Bihar
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India’s Bihar State Government Plans Water Management Through River-Interlinking
12 Dec 2012 - 01:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
India, PATNA — The government of India's eastern state of Bihar is looking at better management of water resources through interlinking its rivers.
Ganges River Pollution Is Important to All
18 Oct 2012 - 09:38 by Local Press Report
LUCKNOW (Hindu Business) — The pollution level in Ganges river is a matter of concern for all and the issue cannot be resolved without the co-operation of the Centre, the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, Akhilesh Yadav, said
India's Plans to Inter-Link Rivers Is Dangerous, State Chief Minister Says
15 Oct 2012 - 10:03 by Local Press Report
PATNA (Daily News & Analysis) — Airing scepticism over the inter-linking of rivers serving the desired purpose, social activist Medha Patkar on Sunday charged Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar with embarking on the project in t
Indian Water Minister Says Ganges Pollution Serious
14 May 2012 - 11:19 by Local Press Report
NEW DELHI (Deccan Chronicle (India)) — An aerial survey of the Ganga river in Bihar on Saturday brought Union water resources minister Pawan Kumar Bansal and Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar closer to the alarming severity of the silta
PUB Officials to Visit Bihar
20 Jul 2009 - 20:58 by Local Press Report
sinGapore, PATNA (Indopia (India)) — A team from Singapore's Public Utility Board (PUB) will visit the Indian state of Bihar to offer recommendations on ways to improve potable water supply in five major cities of the state — Bhagalpur
Singapore to Help Bihar With Drinking Water Shortage
13 Jul 2009 - 20:58 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
India, PATNA — ^V ingapore has agreed to help the government of Bihar address the severe water crisis in the state with the help of experts
Little Change in Arsenic Content in Bihar
23 Mar 2009 - 20:57 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
India, PATNA — Nearly a year after admitting that 12 districts located on the periphery of the Ganges River in the eastern Indian state of Bihar had very high arsenic levels in their drinking water,
Dams in Nepal Only Way to Check Hoods in Bihar
8 Sep 2008 - 20:58 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
India, PATNA — India's eastern state of Bihar, which has been flooded by the swollen Kosi river, is destined to face the disaster year after year unless high dams are constructed in the upper reaches of at least
Bihar to Spend on Flood Control and Water Management
26 May 2008 - 22:29 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
India, PATNA — - In order to minimize the devastation caused by flooding every year and provide potable drinking water to residents, the Bihar government in eastern India has decided to spend
120,000 Affected By Arsenic in Bihar
5 May 2008 - 21:49 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
India, PATNA — — Nearly 120,000 people have been affected by high levels of arsenic in underground water in 12 districts of Bihar, including the state capital, according to the state's Public Health and Engineering
Nitrate-Laden Water in Gaya, India
28 Apr 2008 - 21:38 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
India, GAYA — — The water in some areas of Gaya city is loaded with nitrates. In some places it's up to 250 milligrams per liter, while the maximum safe limit for nitrate content in
Ganges Pollution Linked to Gall Bladder Cancer
14 Apr 2008 - 21:37 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
India, PATNA — -A team of Indian and Japanese doctors have found after a two-year study that residents of central and eastern India along the Ganges River have the world's second highest rate of
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