 was 1,333 at the cost of Rs 8.32 crore.
"Of these 1,333 works, about 70% are nearing completion. The data
collected from four tehsils shows that three projects in Dindori were
completed, excavating 1.75 lakh brass of silt and creating a water
storage capacity of 2.06 mcft.," Kakusthe said. Kakusthe added:
"In Yeola tehsil, three works were completed in 2012-13, while 57 are
going on. Some of them are nearing completion. The silt excavated from
the ponds amounted to 1.76 brass, leading to enhancement of water
storage capacity by 2.07 mcft." Nandgaon tehsil reported
excavation of 1.22 lakh brass of silt, enhancing the storage capacity by
1.43 mcft and Chandwad reported 1.7 lakh brass of silt excavation
adding 2 mcft of water storage capacity. "The increase in water
storage capacity was aimed at strengthening the local sources of water.
The silt removed from the water bodies was dumped in nearby farms or
used for temporary construction activity. Desiltation will help arrest
the problem of water runoff and will also aid in percolation, thereby
recharging the ground water table," Kakusthe added. The
administration expected an increase of a total of 25 mcft of water
storage capacity in the region through such means by the end of May, an
official from employment guarantee scheme said. * Increase in water storage capacity: 7.5 million cubic feet (mcft) * Number of works undertaken in 2012-13: 1,333 * Total cost: Rs 8.32 crore Tehsil Slit excavated Increase in storage capacity Dindori 2.06 mcft 1.75 lakh brass Yeola 2.07 mcft 1.76 brass Nandgaon 1.43 mcft 1.22 lakh brass Chandwad 2 mcft 1.7 lakh brass
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Mundhwa facility to let treated water into canal
Thursday, 25 April 2013 11:14
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The Times of India 25.04.2013
Mundhwa facility to let treated water into canal
PUNE: The standing committee of the Pune municipal corporation
(PMC) recently approved the lifting of 6.5 thousand million cubic feet
(TMC) treated water from the river and letting it into the Mutha canal
for irrigation. The project at Mundhwa will include a jack well, a
pumping station and a recycling plant at a cost of Rs 31 crore.
Of the 750 MLD sewage generated in the city, about 527 MLD is treated.
This water can be used for gardening, car washing and other non-drinking
purposes or can be sent downstream for irrigation. However, in the
absence of a centralized system, it is released into the river along
with 25% of untreated sewage. "The reuse of treated water is important to get more water from the irrigation department. The Mundhwa project
will have the infrastructure to draw treated water from the river and
put it into the canal," said Vishal Tambe, chairman of the standing
committee. He added that the contract works also include maintenance of
the infrastructure for five years. Since 1997, the civic body
has been receiving water from the irrigation department on the condition
that it will treat 6.5 TMC water annually and release it for
agricultural use. Since no steps were taken, the state government on
March 18, 2009 had sought Rs 6 crore as compensation from the civic
body. Consequently, the civic administration had assured the
state government that it will complete sewage treatment plants and
water-lifting infrastructure in a time-bound manner. If this
infrastructure is ready, 6.5 TMC treated water can be released into the
canal every year for irrigation. In return, the civic body can get
additional water for the city from the reservoirs of the four dams and
farmers will not lift water from the reservoirs, officials said.
Last May, the civic body had released two advertisements asking
citizens and industries to use treated water for non-drinking purposes.
The plan was to fill treated water in tankers and send it for gardening,
to car wash centres and for other uses so that people do not use
drinking water. Though no charges were levied for those wanting to use
it, there were no takers.
Last Updated on Thursday, 25 April 2013 11:26
Now, NMC plans micro-treatment plants for Nag River
Monday, 22 April 2013 11:46
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The Times of India 22.04.2013 Now, NMC plans micro-treatment plants for Nag River
NAGPUR: The Nagpur municipal corporation (NMC) is all set to kick-off historic 15-day Save Nag River campaign
from May 1. Seven teams comprising 31 top officials have been
constituted to monitor the works on the theme of VIBGYOR (seven colours
of a spectrum). It has also drawn up plans to establish micro-sewage
treatment plants (STP) with 1 million litres per day (MLD) capacity
along with existing proposal of mini-plants with 5 MLD capacity.
Mayor Anil Sole and municipal commissioner Shyam Wardhane have planned
the campaign from May 1 to 15 for cleaning the city's iconic river and
also spreading awareness among the citizens about importance of the
river. Wardhane constituted five-member core group (colour code: violet)
that includes deputy director (health) Dr Milind Ganvir, superintending
engineer Prakash Urade, health officer (sanitation) Dr Ashok Urkude,
special officer for lakes and rivers Mohammed Israil and garden
superintendent Nareshchandra Shrikhande.
For smooth
implementation of works, the river has been divided into six stretches-
Ambazari lake overflow point to Panchsheel square (indigo), up to
Baidyanath square (blue), up to Juni Shukrawari (green), up to KDK
college (yellow), up to Pardi bridge (orange), thence up to confluence
with Pilli river beyond Bharatwada (red). The responsibility of each
stretch is given to a team of 4-5 officials including assistant
commissioners, deputy engineers etc.
In his circular about
administrative set up for campaign, Urade set six types of
responsibilities to each group. They have been asked to identify and
suggest sites along Nag river for establishing micro STPs. "Groups
should also identify sites for establishing public toilets to prevent
open defecation near the river. The number of encroachments and proposed
action should also be identified. Groups should enlist the government
and private bodies interested in helping the campaign. Technical works
like assessment of silt and soil, locations from where machines may
enter the riverbed, plan to arrest sewage flowing into the river, spots
where solid waste is dumped etc also have to be done," he said.
Meanwhile, Sole is chalking out programmes to be undertaken during the
campaign and how corporators and NGOs could be involved. The micro-STPs
are a new step. Already, NMC has issued work orders to construct
mini-STPs with installed capacity of 5 MLD each. Besides, NMC is
operating one 80 MLD plant at Bhandewadi and has proposed to augment it
to 200 MLD. Another big plant with 130 MLD capacity is under
construction at Bhandewadi under JNNURM.
NMC has proposed to
construct three more STPs with 5 MLD capacity in Nag river's
rejuvenation plan. Proposal has been submitted to build three big STPs
with total capacity of 350 MLD and laying of 1,747.38km sewage line at
the cost of Rs 1,328.88 crore under JNNURM
phase-II. If all these plans come to fruition, Nag River will have
clean water flowing through it. Besides Kanhan and Vainganga rivers too
may be rid of city's pollution.
Last Updated on Monday, 22 April 2013 11:51
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