Blue and Green Drop Project Report 2024
The 2024 blue drop results show an alarming increase in unsafe municipal drinking water, with 13% of blue drop tests across the country that point to unsafe drinking water. The drinking water of 28 towns
Sewage
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Zimbabwe: Gweru Council Fails to Meet Sewage Treatment Capacity
Gweru City Council is discharging 50 mega litres of sewage per day against a treatment capacity of 19 mega litres on a daily basis with the city failing to meet discharge standards, a senior official has
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Finance ministry allocates EGP 9.4bn for sanitation in health budget for FY 2017/2018
Member of parliament (MP) and member of the Health Committee in the parliament Magdy Morshed said that the Ministry of Finance has included the financial allocations for sanitation in the general budget
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Raw sewage flows through the streets'
Kimberley - Residents of Homevalley have said that incompetence by Sol Plaatje Municipality is forcing them to live in unhygienic conditions as raw sewage is running into their streets. The residents
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South Africa has legislation to protect rivers‚ despite pollution
Two rivers in India have been granted the same legal rights as human beings in a bid to prevent pollution‚ a position that is catered for in South Africa. While this is novel‚ South Africa enacted legislation
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Ecological crisis looms over Gillooly's Farm lake
An "ecological disaster” is brewing at the popular Gillooly’s Farm in Bedfordview, Ekurhuleni, following the deaths of numerous fish allegedly caused by sewer water pollution of the farm's lake. Alarm
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Rongai is drowning in raw sewer and garbage
Any visitor to Rongai - better known as ‘Diaspora’ - or even driving on Magadi Road at night cannot miss the waft of a foul smell. You would be forgiven to think that the place is home to a mega sewer
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Study of sewage at sea made public soon
A draft report on the state of three marine outfalls has been completed. The City of Cape Town commissioned the CSIR to study the sewage outfalls at Hout Bay, Green Point and Camps Bay last year.
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A report on assessment of pollution of drains carrying sewage /industrial effluent joining river Ganga and its tributaries (Kali-East/Ramganga) between Haridwar (Down) to Kanpur (Down)
A report on “assessment of pollution of drains carrying sewage /industrial effluent joining river Ganga and its tributaries (Kali-East/Ramganga) between Haridwar (Down) to Kanpur (Down)” Submitted to Hon'ble
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Question raised in Lok Sabha on Capacity of Sewage Treatment Plants, 14/03/2017
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Capacity of Sewage Treatment Plants, 14/03/2017. As per a report published by Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in March, 2015, the sewage generation from urban areas
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Question raised in Lok Sabha on Cleaning of Rivers, 14/03/2017
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Cleaning of Rivers, 14/03/2017. Pollution abatement of rivers is a continuous and ongoing process. State Governments/ concerned local bodies are responsible for setting