Water

An additional investment of Rs. 39,000 crore is required to complete the multi-purpose Polavaram irrigation project on the Godavari river in the state. So far, Rs. 13,000 crore has been spent on the project, including on land acquisition, rehabilitation and resettlement. Centre has so far released Rs. 3,350 crore for the project, which has been […]

Plans are afoot for building a mega bridge project that will provide direct connectivity between Nepal and India, official sources said that the bridge will span the Mechi River and will connect India’s Panitanki Bypass with Nepal’s East West Highway. Project was the subject of negotiations between the two neighboring countries and now the project […]

National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has sanctioned finance worth Rs. 804 crore for a package of the ongoing Mission Bhagiratha project. Estimated cost of  package is Rs 936 crore. Remaining amount will be funded by state government.This package is meant to build a drinking water network for Palair and Wyra Assembly constituencies […]

First integrated solid waste management project will be set up for Gurugram and Faridabad. A plant will be set up under this project, which will generate at least 100 MW of electricity daily. It will be built in collaboration with the Urban Local Bodies Department, municipal corporations of Gurugram, Faridabad, and Eco Green Energy, to […]

Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change (MoEF&CC) has accorded terms of reference (ToR) to the Sitarama Lift Irrigation project (Phase-I). The work involves diverting 70.40 TMC Godavari river water from upstream of existing Dummugudem anicut to irrigate 2,72,921 ha which consists of 1,33,085 ha of new ayacut and 1,39,836 ha of stabilization of Bhadradri […]

Indian Hume Pipe Company has secured a work order worth Rs 257.44 crore from Madhya Pradesh Urban Development Company. The project involves improvement of the water supply in Bhedaghat, Katangi, Patan, Majholi and Panagar Nagar Parishads and Sihora Nagar Palika in Jabalpur district and Tendukheda Nagar Parishad in Damoh district in Madhya Pradesh.Work is to […]

Woefully deficient water supply in West Kochi is all set to be a thing of the past with new pipelines transporting water from the Maradu Water Treatment Plant to the area being commissioned on Thursday. West Kochi, which has been receiving just 25 million litres a day (mld) against a demand of over 40 mld, […]

State cabinet approved 19 proposals, including floating a tender for a water supply infrastructure project. The water supply project is for four western Orissa towns – Baripada, Sambalpur, Rourkela and Jharsuguda at a cost of Rs 318 crore. Project will ensure safe drinking water for over 13.92 lakh people. The Cabinet also approved two sewerage […]