CMWSSB has proposed to attend to a leak work in the 900mm dia DI water main near the construction site of Road Over Bridge at Perambur on 31.7.09 & 1.8.09. The work will be completed on 1.8.09 at 1.00 pm. Due to this work, piped water supply will be affected on 1.8.09 in Perambur, Otteri, Pulianthoppu in Area III, Kosapettai, Pattalam, part of Choolai and Otteri in Area VII and some parts of Ayanavaram and Sembium in Area IV. Mobile water supply has been arranged to the affected areas. Normal piped supply will be resumed on 2.8.09. The public in these areas are requested to contact the following Telephone Numbers for availing mobile water supply. Co-operation of the public is solicited.

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The Ministry of Environment and Forests has taken many initiatives related to climate change which proves that India is not defensive and obstructive. These initiatives are in the field of forestry, energy efficiency, research agenda and CDM capacities. With intensive Afforestation programme, it will create the biggest carbon sink in the world. Talking to media here today Minister of Environment and Forests Shri Jairam Ramesh said that energy efficiency standards will be improved with mandatory Energy efficiency ratings from next year.

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The Government of India sanctioned a pilot scheme for Repair, Renovation and Restoration (RRR) of 1098 water bodies in 26 districts of 15 states with an outlay of Rs. 300 crore (Central Share of Rs. 225 crore) during X Plan. The Government has further approved a programme for Repair, Renovation and Restoration of Water Bodies with an outlay of Rs.10,000 crore (Central share of Rs.2750 crore) for XI Plan.

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The Citizens Concern for Dams and Development (CCDD), Committee on Land and Natural Resources (COLNAR), Action Committee Against Tipaimukh Dam (ACTIP) would like to express our reaffirmation that the Tipaimukh Dam should not be constructed without the free prior and informed consent of the indigenous peoples of all affected peoples in Manipur, Mizoram, Assam and further down in Bangladesh along the Barak River.

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Representative John Linder (R-GA) joined his colleagues in Congress to begin a serious discussion and examination of America’s water issues. The national water policy event featured a number of individuals from President Obama’s Administration, Congress, local governments from around the country as well as public-private partnerships.

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Fitch Ratings has today assigned Yorkshire Water Services Bradford Finance Limited's (Programme Issuer), Yorkshire Water Services ODSAL Finance Limited's (Exchange Issuer) and Yorkshire Water Services Finance Limited's (YWSF) bonds final senior secured ratings...

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Fresh from the victory of the T20 Cricket World Cup, Pakistan hit another high by setting a Guinness World Record for planting 541,176 trees in 24 hours. The young mangrove saplings were planted by 300 volunteers on 15 July without using any mechanical equipment in the vast wetlands of the Indus River Delta in Thatta District.

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The Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board is taking up the work of shifting the existing 1300mm dia M.S. Water transmission main and to interconnect this with newly laid 1300 mm dia M.S. main at Kathipara Junction since the existing main falls in the Grade Separator ramp. The interconnection work will commence at 6.00 a.m. on 27.07.2009 and will be completed at 6.00 a.m. on 29.07.2009.

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Government of India is providing technical and financial assistance to the States for executing projects relating to water conservation and roof-top rain water harvesting. Financial assistance is provided for rural drinking water supply through the erstwhile Accelerated Rural Water Supply Programme (ARWSP), restructured from 01.04.2009 and renamed as National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP).

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(Business Wire) American States Water Company (NYSE:AWR) will release its second quarter 2009 results before market on Thursday, August 6, 2009 followed by a conference call at 11:00 a.m. Pacific Time (PT), during which management will be making a brief presentation focusing on the Company’s results.

For more information, please visit: www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/american-states-water-company-announces,903291.shtml

Human consumption of ‘challenged' water is increasing worldwide as preferred supplies become more scarce," said Sandia principal investigator May Nyman. "Technological advances like this may help solve problems faced by water treatment facilities in both developed and developing countries.

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The visiting US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Sunday agreed with the Indian concerns on climate change and said that being one of the biggest emitters of Green house gases the US should share the burden of cleaning up the environment.

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India is very conscious of the local impacts of climate change within the country and will never allow its per capita emissions to exceed that of the developed countries.

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Zoomlion Ghana Limited, the leading private waste management company, on Friday launched the Ashalley Botwe branch of the “Zoom Kids” club to equip the children to become ambassadors of good sanitation and clean environment.

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Despite spending 17,000 crore rupees on river cleaning projects, Ganga and Yamuna were "no cleaner" now as they were two decades ago, the government has admitted in Lok Sabha.

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The American Water Works Association (AWWA) today urged members of Congress to create a federal water infrastructure bank to help America invest in its aging water systems.

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Singaporean Minister for Finance and Adviser for Jurong Grassroots Organizations, Tharman Shanmugaratnam, presided at the ground breaking for the project being undertaken by Black & Veatch for the Singapore national water agency PUB. The project is part of PUB’s ABC Waters program to transform water bodies in Singapore into beautiful and clean streams, rivers and lakes, creating community spaces for people to enjoy recreational activities.

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Union Minister of State for Water Resources Vincent Pala, on Thursday informed the Lok Sabha that arsenic found in ground water from several districts of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar has been reported to be way above the prescribed limit.

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The Asian demand for water treatment products has been growing in recent years and the boom is predicted to continue in the future. Today, Global Research & Data Services is going to publish several market analyses about the markets for water treatment products in some Asian countries.

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Hopes that a comprehensive climate agreement can be agreed in Copenhagen in December were given encouragement after leaders of the world's eight major economic powers agreed to broad goals for reducing global warming at the G8 meeting in L'Aquila.

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Service’s (HHS) Indian Health Service (IHS) today announced $90 million in funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 for improved access to vital drinking water and wastewater services in the American Indian and Alaska Native communities. The funds will be invested in ‘shovel ready’ infrastructure projects designed to better protect human and environmental health in Indian Country and to create jobs.

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Despite the economic downturn, a new survey* by Savills and Waterwise East showed that 46% of us would be willing to pay more for a water efficient home. To help homebuilders and developers deliver water efficient buildings that work for the end consumer Waterwise East has today launched its new website www.water-efficient-buildings.org.uk. The site has information on achieving the Code for Sustainable Homes ratings, best practice guidelines, water-efficient products that work, householders’ opinions of water efficient appliances and much more.

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The state government of Uttarakhand promised immediate suspension of all works on the two projects Bhairoghati and Pala-Maneri in its letter of 19thJune, 2008 and expressed its full commitment for conservation of River Bhagirathi in its natural form ‘from Gangotri to Uttarakashi’.

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In order that is likely to have far reaching implications on water governance in India, the Central Information Commission(CIC) has directed the Union Ministry of Water Resources (MWR) that “any study about water-flow in the river systems of the country must be made available to the general public for its information and education.

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Some 780,000 African children, under age five, died of diarrhoea last year due to inadequate access to safe water and sanitation, WaterAid research has shown.

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A group of employees at Central Florida marketing company Three Stars Inc. have formed a committee dedicated to improving their environmental footprint. A passion project for many staff members, the Green Team has outlined its mission as raising awareness of environmental issues with the management team and how the company can modify simple operational procedures to be more environmentally friendly. Once this is accomplished, the Green Team wants to extend their efforts throughout the staff and out into the community.

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The MSW Rules 2000 framed under Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 makes it mandatory for every municipal corporation to collect, treat and dispose of Municipal Solid Waste in a systematic and scientific manner. GHMC in its effort to comply with the same had called in for tenders.

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Rwanda will receive US$ 24.76 million (UA* 16 million) in the form of grants to finance the second phase of the country’s second 2009-2012 Rural Drinking Water Supply and Sanitation Sub-Programme (PNEAR).

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UNICEF has warned that water-borne diseases continue to be a major threat to the people affected by "Cyclone Aila" that hit West Bengal last month.

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