Source - Asia and Pacific
Afghanistan: Kabul Health Workers Battle Death House to House
13 Aug 02
Afghan Red Crescent volunteers are taking key health messages to the streets in an attempt to prevent more deaths and illness as an outbreak of intestinal ailments sweeps Kabul. Three people have died in the current outbreak.
China: Improving Urban Water Supply
29 Jul 02
China will strive to develop its urban water supply system and curb water pollution in the coming years to ensure that water quality meets World Health Organization (WHO) standards issued by 2010.
Bangladesh: Dhaka to Raise River Flow Issue at Johannesburg Summit
29 Jul 02
Bangladesh said early Jul 2002 it plans to raise the issue of man-made upstream obstructions to the flow of the Ganges River during the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg.
Papua New-Guinea: Water Priority for EC Support Programme 2002-2007
29 Jul 02
The European Commission (EC)* intends to spend EUR 25 million, out of a total aid package of EUR 87 million, on rural water supply and sanitation in Papua New Guinea, according to its indicative programme for 2002-2007.
India: New Standards for Rural Water Supply
15 Jul 02
In line with the government's aim to ensure drinking water supply to all rural habitations by 2004, the parliamentary affairs minister Pramod Mahajan announced new norms for rural water supply.
Myanmar: Water Supply Plan Makes Progress
15 Jul 02
A 10-year water supply project of Myanmar, which started in 2000-01, is making progress, achieving 120% of the planned target in 2001-02.
Pakistan: Cautious Optimism over Water Levels
15 Jul 02
With low water levels at dams supplying drinking water to the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, millions of people are banking on efficient water management in 2002 in order to avoid the previous year's shortages.
China: Another Step towards Privatization
01 Jul 02
A privately owned company has been awarded a design, build, finance and operate (DBFO) contract over the next 20 years for China's largest wastewater treatment plant for the Yangtze River.
Iran: Drought and Taliban Regime Dry Up Iranian Lake
01 Jul 02
Iran is raising its voice in a long-running dispute with Afghanistan over water rights. Four years of drought has left Lake Hamoun in eastern Iran completely dry.
Solomon Islands: Landowners again Threaten to Cut Water Supply
01 Jul 02
The Solomon Islands landowners who own the catchment area for the capital city Honiara's water supply are threatening once again to cut the water off.
