Although the last five years have seen rolling out of many water infrastructure projects, there is still more needs to be done, says Pawan Mathur, Director-Water & Heat Segment, Itron India, in an email interview with Sudheer Vathiyath.How do you assess the current scenario in the urban water sector in India
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Breaking the vicious (water) cycle
An efficient water utility is at the core of the reform process. The roadmap for utility reform has to overcome the triple problems of low investments, low recovery, and poor levels of service, writes Abhay Kantak The urban water supply and sewerage (WSS) utilities in India suffer from poor quality infrastructure and service delivery.
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TN govt to spend Rs 66.5 bn
The Tamil Nadu government plans to upgrade civic amenities like drinking water supply, drainage, sewerage, solid waste management across urban areas in the state at an investment of Rs 6,654.03 crore.
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Japan to build up world's largest offshore wind farm
Japan is to build the world's largest offshore wind farm to replace the crippled nuke plant at Fukushima following the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster. The country plans to build a total of 143 wind turbines on platforms 16 km off the coast of Fukushima by 2020, which is home to the stricken Daiichi nuÂclear reactor that hit the headlines in March 2011 when it was damaged by a severe earthquake and tsunami.
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Paradip ore terminal project faces inordinate delay
The proposed iron ore terminal project at Paradip Port Trust (PPT) is facing inordinate delay because of lack of environment and forest clearances, and court cases over relocation of iron ore plots. Blue Water Iron Ore Terminal, a special purpose vehicle floated by the Hong Kong-based Noble Group, in partnership with Gammon Infrastructure Projects and MMT
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TN govt to spend Rs 66.5 bn on urban infrastructure
The Tamil Nadu government plans to upgrade civic amenities like drinking water supply, drainage, sewerage, solid waste management across urban areas in the state at an investment of Rs 6,654.03 crore. In this regard, the state government launched recently an integrated urban development mission which would be implemented in the city corporations and muni
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Goa govt directs barge owners to cover vessel
Goa government directed all barge owners or masters to cover their vessels which are carrying or transporting coal or cargo through inland waterways of Goa. The state government asked barge owners or masters to cover their vessels with tarpaulin in order to mitigate air pollution that may be caused by the cargo
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IWAI mulls 2 more jetties in Assam
Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) plans to construct two additional jetties on Brahmaputra River at Dhubri and Hatsingimari, in Assam at a cost of atleast Rs 70 crore. The authority may ask Central Public Works Department (CPWD) to construct the jetties. However, it is not known whether proper technical feasibility report and
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Kochi metro plans SPV for transport project
In order to facilitate coordinated planning and implementation of the cityÂ’s transportation network, Kochi Metro Rail (KMRL) plans to set up a special purpose vehicle. The SPV, which would be set up under the aegis of the Unified Metropolitan Authority, would focus on the development of Kochi city's waterways, which will be integ
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New chairman at PPT
After a break, since the then chairman GJ Rao left in April, Paradip Port Trust (PPT) has got a new boss. SS Mishra has taken over as the Chairman of the port, who was Member (Traffic) of the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI). Till Mishra taking over the charge, Deputy Chairman SAC Bose has been functioning as the acting chairman.