Nearly 15 years after the textile processing units were issued that notice, the textile town is facing a grave situation this summer.
“We then received notice from the government asking us not to draw water for industrial use for a month.
The construction industry, which is already affected by sand shortage, is staring at a severe water crisis and yet another slowdown.
While the electricity generation from the hydro-plants at Mettur has been stopped due to water shortage, the water-intensive thermal plants are self-sufficient, thanks to desalination plants.
————————————————————– Andhra Pradesh – Dyeing units guzzling groundwater, residents mull moving out Dyeing units, which have mushroomed in and around Nagari municipality in Chittoor district, are one of the key suppliers of coloured yarn to the textile industries of Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra and Gujarat, yet their indiscriminate pumping of groundwater is taking a toll on water availability.
For the washing and colouring of yarn material, each dyeing unit draws thousands of gallons of water, and almost all of it from the ground.
————————————————————– Telangana – When power undercuts water supply The coal-rich town of Yellandu is facing a severe drinking water shortage with the historic Yellandulapadu tank, the prime drinking water source here, fast drying up ahead of the harsh summer months.
The treated mine water is augmenting water supply in Yellandu.
Yet the coal town is grappling with scarce water sources, a poor water supply network, and a mismatch between demand and supply of water.
The coal town needs 5.8 MLD to fully cater to the drinking water requirements of its population of around 40,000, sources said.

Emerging crisis: In Toba Tek Singh, clean water a scarcity.
FAISALABAD: In Toba Tek Singh, the city of famous Sikh saint Teko Singh and a dry region within Punjab, fresh water is scarce and contaminated by industrial pollution.
During the past 24 years, however, the canals has dried up and excessive power load-shedding has aggravated the situation.
Even those, who are availing tap water facility, are getting contaminated water.” “The population of Toba Tek Singh comprises more than 2.7 million people.
The major source of drinking water in the district is underground water which is also used for irrigation purposes,” he added, “The water is unfit for human consumption because of being brackish and contaminated.”.
“It is playing havoc with the health and lives of people and also ruining the entire agriculture and wildlife sector of our district.” Rafique pointed out: “I have been raising the matter in the assembly since 2008 but I could not succeed in resolving the chronic issue of drinking water and provision of canal water to the farmers.” Former MNA and district Nazim of Toba Tek Singh Chaudhry Ashfaque told The Express Tribune, “In extremely hot and harsh weather conditions, the people of the district are running from pillar to post to acquire potable drinking water.” He added, “Those, who can afford, buy water from the markets.
He added majority of the population has been infected with waterborne diseases.
He said, “We are unable to drink water and use it for other purposes.” He maintained, “The people have no other option but to stand in a queue at water plants to fill cans that has affected our routine work.” A senior citizen Muhammad Ameen said over 75% people of Toba Tek Singh are forced to drink contaminated water.
He admitted that under the present setup, the municipal committees cannot meet the water demand of the district due to lack of resources.
Health risk Senior medical officer Dr Muhammad Anwar said waterborne diseases are increasing at an alarming rate in Toba Tek Singh.

Unsafe water.
According to some news reports, industrial effluents are polluting ground water reserves.
This is indeed a serious development which must be addressed without any delay as pollution of ground water reserves will spread diseases among habitants of area close to its vicinity.
There is a dire need to check each industry involved in this malpractice.
They must be advised to make arrangement to treat the effluent water before releasing from their industry.
The CM of Punjab is requested to instruct industrialists to strictly follow regulations on the treatment of polluted water.
Any defaulter, if found, must be penalised so that this malpractice can be curbed.
One suggests that water samples of suspected polluted water around industries must be analysed for the detection of hazardous contents in water and relevant solution must be suggested to prevent likely diseases.
This task can be assigned to the University of Agriculture Faisalabad to recommend preventive methods to make water pollution free.
Engr Riaz Akbar Wah Cantt

Prescott Park contaminated effluent now part of Clean Water lawsuit.
A downside to Portsmouth’s incredible historical architecture is the antiquated infrastructure below our streets; that is, our sewage system that transports “wastewater” from homes, industry, and storms.
Until recently, most have thought that all of our sewage goes to Peirce Island for treatment.
However, Peter Whelan, Jim Hewitt, Paige Trace and Esther Kennedy, four of the courageous and concerned Portsmouth residents who have become plaintiffs in a Clean Water Act lawsuit, have revealed to the public that untreated sewage is also discharged directly into public waterways through combined sewer overflows (CSOs), which are part of our antiquated wastewater infrastructure.
In February, Whelan and the others also discovered a continuous discharge from a pipe at Prescott Park, known as the Marcy Street CSO, and facilitated the professional testing of it.
Based upon the testing, they estimate that millions of gallons of highly contaminated effluent have flowed from it into the Piscataqua.
This further substantiates the plaintiffs’ claims that (1) Portsmouth will remain non-compliant with the federal Clean Water Act after the upgrade, and (2) NHDES and the EPA failed to enforce compliance.
But, the city and state claim that untreated sewage from these out-flows are somehow irrelevant to the size of the upgraded plant, even though their occurrence means that a good portion of the city’s sewage will not receive any treatment (Portsmouth Herald, April 13, 2017).
Note that the wastewater treatment upgrade at Peirce Island constitutes the largest capital outlay in the city’s history.
Prior to that, the city did not comply with a state-issued 2007 National Pollution Discharge Elimination System permit, which authorized the Marcy Street CSO and required the city to (a) warn the public every time a CSO discharge occurs and (b) to construct a sewage treatment plant that utilizes secondary treatment.

In Atlanta, where services had been privatized, quality spiraled downward, leading eventually to the city’s decision to re-municipalize water services.
Policy-makers and water utility managers are increasingly reaching into constituents’ and customers’ wallets to cover increasing costs.
When thinking about water affordability, we could consider how we pay for public education.
The Carrot and the Stick The U.N.’s Food and Agriculture Organization reports that globally 69 percent of water is used for agriculture, 19 percent for industry, and 12 percent for households and businesses.
While it’s good news that water utilities are paying more attention to protecting source water and watersheds — they’re the ones ultimately in the hot seat for ensuring safe water — it can’t be their job alone, and it’s unfair to their customers to carry all associated costs.
In that case, to avoid building a US$6 billion treatment plant, the New York City water utility has invested in source water protection measures more than 100 miles (160 kilometers) away, such as on-farm improvements that divert cow manure from drinking water sources.
States and cities may very well go broke making up for the hoped-for federal support, and yet, acutely aware of the consequences for their constituents if they don’t act swiftly, many have shored up deficient water systems, issuing almost US$38 billion in municipal bonds for infrastructure projects related to water and sanitation in 2016.
In cities across the country, citizens call for the need to keep water services public and affordable.
To whom will our diminishing supply of clean water flow?
Sharing source water protection costs; capitalizing municipal, state and federal water infrastructure funds; and keeping water public and in the public eye are just a few of the many steps we can take to keep water affordable and inequality in check.

Hardware unit fined Rs10,000 for releasing effluents in nullah.
Nagpur: Water pollution being caused by a hardware shop behind Priyadarshini Engineering College on Umred Road is playing havoc with the health of people of the locality.
The Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) on Monday served notice to Iqra Hardware and recovered a fine of Rs10,000 after finding pollutants being discharged by the firm in a nullah passing through the locality.
Confirming this, NMC’s zonal officer (health department) DE Rangari said that acting on a series of complaints, a team of NMC’s health department visited the area on Monday.
"After we found some chemicals being dumped in the nullah, we fined the firm Rs10,000 under Section 33A of the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974," said the NMC official.
Fed up with this problem, residents of the locality approached NMC’s health department.
But after the department ignored their complaints, they informed the police control room.
Police swung into action and this led the NMC’s health department to act.
TOI visited the locality and found that the nullah flowing through the locality was filled with coloured water that emanates just at the start of the hardware shop.
The hardware shop was closed when TOI visited the shop.