According to some reports, over 90 percent of cities and towns in India practice open dumping because of negligence, administrative mismanagement and lack of infrastructure. It is alleged that in most cities and towns, implementation of the Municipal Solid Waste Management Rules has
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Govt prepares waste management plan
Karnataka Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar prepared plans to set up a modern and scientific waste management system in Bangalore. The plan, which aims to set up one processing unit in each of Bangalore’s 28 assembly constituencies, aims to decentralize waste processing in the long-term.
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IFC, Tata Group partner to drive water efficiency in Indian industry
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, is partnering with Tata Quality Management Services to develop strategies to improve water efficiency and promote sustainable water use at 11 Tata plants across India, setting a paradigm of water conservation for industry in the country.
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Kochi water project seen by Sept 2013
Reports suggest that Kerala Water Authority may complete the Rs 201 crore project that would bring 100 MLD water to the suburbs of Kochi, by September 2013
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DWC PE piping system for sewerage projects
Alom Poly Extrusions implemented a new internal sewerage system at UML industrial complex using the Alcorr DWC PE piping system. The project was completed within a remarkably short period without affecting the factory operation for a single working day. Universal Machines (UML) is an industrial complex located within the overwhelmingly populated city of Howrah.
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Urban Infra | Expertspeak: Watered down
The government has yet to assure domestic and international players in water that development, not merely fixing infra issues, is indeed in place, says Ramani Iyer.
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Urban Infra | Expertspeak: Watered down
The government has yet to assure domestic and international players in water that development, not merely fixing infra issues, is indeed in place, says Ramani Iyer.
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GMB to connect three towns through ports
Gujarat Maritime Board (GMB) is implementing a project to link three of the major industrial hubs in the state by establishing a ferry service between the port towns of
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The underused infrastructure tool
GIS maps play a critical role in asset management in the infra sector—from land records to fixing faulty bridges. By combining layers of information about a geographical area—spatial data describing the topography and non-spatial data such as built
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Professionalising urban water management
Professional project management approach can be the solution to sluggish implementation of urban water development and management, say V Nagadevara and TV Ramanayya.Demographers have estimated that urban populÂation in India is estimated to reach 600 million by 2031.