Category: Your Daily News on Water

Safestorage Enters Global Market With Launch of First International Facility in Dubai

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India’s leading self-storage brand enters UAE market, bringing tech enable, secure, and flexible Safestorage solutions for individuals and businesses. India, 28th August 2025: Safestorage, India’s largest tech-enabled self-storage company, today announced the launch of its first international operations in Dubai, marking a major step in its global expansion milestone coincides strategy. with This the company’s 10-year anniversary, during which it has served over 1,00,000 customers across 11 major Indian cities. The newly launched Dubai facility will feature state-of-the-art infrastructure designed to cater to a wide range of storage requirements whether…

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Dharali Cloudburst: Why Uttarakhand Faces Nature’s Fury So Frequently

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The devastation in Dharali village near Gangotri is yet another wake-up call for the Himalayan state serially afflicted by natural calamities since the 2013 Kedarnath floods. Every monsoon, Uttarakhand braces for nature’s worst, faltering under yet another disaster. The August 5 cloudburst and flash floods that wrecked Dharali village is a fresh wake-up call for a state bearing the brunt of calamities for over two decades. Grim tragedies include the 2013 Kedarnath floods killing over 6,000 people, 2021 avalanche in Chamoli damaging hydropower projects, 2023 monsoon causing nearly 100 landslide…

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Javid Dar Launches Iwmp Portal to Boost Transparency in Watershed Development Emphasizes Tech Enabled Approach to Water Conservation

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Minister for Agriculture Production, Rural Development & Panchayati Raj, Cooperative and Election Departments, Javid Ahmed Dar, on Thursday, launched the official website of Integrated Watershed Management Programme (IWMP) at the Civil Secretariat in Srinagar. The launch event was attended by Commissioner/Secretary, Rural Development Department, Babila Rakwal; Secretary, Information Technology Department, Piyush Singla; Chief Executive Officer, IWMP, J&K, Rajnish Kumar and others. On the occasion, the Minister emphasized that the launch of the IWMP website marks a major step in efforts to ensure transparency, accountability and citizen engagement in watershed development…

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Every Drop Counts: Jangaon’s Low-cost Rainwater Harvesting Pits Show the Way Forward

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As every drop of water counts, a low-cost water harvesting pit initiative in Jangaon district has caught national attention. To conserve water, government employees in Jangaon have joined a voluntary effort and constructed nearly 7,175 rainwater harvesting pits on a war footing. It is estimated that this effort will yield at least one TMC of water, increasing groundwater levels over a period of time. The National Water Mission (NWM), Ministry of Jal Shakti, Department of Water Resources, Government of India, has lauded the “people-driven, low-cost water conservation structures.” “Every drop…

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Pmc News: Pune to Deploy Leak Detection Squad as Water Losses Mount

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Facing growing concerns over water wastage, the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) will roll out a dedicated “leak detection squad” next month. The move aims to plug losses in the supply network and make better use of the city’s limited water resources. PMC sources said the city receives nearly 20 TMC of water every year, but about 40 percent never reaches homes. Losses occur due to evaporation, seepage in dams, and leakages in the pipeline system. Civic officials said the new squad will regularly inspect the network and repair damaged sections.…

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Let’s Talk Water: Bengaluru Startup Ecostp Bets on Natural Sewage Treatment to Tackle India’s Water Crisis

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With India’s population crossing 1.4 billion, and Karnataka alone home to nearly 1.5 crore people, sewage has become one of the country’s most pressing challenges. (ECOSTP) Most people do not understand sewage, and fewer still care about it. Speaking on South First’s Let’s Talk Water podcast, Tharun Kumar, CEO and Founder of ECOSTP, a Bengaluru-based startup reimagining wastewater treatment, highlighted how homebuyers often prioritise bathroom fittings, lakes or parks, but rarely check for the presence of a sewage treatment plant (STP). “Recently, even builders have started advertising on radio asking…

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Heavy Rains Keep Punjab Rivers in Spate, Relief Efforts Intensify

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The flood situation in Punjab has further intensified with incessant rain lashing several districts and rivers, including the Ghaggar and Beas, flowing in spate. The Ravi, which witnessed very high inflows last week, has inundated large parts of border towns and nearby villages. According to officials, improvement is expected only once water flow reduces and moves downstream. Many parts of Amritsar and surrounding villages have been severely impacted, with reports of extensive damage to houses, farmlands, and infrastructure. More than 1,000 villages have been affected due to overflowing rivers and…

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Honorable Union Jal Shakti Minister Shri C.R. Patil unveils ‘Jalkranti’, applauds Gujarat’s water conservation efforts.

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Ahmedabad witnessed a significant moment in the state’s water conservation journey with the launch of ‘Jalkranti’, a book authored by Shri Mansukh Suvagiya, widely regarded as the pioneer of Gujarat’s grassroots water revolution. The book was unveiled by Hon’ble Union Minister of Jal Shakti and President, BJP Gujarat, Shri C.R. Paatil, in the presence of senior Ministers, Members of Parliament, and social leaders. Addressing the gathering, Shri Paatil commended Shri Suvagiya’s decades-long commitment to water conservation, highlighting his leadership in the construction of more than 3,200 check dams and lakes…

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ROUNDTABLE CONFERENCE ON SWACHH BHARAT MISSION GRAMEEN (SBM-G) FOCUSES ON SUSTAINABILITY, COMMUNITY OWNERSHIP, AND CREDIBLE PROGRESS FOR SWACHH BHARAT MISSION

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The Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation convened a Roundtable Conference on Swachh Bharat Mission Grameen (SBM-G) at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi. The meeting brought together State Ministers and officials from 28 States/UTs to review progress and chart the next phase of rural sanitation. Union Minister Shri C.R. Patil praised collective achievements and stressed innovation, waste-to energy, and climate-resilient sanitation. He emphasized that SBM-G and JJM together ensure sustainable sanitation and water security. With every rural household receiving tap water through JJM, effective greywater management under SBM-G becomes crucial. The…

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GVMC FAST-TRACKS RS 1,200 CR DESALINATION PLANT FOR VIZAG

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The Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC) is accelerating plans to launch a 100 MLD desalination plant, aimed at addressing industrial water demand and easing pressure on domestic supply. A stakeholder meeting was recently held with Andhra Pradesh Urban Infrastructure and Asset Management Limited (APUIAML) and Israel-based IDE Technologies to discuss feasibility and project components. Officials confirmed that a request for proposal (RFP) will be floated shortly. As per the initial proposals, the 100 MLD plant is estimated to cost around Rs 1,200 crore. The project is likely to be executed…

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