NI Water has installed a new wastewater treatment unit at a housing development near Rathfriland in a bid to improve the quality of treated effluent.

The work forms part of NI Water's multi-million pound Rural Wastewater Investment project, which aims to ensure the treated effluent meets the latest EU Directives.

The new infrastructure at the Knock Terrace housing estate includes an enclosed hi-tech tank with advanced treatment processes.

Planned by British architects Chapman Taylor, and to be executed by the National Buildings Construction Corporation (NBCC), East Kidwai Nagar is an ambitious redevelopment project, pegged at an approximate cost of Rs 4,500 crore. The government plans to raze the existing 2,331 government quarters in East Kidwai Nagar and replace them with multi-storeyed buildings with around 4,800 units for categories Type-II to Type-VII. The tallest of these buildings would have 18 floors, while others would have 10 floors.

JAIPUR: Given the fact that Rajasthan is a water deficit state and in the wake of mounting pressure on scarce water resources, to keep up the momentum of industrial development, Rajasthan Industrial Development & Investment Corporation (RIICO) and India Water Foundation (IWF) have joined hands to organise a one-day international conference on 'Water-Use Efficiency in Industrial Sector' on Wednesday in Jaipur.

Israel said on Monday it was building a 1.5 billion shekel ($423 million) desalination plant, which upon completion in 2013, will join four other plants in providing the country with three-quarters of its drinking water.

The government signed with Mekorot, the national water company, to build and operate the reverse osmosis plant in the Mediterranean coastal city of Ashdod, which will produce 100 million cubic meters of desalinated seawater a year, or 15 percent of Israel's household water use.

The water will cost 2.4 shekels per cubic meter, the Finance Ministry said.

Sounding alarm bells against over-extraction of groundwater for irrigation and allied purposes, the Planning Commission has asked the government not to sanction any fresh irrigation projects unless the existing ones were completed.

DJB Says VK Colonies Already Short Of Water; Clueless DDA Cites Recycling, Harvesting
New Delhi: Delhi Development Authority (DDA) will soon start the allotment of 2,000-odd flats in Vasant Kunj but is yet to make arrangements for any water supply to the area.

Neither Munak Canal Nor Renuka Dam Will Provide Water This Summer
Neha Lalchandani | TNN

New Delhi: The capital is staring at a grim water situation this summer.

Noting a fall in groundwater levels, the fact that all major parks in Delhi are facing water shortage and that the treated effluent used for horticulture purposes leaves behind a foul smell, the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) is in the process of charting out a plan to address the issues.

Old hats, I Multi-level parking lots, community centre gyms and toilets for women find their way back into new proposals
After two months of discussions, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) on Monday presented its final budget, with proposals bearing a striking similarity with those doing the rounds for the last two-three years.