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Articles contributed by users Site visitors are invited to post their articles directly here  - Procedure to post articles, documents, photographs, etc. is given here  Water : News Articles Library of Articles related to Water  -   Library of Articles related to Water Conservation and Management  -   DNA : BMC Appoints French firm as consultant for water privatisation project : Dec 9, 2007  - BMC earned a revenue of Rs 46 crore from water supply to K-east ward during 2004-05  DNA : BMC Surveys Show Wide Disparities in Domestic Consumption of Water : Apr 1, 2007  - Faulty water meters and low usage charges encourage Mumbaikars for wastage.  DNA : BMC's water supply project flows into trouble : May 16, 2006  - BMC said it would not raise the tariff in K-East and had no intention to privatise the supply  DNA : Summer Oonset Spurs Water Woes : Apr 4, 2007  - BMC promises an additional 300 million litres daily by this June.  DNA : Water privatisation report is baseless : Nov 16,2007  -   DNA: 12.5% of city water is contaminated: September 12, 2008  -   DNA: A million litres of water can be saved: March 21, 2008  -   DNA: Going natural in search of pure water: April 01, 2008  -   DNA: Your tap is the answer to city's water woes: March 21, 2008  -   ET : Building of water infrastructure needs to be taken up on a war footing : Jun 2, 2006  - One way of preventing problems is to promote community systems of water delivery.  ET : India may run dry by '20 : Oct 12, 2005  - World Bank has warned that India might face severe water scarcity in the next two decades  ET : Is a serious water crisis inevitable? : Three experts suggest possible solutions : Nov 21, 2006  - A stark disparity plagues distribution of potable water in India  ET : Privatising Water in all states : Jun 21, 2006  - Water distribution in the country is going through a quiet revolution  HT : 24/7 water supply by 2015? Forget it : Oct 26, 2005  - The plan under the National Water Policy may not materialise  HT : BMC digs deep for new water lines : Oct 27, 2006  - City's newest underground tunnel for water pipes - 70 metres underground  HT : Let's look for some fluid solutions : Sept 14, 2007  - Mumbai has both a flooding problem during the monsoons and periodic water cuts  HT : TMC plans to privatize water supply : Sep 1, 2006  - Idea to privatise Thane's water-supply department drew inspiration from the plan of Andheri  HT : Water supply privatisation opposed : May 17, 2006  - The company held a stakeholders meeting on Monday to know the needs of people in the ward  HT : Water Transport : 12 British hovercrafts to ply Mumbai shores : Oct 17, 2006  - A 100-seater fleet of British hovercrafts will be soon seen on the west coast of Mumbai  HT : Watered Down Truths : Oct 10, 2006  - Rehabilitation process of families displaced by the construction of Sardar Sarovar dam is a sham  HT: Andheri water woes spill out in 19 leakages: May 11, 2008  -   HT: Everybody in India has to pay bribe - directly or indirectly - to get water: August 05, 2008  -   IE : Civic body not to carry out water reforms through private agencies : Oct 23,2007  -   IE : For 24x7 supply, water reforms in BMC's pipeline : Oct 28, 2006  - By next month, specially appointed agencies will be working the plan  IE : Next JNNURM Hope is Also Water Supply : Feb 29, 2007  - Plans aim to improve water supply to the financial capital.  IE : Outsourcing: 3 yrs later, Navi Mumbai corpn is smiling :Oct 3 , 2007  - 17 contractors for 17 regions; a monthly saving of Rs 10 lakh and fewer citizens' complaints  IE : Water stolen, but ‘unaccounted for’ : Dec 28, 2006  - Leakages and incidents of theft comprise an astounding 10 to 15 per cent of water supply  IE: Drenched in subsidies - Why do poor pay more for water? : Nov 10, 2006  - Global water crisis is not one of physical scarcity but rooted in poverty and inequality  IE: Drop Dead:73 years old artist spends his sunday with plumber fixing mira road families taps:Aug4  -  (xls)  IE: Housing societies finding suddenly larger bills prepare to cut down usage: August 19, 2008  -   IE: Pipes laid, taps turned on and then, the wait for funds: May 09, 2008  -   LM: Centre wants states to chip in more for drinking water plan: August 05, 2008  -   LM: Clean drinking water for all: April 16, 2008  -   LM: In rural Punjab, drinking water is becoming a silent killer: May 19, 2008  -   MM : Rs. 388 crore lost in water leakage in Mumbai : Jun 13, 2006  - BMC says 600 million litres of water is wasted each day due to leakages  TOI : 24/7 Water Supply - BMC is Inept, say WB consultants : Jun 2, 2007  - BMC does not lack financial resources or smart well-qualified engineers.  TOI : 24x7 Water in 5 Years : Sept 6, 2007  - BMC Says It Can Provide Water Round The Clock Without Taking A Private Agency’s Help  TOI : Bleak outlook on river water quality - Pollution Level Has Increased In River : Nov 11, 2005  - Biggest problem is that sewage treatment nowhere matches the quantities of waste generated  TOI : BMC pipe dreams yet to take off : Aug 22, 2006  - BMC is yet to lay pipelines to carry the additional water  TOI : City flushes 30% of water down the toilet : Dec 28, 2006  - An average Mumbaiite uses up 45 litres in the toilet, thanks to outdated flush tanks.  TOI : India's Cities Have More Water Than Most Cities in the World : Apr 22, 2007  - Guwahati sits on the Brahmaputra River but people get water for only two hours.  TOI : Saurashtra 'water women' make a splash : Jun 8, 2005  - Women providing succour to hundreds of water-starved people  TOI : State Draws Up Rs 261-Crore Plan To Ensure Metro Region Gets Water : Dec 8, 2006  - Water pipelines in several parts of the region were severely damaged  TOI : State Draws Up Rs 261-Crore Plan To Ensure Metro Region Gets Water : Dec 8, 2006  - Water pipelines in several parts of the region were severely damaged  TOI : Tamil Nadu to get more from Cauvery : Feb 6, 2007  - Cauvery is the 4th longest river in the South after Godavari, Krishna & Mahanadi  TOI : Vaitarna plan gets nod, more water from 2011 : Feb 23, 2007  - The project will supply 455 million litres per day after completion  TOI : World Bank to lend $4 bn for water plans : Oct 6, 205  - World Bank will increase water lendings to India from $200 million to about one billion dollars  TOI: BMC to try out imported water meters for city: June 20, 2008  -   TOI: State looks at recycling to fix water woes: August 25, 2008  -   TOI: Water study predicts huge rise in demand: August 04, 2008  -   Rivers IE: Bihar is undone by disaster, it is time to commit to long-delayed water mngt projects: Sep 02,08  -

Also see : Rainwater Harvesting, Water