Madurai, Jan 29, 2012: By 2014, all habitations in Madurai district will get protected river water for drinking purpose on execution of the Melur Comprehensive Water Supply Scheme. The work for the Rs. 784-crore scheme formally commenced at Melur here on Friday. The Melur, MLA, R. Samy, and Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage Board officials, including its Chief Engineer, B.

Jaiupr, Jan 29, 2012: After finding presence of excessive fluoride, nitrate and salinity in drinking water to have caused health problems in Nagaur, the government has decided to use water from the Indira Gandhi canal for supply to the district with the help of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) funds.Union minister of Rural Development Jairam Ramesh has recommended to the department of economic affairs (DEA) a proposal for the Nagaur Lift Water Supply phase II for external finance assistance from Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).The proposal is for

Addressing the challenges of water management and governance in rural and urban areas, this new IDFC report deals with water politics, leakage of water in urban areas as well as the lack of water recycling mechanisms.

The Union Cabinet today approved  partial modification of fund allocation under the National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP). The details are as follows:

a) Modifying the criterion of `Rural population managing rural drinking water supply schemes`    for interstate allocation of NRDWP funds to "Rural population managing rural drinking    water supply schemes weighted by a  Management     Devolution Index".

Objective: To determine whether the installation of deep tube wells to reduce exposure to groundwater arsenic in rural Bangladesh had an effect on the incidence of childhood diarrhoeal disease.
Methods: Episodes of diarrhoeal disease in children aged under 5 years that occurred on one specified day each month between 2005 and 2006 were reported to community health workers for six rural villages.

August 29, 2011: Due to rapid growth in population and urbanization, the demand of water in the country has increased significantly, creating a water stress situation. Therefore, Government of India has undertaken review of National Water Policy to ensure sustainable and equitable development.

Bharat Nirman, a programme to build rural infrastructure, was launched by the Government of India in 2005. Phase I of the programme was implemented in the period 2005-06 to 2008-09. Phase II is being implemented from 2009-10 to 2011-12. Rural drinking water is one of the six components of Bharat Nirman.

Lahore - The Coca-Cola Company, the world’s largest beverage corporation, in collaboration with United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT) and World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Pakistan have jointly held a ceremony to mark the official launch of joint project “Water and Environmental Sanitation Improvement in Coastal Communities in Karachi”, says a press release. The 2 year project will be implemented in the villages of Kakapir and Soomer and is expected to have a significant impact on the communities’ residents.

Following the success of World's Longest Toilet Queue Campaign in March 2010, comes the "World Walks for Water" initiative--a global event from 19-22 March 2011- aimed to raise awareness of the world’s current water and sanitation crisis, and critically, demand strong government action to stop the needless deaths of 4000 children every day.

Following the success of World's Longest Toilet Queue Campaign in March 2010, comes the "World Walks for Water" initiative--a global event from 19-22 March 2011- aimed to raise awareness of the world’s current water and sanitation crisis, and critically, demand strong government action to stop the needless deaths of 4000 children every day.