Story of London’s last ‘Fart Lamp’: How the English capital once lit its streets with sewageBehind London’s luxurious Savoy Hotel burns a bizarre piece of Victorian innovation—the city’s last ‘fart lamp.’ This sewer-powered streetl...
10 May, 2025, 03.35 PM IST
Bad roads, sewer, water supply key concerns in SW DelhiNon-existent roads and sewer lines, no piped water supply, a tangled web of overhead low hanging electricity wires and poor infrastructure ...
01 Feb, 2025, 12.28 AM IST
Waste disposal in drains leads to cracks in a few Aligarh housesSuresh Chand, chief engineer of the Aligarh Municipal Corporation, told ET that at least five houses that he inspected had cracks. "A sewer...
12 Jan, 2023, 12.41 AM IST
Delhi lacked 'plan' to provide water, sewer facilities in unauthorised colonies between 2013-18The CAG conducted performance audit of two schemes. "Providing potable water supply in unauthorised colonies" and "providing sewerage facil...
05 Jul, 2022, 07.27 PM IST
Government scheme for piped water to all households in small townsThe government is expected to earmark ₹1.35 lakh crore for the mission from April 2021 to March 31, 2026, well-placed people aware of the d...
13 Jan, 2021, 07.11 AM IST
Missing 500 metre sewer link in Bengaluru brings 10,000 truckloads of sewage into rain drainOver 10k truckloads of sewage is flowing through the stormwater drain near Mysuru Road every day. This is due to a 500m gap in the sewer li...
13 Jun, 2018, 12.42 PM IST
Missing 500-m Sewer Link Brings 10k Truckloads of Sewage into Rain DrainOver 10,000 truckloads of sewage is flowing through the stormwater drain near Sri Gali Anjaneya Temple on Mysuru Road every day.
13 Jun, 2018, 12.18 PM IST
An orange bus carrying hope for manual scavengersThe bus stops at various bastis of safai karamcharis and other places suitable for corner meetings where they talk about the humiliation of...
15 Feb, 2016, 12.50 PM IST
Sewage to soil drains for two more years in BengaluruDespite coming under pressure from all sides, the city's water supply utility cannot keep sewage away because a series of pipeline replacem...
25 May, 2015, 11.12 AM IST
Delhi government cuts sewer, water development charges by 80%In a major relief to the people living in unauthorised colonies, Delhi Government today decided to reduce one-time sewer and water developm...
19 May, 2015, 07.27 PM IST
Arvind Kejriwal urges people to invest money in projects initiated by Aam Admi PartyDelhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal reached out to the investor community and private sector on Tuesday.
08 Apr, 2015, 02.20 AM IST
Muck raking BWSSB looks away as Bengaluru's central business districts drown in sewageGeospatial data available with the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board show 1,301 m of sewage line, circa 1970 from Anil Kumble circl...
05 Feb, 2015, 12.15 PM IST
- A ban soon on fishing activities in Gomti river
Sate fisheries corporation may soon decide to ban fishing activities in Gomti river. This is after thousands of fishes were found dead and ...
05 Jun, 2013, 10.29 PM IST
- Shriram EPC surges on Rs 1,256 crore Iraq order
Shares of Shriram EPC surged higher after its consortium won 275 billion Dinar project for supply and laying basic sanitary systems in Basr...
05 Dec, 2012, 03.00 PM IST
- Four new sewage treatment plants for Sangam City
Construction of four new sewage treatment plant is underway at Naini, Numaya Dahi, Ponghat and Kodra areas. A total of Rs 305 crore would b...
24 May, 2011, 06.53 PM IST
- '18 per cent of Delhi Jal Board water unfit for drinking'
Mongia pointed out that the feces from the sewerage mixes with most of the waters that is being supplied in Delhi that led to such contamin...
10 Mar, 2011, 06.02 PM IST
- Utility companies blamed for weak roads
Sources said the roads in Lutyen's Delhi, usually known for their quality, are crumbling due to indiscriminate digging carried out using ‘t...
23 Aug, 2010, 01.29 AM IST