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Government of India and The Asian Development Bank (ADB) sign $ 100 Million Loan Agreement to expand Sewerage and Drainage Coverage in Kolkata;To target expansion of sewerage and drainage services in selected peripheral areas of KMC to at least 3,000 additional households and provide sewage treatment for at least 100,000 households.	3.10.2018	Govt of india: PIB
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of India signed a $100 Million Loan Agreement in New Delhi today to continue to expand sewerage and drainage coverage, provide sewage treatment and strengthen capacity of Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) for resilient urban services.
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Environment Ministry Sanctions River Pollution Abatement Project in Udhampur in Jammu & Kashmir	1.10.2018	Govt of india: PIB
In an effort to supplement the efforts of State Governments in pollution abatement in identified stretches of various rivers through National River Conservation Plan (NRCP) for implementation of projects on cost-sharing basis between the Centre and State Governments, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has sanctioned a project for ‘Pollution abatement of rivers Devika and Tawi in Udhampur, Jammu & Kashmir.
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Petroleum Minister launches SATAT initiative to promote Compressed Bio-Gas as an alternative, green transport fuel	1.10.2018	Govt of india: PIB
Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas & Skill Development and Entrepreneurship today launched an innovative initiative here, with PSU Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) inviting Expression of Interest (EoI) from potential entrepreneurs to set up Compressed Bio-Gas (CBG) production plants and make available CBG in the market for use in automotive fuels.
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Petroleum Minister to launch SATAT initiative to promote Compressed Bio-Gas as an alternative, green transport fuel	28.9.2018	Govt of india: PIB
Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas & Skill Development and Entrepreneurship will kick off an innovative initiative in New Delhi on 1st October, 2018, with PSU Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs ,i.e.
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PM inaugurates Jharsuguda Airport and flags off UDAN flight between Jharsuguda-Raipur sector	23.9.2018	Govt of india: PIB
The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi yesterday inaugurated a new airport in Jharsuguda - also known as the powerhouse of Odisha. Governor of Odisha, Prof. Ganeshi Lal, Chief Minister of the State, Shri Naveen Patnaik, Union Minister of Commerce and Industry and Civil Aviation, Shri.
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National Commission for Safai Karamcharis directs District Magistrate to give Rs.10 Lakh compensation to the victims of Moti Nagar sewage plant incident	12.9.2018	Govt of india: PIB
The National Commission for Safai Karamcharis made a spot visit on 10th September, 2018 to get a first hand report on the incident in which four man died while cleaning a sewage treatment plant in Moti Nagar, New Delhi.
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River Ganga will be completely clean by March 2020: Nitin Gadkari	31.8.2018	Zee News : India National
Gadkari said over Rs 3 lakh crore worth road projects, were stalled before he took charge of the ministry.
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NMCG Approves Projects Worth Nearly 150 Crore Rupees for Cleaning the River And Its Banks	29.8.2018	Govt of india: PIB
In its 5th Executive Committee meeting held in New Delhi yesterday, the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) approved projects worth nearly Rs 150 crores in Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and West Bengal under the Namami Gange programme.
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Shri Nitin Gadkari Inaugurates 20 Ghats in Kanpur and Bithoor.	13.8.2018	Govt of india: PIB
Union Minister for Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation, Shipping, Road Transport & Highways Shri Nitin Gadkari inaugurated 20 newly constructed/ restored Ghats on river Ganga in Kanpur and Bithoortoday .The Minister also announced projects to tackle pollution from two of Kanpur’s biggest pollution hotspots – Jajmau- a source of industrial effluents and Sisamau – source of domestic sewage.
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GIS Technology on Ganga Cleaning Projects	6.8.2018	Govt of india: PIB
National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) is using Geographic Information System (GIS) technology for improving planning, execution and monitoring of projects as well as providing platform for central repository of all data related to Ganga river basin including Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) / Common Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP), water quality monitoring location, afforestation, ghats and crematorium, river front development.
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Allocation of Funds for CGM	30.7.2018	Govt of india: PIB
Till date, National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) has approved 221 projects with cost of approx Rs.22,238 crore for sewage infrastructure, in-situ drain, bioremediation, modular Sewage Treatment Plants (STPs), rural sanitation (construction of Individual Household Latrine (IHHL) across gram panchayat along Ganga river), industrial pollution abatement, river front development, ghats and crematoria development, ghats cleaning, river surface cleaning, biodiversity conservation, afforestation, institutional development (non-infrastructure), project implementation support / research and study projects, and composite ecological task force.
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Green Skill Development Programme	20.7.2018	Govt of india: PIB
“Under the ongoing Environmental Information System (ENVIS) Scheme of the Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change, a new initiative the Green Skill Development Programme (GSDP) was launched in June 2017 to skill youth in environment, forest and wildlife sectors and enabling them to be gainfully employed or self-employed.
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Hardly anything done to clean Ganga, situation extraordinarily bad: NGT	19.7.2018	Rediff: News
The green panel ordered a survey to seek views of the common people about what they feel on ground about the pollution in the Ganga.
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Chennai Buzz: Trees cut for Smart City, plans for new STPs, a Nature trail along the Cooum and more!	16.7.2018	Citizen Matters, Chennai
What's happening, or set to happen, in your city? A quick look at some of the more important headlines from Chennai last week, as you start a new one! »
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Six Engineers at fault: Report	11.7.2018	DNA: India
In a report submitted to the Ghaziabad administration on Tuesday, six people of Jal Nigam have been named responsible for the death of 3 people, who had died of asphyxiation while cleaning a tank of a sewage treatment plant in Loni area. According to the reports, submitted by additional district magistrate Sunil Kumar Singh to district magistrate Ritu Maheshwari, it has been found that Engineer SP Sharma, Assistant Engineer Rameshwar Dayal, Junior Engineer Kapil Kumar, Executive Engineer Himanshu Yadav, Assistant Engineer Neeraj Kumar and Junior Engineer Santraj were at fault. According to the reports, the six were the members of the supervisory committee and had failed to explain as to how many times they checked the sewage plant in the last few months. The family members of the deceased will be given Rs 10 lakh each as compensation. " We have terminated the contract of the company and three more engineers could also be booked for negligence," said a senior official of Ghaziabad administration. On ...
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Delhi to see 15-20% increase in water availability in 2 yrs: CM Kejriwal	10.7.2018	DNA: Top News
The Delhi government is rolling out several projects to increase water availability in the city by 15 to 20 per cent in the next two years and 50 per cent in five years, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said today. The chief minister, who inspected the Coronation Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) in North Delhi's Burari, said such projects would put an end to the city's water woes. "Rolling out several projects to increase water availability by 15-20% in next 2 yrs n 50% next 5 yrs. Hopefully, no water problem in Del after that," Kejriwal said on Twitter. "Till then, as projects start, water problem wud keep decreasing (No increase in water availability for several yrs before our govt)," he said. Talking to reporters here, the chief minister said the work of developing 200 lakes has been started for which consultants have been hired, adding that the reports in this regard would be out in eight months. He said the AAP government has prepared a blueprint through which water availability will be increased to the ...
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Sewage Treatment Projects in Varanasi on A Fast Track: Dinapur STP Nears Completion, Ramana Ham Project Progressing Well	29.6.2018	Govt of india: PIB
In a recent review of the ongoing sewage infrastructure projects under Namami Gange programme in Varanasi, Shri Rajiv Ranjan Mishra, Director General of National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) has sought fast tracking of the work.
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A pilot project that makes waste water reusable	24.6.2018	Hindu: Chennai
Anna varsity-L&T initiative aims to makes sewage treatment less power intensive
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Workshop on End of Pipe Treatment of Waste Water entering River Yamuna & Ghaggar organised in New Delhi	22.6.2018	Govt of india: PIB
A workshop on “End of Pipe Treatment of Waste Water Entering River Yamuna and Ghaggar” was organised today by Public Health Engineering Department, Haryana during which a detailed discussion on pollution in River Yamuna took place and new technologies for sewage treatment were deliberated upon.
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Civic body plans to overhaul canals	19.6.2018	Hindu: Health
Proposals sought from consultants for feasibility study
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