May 08, 2008
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Water & Wastewater Newsletter May 08, 2008 |
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Water looms as “the next oil,” warns MIT professor
With US gasoline prices edging toward the recently unimaginable price of US$4 a gallon, consumers are beginning to drive less and energy efficiency is again a hot topic. But the pain caused by high oil prices is nothing like what looms as an even more basic and essential natural commodity — water -- faces dwindling supplies and growing demand. As essential as it is taken for granted, water is The Next Oil. It’s one thing not to be able to afford gas for the family car. People may be inconvenienced and face budget challenges, but few have to drive to survive. But water is absolutely critical ... |
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India launches US$2bn, five-year flood management plan
A Flood Management Programme (FMP) was this week launched by the Government of India amounting to Rs. 8000 crore (US$1.96 billion) under the Central Plan during the 11th Plan period (2007-2012). Critical anti-erosion works in Ganga Basin States – a Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) with an approximate cost of Rs. 305.03 crore ; Flood Control Works in Brahmaputa Valley States - a State Sector Scheme (SS) with an approximate cost of Rs. 225 crore ; Critical anti-erosion works in coastal and other than Ganga Basin States – a State Sector Scheme with an approximate cost of Rs. 46.17 crore ; and ... |
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