While the temperature have started soaring in the winter capital here, the Jammu district is facing a water shortage of 11 million gallons per day. As per sources, the Jammu Urban Sector earlier used to face crunch of 50 million gallons of water per day but with various water schemes set into motion and made … Read more
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
Already struggling with poor piped water supply (PWS) in rural households, the state has also failed to prepare a five-year comprehensive water security action plan (WSAP), thereby affecting the supply of safe drinking water to rural households under the centrally-sponsored scheme National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP). As per the data available, of the total … Read more
Jammu and Kashmir administration would develop Sewage Treatment Plants (STPs) of adequate capacities as a long-term strategy for conservation of water bodies from pollution hazards, and for the restoration of pristine glory of twin capital cities, an official spokesman said Wednesday. The decision to develop the network of STPs was taken during the pre-budget consultation … 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
Today, on occasion of his death anniversary, the state remembers Maharaja Ranbir Singh, a visionary leader, a warrior, a humanitarian and a scholar. In his lifetime, the Maharaja achieved various feats and initiated various reforms; one of which is the lifeline of Jammu— the Ranbir Canal. Before the construction of Ranbir Canal (before 1903 AD), irrigation … 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
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