water weblog; Water News : Mar. 2008

Water News 3 - March 2008

 

Millions spent but rivers still dirty
South Asian Post, Canada - Richmond, British Columbia, Canada. 20 March 2008

 

ASIA: Sanitation - Experts Call For All-Out Efforts by Marwaan Macan-Markar
Inter Press Service (subscription) - Rome, Italy

 

China considers wetland park at largest freshwater lake
Xinhua – China. 20 March 2008

 

The First Lee Kuan Yew Water Prize goes to Water Technopreneur Dr. Andrew Benedek

MaximsNews Network - New York, USA. 19 March 2008

 

Centre keen to supply arsenic-free water: Pranab
Hindu - Chennai, India. 16 March 2008

 

After severe winter, floods threaten Afghanistan and Central Asia by Oscar Grenfell
World Socialist Web Site - Oak Park, MI, USA. 15 March 2008

 

KMC to charge for water supply, says Mayor

Kolkata Newsline - New Delhi, India. 15 March 2008

Water News 2 - March 2008

 

ADB wants water meters in place

The Statesman - Kolkata, India. 13 March 2008

 

Making a park of the Punggol River

The Asian Pacific Post - Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. 13 March 2008

 

MWH Soft Australia 2008 Water/Wastewater Seminar Offers Packed Agenda

WebWire (press release) - Atlanta, GA, USA. 13 March 2008

 

Poor sanitation kills over 200,000 kids a year in East Asia

Malaysia Sun – Malaysia. 13 March 2008

 

Typhoid Outbreak in Philippines Sparks Water Sewage Leak Probe by Francisco Alcuaz Jr. and Jason Gale

Bloomberg – USA. 13 March 2008

 

UN aids flood victims in Kazakhstan as heavy snows melt

UN News Centre - 12 March 2008

 

NEPAL: Activists call for decisive action to improve sanitation

IRINnews.org - New York, NY, USA. 9 March 2008

 

ADB to lend $75 mn to Pakistan for water project

Economic Times - Gurgaon, Haryana, India. 7 March 2008

 

Zamboanga gears for sanitation and wastewater management plan

Philippine Information Agency – Philippines. 7 March 2008

Water News 1 - March 2008

 

ABD to provide $75m for water resources

Daily Times - Lahore, Pakistan. 6 March 2008

 

AFGHANISTAN: Poor sanitation, bad toilets cause deaths, misery

Reuters AlertNet - London, England, UK. 5 March 2008

 

Philippines' largest lake under threat: study

AFP. 4 March 2008

 

Sydney flood risk puts Melbourne on top

The Age - Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. 3 March 2008

 

Pakistan to launch 2008 as International Year of Sanitation

Associated Press of Pakistan – Pakistan. 1 March 2008

 

Rs 280 cr for city water supply scheme

Assam Tribune - Guwahati, India. 1 March 2008

 

Thousands homeless as severe flood hits Kazakhstan

Reuters – USA. 26 February 2008