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Regular Water Supply Is Still A Dream To Goans	21.9.2018	Editorial – The Navhind Times
UPSET over acute water shortage for nearly a week, the residents of Mapusa had to take out a morcha to highlight their plight. They blocked the main road near the town’s bus stand. Non-availability of water during Ganesh Chaturthi dampened the spirit of the people, who vented their anger against the officials of the public ...
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‘Maintenance issue’ comes to the fore	21.9.2018	The Navhind Times
MAPUSA: The issue of ‘maintenance’ of the Assonora water treatment plant, which provides potable water to Bardez taluka and a part of Bicholim taluka, has come to the fore following water crisis, which was faced during the Ganesh festival. The plant has three units of 12 MLD, 30 MLD and 50 MLD water capacity, which ...
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Sal villagers irked over irregular water supply	16.9.2018	Goa News – The Navhind Times
NT NETWORK BICHOLIM Sal villagers from Bicholim are annoyed over the irregular supply of water during the Ganesh festival. The villagers had to face a lot of hardship on the second day of the festival on Friday as taps went dry and people had to fetch water from wells and tankers. According to villagers ...
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Amarinder reviews development works in Patiala	14.9.2018	PTI: All news
Amarinder reviews development works in Patiala
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Aid agencies ramp up response to Zimbabwe cholera outbreak	13.9.2018	Reuters Health
The World Health Organization and the Red Cross said on Thursday they were ramping up their emergency responses to Zimbabwe's deadliest cholera outbreak in a decade, with politicians trading blame over contaminated water and collapsing ...
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Plastic bottle waste returns to haunt Tura	13.9.2018	The Shillong Times
TURA: Three weeks of prohibition on the sale of water in plastic bottles witnessed a drastic drop in waste pollution in the town, particularly the streams and rivers, but the return of its sale has once again brought back the waste menace. Since the beginning of the week, used plastic bottles have begun to be […]
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Cholera outbreak kills 10 people in Zimbabwe	10.9.2018	Life \| The Asian Age
Zimbabwe suffered its biggest cholera outbreak in 2008 at the height of an economic crisis.
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Running out of poverty	9.9.2018	Age On Sunday
Forget sports gear, I did not even have proper clothes to wear, says Dutee Chand.
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Sudden ‘ban’ on bottled water in plastic package seriously impacts public	5.9.2018	The Shillong Times
TURA: The West Garo Hills district administration’s move to ban certain plastic items, particularly the sale of bottled water packaged in plastic containers, is having a serious impact on the public who are facing difficulties in the search for clean drinking water to quench their thirst. Health officials are also questioning the rationale behind […]
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Ilmi inaugurates 28 JanaJal water ATMs in NDMC area of Connaught Place	4.9.2018	Central Chronicle
New Delhi, BJP leader Shazia Ilmi on Tuesday inaugurated 28 JanaJal water ATMs in NDMC area of Connaught Place in Delhi.JanaJal, a water services company, has collaborated with NDMC to install 75 Water ATMs in the heart of the capital. Out of 75 ATMs, 28 were installed under phase 1 of the project. Ms Ilmi, who […]
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Kerala battles 'rat fever' outbreak after worst floods in a century	4.9.2018	Life \| The Asian Age
Leptospirosis rarely spreads from person to person and can be treated with common antibiotics.
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9 dead as Kerala battles 'rat fever' outbreak after worst floods in century	3.9.2018	The Asian Age \| Home
A health ministry spokesman said as of Sunday there had been nearly 200 confirmed cases of rat fever.
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GAIL to set up battery charging stations for electric vehicles	3.9.2018	Business \| The Asian Age
Charging stations for e-vehicles at CNG dispensing stations in a bid to diversify its portfolio beyond gas and petrochemicals.
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24x7 water supply projects to be fully commissioned in 2020	3.9.2018	The Assam Tribune
24x7 water supply projects to be fully commissioned in 2020
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CMC to survey scrap yards, bore wells	3.9.2018	Goa News – The Navhind Times
CUNCOLIM: The Cuncolim Municipal Council (CMC), at its ordinary meeting on Friday, resolved to conduct a survey of all the scrapyards in its jurisdiction and prohibit entry of cyclists collecting waste to ensure safety. It was also resolved to conduct a survey of all the bore wells in the area especially in the nearby industrial ...
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Prawn vs shrimp	1.9.2018	The Navhind Times
Vir Sanghvi The first and most important thing you must understand about prawns is this: no matter how many of them you eat and no matter how familiar you are with various kinds of prawn dishes, the truth is that, when it comes to prawns, you know nothing. Let’s take my own example. When I ...
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Changed mindset helps people defeat diarrhoea	28.8.2018	India News \| Get Live Updates Of UP Polls, 2017 And Other Breaking News And Analysis On Politics And Current Affairs From India
This behavioural change has almost put an end to outbreak of cholera and diarrhoea," says Mr Rao.
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Mumbai, Yavatmal report most cholera cases this monsoon	28.8.2018	Metros \| The Asian Age
The last time cholera cases were reported in high numbers (35) was five years ago.
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Road works worth Rs 20 cr to be taken up in every constituency	28.8.2018	Goa News – The Navhind Times
PANAJI: Minister for Public Works Ramakrishna ‘Sudin’ Dhavalikar on Monday said the government has sanctioned Rs 20 crore for each constituency for taking up road works. Speaking to media persons on Monday at the Secretariat, Dhavalikar said that as part of the first phase work orders for road works worth Rs 15 crore for each ...
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Paradox Of Sufficiency And Scarcity Of Water	28.8.2018	The Navhind Times
Public Works Department Minister Ramakrishna Dhavalikar has promised to replace all the old cast-iron water pipelines in the state with ductile iron pipes for improving water supply. The government has allocated Rs 1,800 crore for it and the work will commence in three months. Most of the water pipelines in Goa are decades old and ...
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