Siliguri mayor opens Rs 204cr drinking water supply project
Siliguri mayor Goutam Deb today formally inaugurated the first phase of the second major drinking water project under the "Amrut 2.0" scheme at Gajoldoba in Jalpaiguri.
Siliguri mayor Goutam Deb today formally inaugurated the first phase of the second major drinking water project under the "Amrut 2.0" scheme at Gajoldoba in Jalpaiguri.
Over 200 residents of a society in Greater Noida fell ill after allegedly consuming contaminated water.
Sikkim has approved a budget of Rs 14,490.67 crore for the financial year 2024-25, with special attention given to enhancing the state’s infrastructure and vital sectors, chief minister Prem Singh Tamang (Golay) announced today.
The Surat CID (Crime) has busted a drinking water works scam by arresting 10 people, including government officials, for allegedly siphoning off state funds without executing the projects, police said.
Drinking water supply in Siliguri Municipal Corporation (SMC) area will be restricted for a few days due to repairs of the Teesta Barrage Project, which was badly damaged due to recent flash floods in Sikkim.
Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Governor Uttar Pradesh Anandiben Patel and Chief Minister Uttar Pradesh Yogi Adityanath were present on the occasion.
Reviewing the progress of the 'Jal Jeevan' Mission here, the chief minister said the Jal Sansthan and the Jal Nigam of Uttarakhand needed to work in coordination in order to meet the deadline.
After the review meeting of the State Water and Sanitation Mission, Chief Secretary Anil Kumar Khachi said a total of 47 laboratories have been set up to ensure the availability of clean drinking water in the state.
Jobs ~ the most urgent problem facing the nation ~ also got much less focus than it deserved. A Finance Ministers job is a tightrope balancing walk and some compromises are necessary, especially so because the budget was presented amidst unmistakable signs of a slowing economy.
The water crisis in Chennai this summer has badly rattled people although Telangana for the past few years has been trying to recharge its ground water through various efforts.
