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Bad times at Baddi
Unless industries clean up their act and authorities take it up seriously, Baddi’s water will continue to be polluted causing hardship to its residents.
Anil Gautam
Puja Raghubanshi
Vivian Konijnenberg
Sumit Sharma
Chicu Lokgariwar
Posted on 09 Aug, 2017 05:59 AM

When Satya Devi was a child, the open well near her house in the village of Malku Majra was the water source for the household. She reminisces, “The water was clean and soft. The well would never go dry.
The state pollution control board insists that none of the factories in the area allow any pollutants to be discharged into the environment. The state of the surface water bodies, however, belies this statement.
River transport projects on development track
News this week
Sabita Kaushal
Posted on 10 Oct, 2016 10:36 AM

Government starts river transport project with eight waterways
River transport project work in progress. (Source: India Water Portal)
Sanawar school makes good use of its sewage
The Lawrence School, Sanawar, couldn't meet its water requirements until it implemented a wastewater recycling program within its campus. It is now water-surplus.
P K Sharma
H Romana
Posted on 20 Sep, 2013 04:46 PM

If you visit Shimla during the summers, you will notice people being asked to use water judiciously. You will likely see tankers queue up around residential areas as the supply from the municipal corporation declines. Why would a hill station that is fed by mountain rivers and overlooked by glorious snow peaks face water scarcity?
The Lawrence School, Sanawar. Source: Pankaj Sapru
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