Contaminated Water In Delhi

Delhi water minister Atishi on Monday demanded that complaints of contaminated water in New Friends Colony be addressed within 48 hours, and also asked the Delhi Jal Board for a compliance report on the matter.

Accusing Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal of doing politics over the issue of drinking water in the national capital, Union minister Ram Vilas Paswan on Saturday asked him to set politics aside to deal with the matter seriously as people were forced to drink contaminated water and children were "dying" due to this.

The National Green Tribunal today sought the government's response from on a plea seeking relocation of a waste treatment plant and landfill site from Aravalli hill area in Gurgaon, claiming it has led to water contamination in the area.

Scientists have developed a pill to prevent Delhi belly - a condition that causes cramps, vomiting and diarrhoea due to intake of contaminated food and water - in those travelling to India and other tropical countries.

In the wake of reports about sewage getting mixed with water being supplied by the Delhi Jal Board (DJB), the civic body today admitted to water contamination in certain areas and sought "dedicated utility corridors" to deal with the problem."Yes, there's contamination in the water being supplied by Delhi Jal Board.... We do not deny this fact and ...

The MCD health committee today wrote to Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit telling her that over 15 per cent of water samples tested during a study in the city were found contaminated and that the government and the civic body should join hands to combat the problem.MCD Health Committee chief and BJP councillor V K Monga sent a letter to Dikshit saying ...

The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) announced that 12 soft drink brands collected for testing from in and around Delhi contained residues of four extremely toxic pesticides and insecticides - lindane, DDT, malathion and chlorpyrifos.

Delhi water minister Atishi on Monday demanded that complaints of contaminated water in New Friends Colony be addressed within 48 hours, and also asked the Delhi Jal Board for a compliance report on the matter.

Accusing Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal of doing politics over the issue of drinking water in the national capital, Union minister Ram Vilas Paswan on Saturday asked him to set politics aside to deal with the matter seriously as people were forced to drink contaminated water and children were "dying" due to this.

The National Green Tribunal today sought the government's response from on a plea seeking relocation of a waste treatment plant and landfill site from Aravalli hill area in Gurgaon, claiming it has led to water contamination in the area.

Scientists have developed a pill to prevent Delhi belly - a condition that causes cramps, vomiting and diarrhoea due to intake of contaminated food and water - in those travelling to India and other tropical countries.

In the wake of reports about sewage getting mixed with water being supplied by the Delhi Jal Board (DJB), the civic body today admitted to water contamination in certain areas and sought "dedicated utility corridors" to deal with the problem."Yes, there's contamination in the water being supplied by Delhi Jal Board.... We do not deny this fact and ...

The MCD health committee today wrote to Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit telling her that over 15 per cent of water samples tested during a study in the city were found contaminated and that the government and the civic body should join hands to combat the problem.MCD Health Committee chief and BJP councillor V K Monga sent a letter to Dikshit saying ...

The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) announced that 12 soft drink brands collected for testing from in and around Delhi contained residues of four extremely toxic pesticides and insecticides - lindane, DDT, malathion and chlorpyrifos.