Budget allocation of Rs 600 crore for projects under Sagarmala, Rs 322.6 crore for the development of ports and Rs 508 crore for grants to the Inland Water Transport Authority of India.
Category: Water & Waste
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BP and Reliance to develop R-SeriesÂ’ deepwater gas fields
Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) and BP announced that they are moving forward to develop already-discovered deepwater gas fields, bringing new gas production for India. The two companies have agreed to deepen and expand their partnership to work jointly across a wide range of areas throughout IndiaÂ’s energy sector.
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Huntsman Textile Effects inaugurates underground 500 KL water tank
Huntsman Textile Effects unveiled an underground water tank it constructed to help address the shortage of water faced by Luna village. The newly constructed 500 KL underground water tank stores potable water to meet the needs of thousands of villagers.
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HCC-HSEPL JV wins Rs 673 crore order in Rajasthan
HCC, as a lead partner in the joint venture with HSEPL has been awarded Rs 672.99 crore contract on EPC basis for the construction of Parwan Gravity Dam by the Water Resources Department, Government of Rajasthan. HCCÂ’s share in the JV is 90% (Rs 605.70 crore).
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The institutional mechanism to handle wastewater has failed
There are a variety of challenges in water and wastewater management. One of the major issues is that of the widening demand-supply gap in the water sector as well as treatment of wastewater.
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Water Relief!
India is urbanising at, what a Union Minister has termed, a very 'dramatic' clip. It today has 50 cities with a population of over one million. As per the 2011 Census, the total number of cities and towns in the country had increased to 7,936 from 5,161 in 2001.
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Curb that wastage!
Less than 20 per cent of the wastewater discharged by households, and 60 per cent of industrial wastewater, is treated in India. This situation has to change, say SHISHAM PRIYADARSHINI and AMISH SHROFF.
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Jain Irrigation bags Rs 569-cr Karnataka project contract
Jain Irrigation Systems has bagged a Rs 569-crore contract from the Karnataka government for the Poorigali Integrated Micro Irrigation Project. The company said in a BSE filing that it has been awarded the Poorigali Integrated Micro Irrigation Project by Cauvery Neeravari Nigam Ltd, Government of Karnataka, through national competitive bidding.
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L and T arm wins Rs 5,250-cr order from Qatar Water Corp
Engineering conglomerate Larsen & ToubroÂ’s construction arm has secured its single-biggest order worth Rs 5,250 crore from Qatar General Electricity and Water Corporation for power transmission and network expansion.
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Govt works on 225 dam projects across the country
The Government of India is implementing the Dam Rehabilitation and Improvement Project (DRIP) with the financial assistance of the World Bank for the repair and rehabilitation of about 225 dam projects across Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Jharkhand (DVC) and Uttrakhand (UJVNL).