As piped water supply in rural areas continues to remain in a poor state, the shortage of laboratories, infrastructure and equipment for water-quality testing has made the situation even worse. J&K is among the seven states which are yet to establish state-level laboratories under the National Rural Drinking Water Programme to check the quality of … Read more
J&K is gradually heading towards water crises. In the present scenario, the state is facing around 40 percent non-revenue water loss. In simple terms, the state is losing around half the supply water in distribution, which is worse than revenue loss! The non-revenue water is water that has been produced and is lost before it … Read more
11.86 MGD water deficit in twin cities Jammu and Srinagar cities require 116.22 millions of gallons per day (MGD) water. The installed capacity is 104.36 MGD, leaving a deficit of 11.86 MGD The urban centres require 74.80 MGD water. The installed capacity is 33.78 MGD, leaving a deficit of 41.02 MGD The rural areas require … Read more
The Governor’s Grievance Cell has been launched to give the citizens of the state a platform to directly address the administration about their issues. Here are is a list of top ten departments of the state with most complaints filed against them: On top, with the most number of complaints registered against it, is the Public … Read more
Gone are the days of wasting water. The Public Health Engineering, PHE, department has started installing water meters in houses to check wastage of water in the city. Here are a few things to know about this pilot project: PHE has started trials in three areas of the city in Trikuta Nagar, Shastri Nagar and Karna Nagar. … Read more