The World Meteorological Organization’s State of the Climate in Asia 2024 report warns that the region is warming nearly twice as fast as the global average, driving more extreme weather and posing serious threats to lives, ecosystems, and economies. In 2024, Asia experienced its warmest or second warmest year on …
Noida Authority has evolved an action plan to ensure that residents in the city do not face water shortage during the summer months. The action plan would be effective from May 1 to July 31. The authority has also launched an emergency helpline, 0120-2421490. Authority officials said in according to …
DESPERATE TIMES: Helpline Gets 4,000 Distress Calls In Two Days Bangalore: Just two days and 4,000 calls; the water crisis in the districts is severe, going by the distress calls flooding the state government’s toll-free number from Monday. Experts say the state’s reservoirs have depleted, while 93% of lakes and …
Acute water shortage plagues about 48 seaside villages, with a population of around two lakh, in Mahakalapada and Rajnagar blocks of Kendrapada district. Villagers said the problem worsens during summer and alleged that no politician had ever made an effort to address the issue. "Many tubewells here don't work. And …
Though more than five years have passed, the much-hyped Rengali drinking water project has failed to move beyond pen and paper with drinking water problem in the city worsening each passing day. Ironically, many villages in Rengali block are located on the periphery of Hirakud Dam Reservoir (HDR). Even as …
The summer has not come to its extreme yet but the people began to suffer with scarcity of water. Many ponds, rivers, wells and water sources are at stake. The problem is not new for the denizens. According to the study of drinking water and sanitation, (PHED) water level has …
The Karnataka government on Monday said it had asked state officials to utilize the nearly Rs 800 crore available for drinking water schemes to initiate measures and ensure that no village in the state goes without drinking water this summer. Rural development minister H K Patil said in a media …
There is no dearth of funds for water projects: Minister. Officials concerned should immediately initiate steps to ease the drinking water problem that may crop up in any village. Otherwise, they will be held responsible and disciplinary action will be initiated against erring officials, Minister for Minor Irrigation and in-charge …
The Periyar would have been a major source of drinking water in the high ranges of Idukki district, now reeling under water shortage. However, the river, like many of its tributaries, has come down to a trickle; that too may disappear soon. The river has the most number of dams …
The Atmospheric Water-Generation Units created by Water-Gen use a "GENius" heat exchanger to chill air and condense water vapour. An Israeli company has developed a new and inexpensive technology that produces drinking water from thin air, an advancement that can address the problem of water scarcity in developing countries such …
Brazil has the world’s biggest reserves of fresh water. That most of it sits in the sparsely populated Amazon has not historically stopped Brazilians in the drier, more populous south taking it for granted. No longer. Landlords in São Paulo, who are wont to hose down pavements with gallons of …
Imagine not taking a bath in this hot and sultry summer. But 37% Amdavadis have been doing just that. They do not bathe daily, says a survey conducted by the National Integrated Medical Association (NIMA). All this thanks to the lack of awareness about the health-related aspects of having a …
Following the destruction of water sources by the construction companies in the name of Mahasadak and BG projects, the entire populace in Haflong area has been hit by acute water crisis. Haflong is surrounded by several rivers and rivulets, but for the wanton collection of stones from river beds for …
The State government will release Rs 250 crore in two instalments to mitigate drinking water shortage during summer, Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister H K Patil has said. Addressing a press conference here on Tuesday, Patil said Chief Minister Siddaramaiah had instructed the Finance department to immediately release Rs …
Safe potable water is a luxury in Nuapada district where content of fluoride in water is very high. Despite several schemes with outlay running into crores of rupees have been lined up to mitigate water scarcity in the State, residents of Boden and Komna blocks of the district have to …
Pumping stopped due to lean flow in river : It is yet another summer of woes for the people of Ramanthali panchayat in Kannur district as they reel under water scarcity with the Kerala Water Authority (KWA) finding it difficult to pump water as the source of water has gone …
The long spell of dry season in the State has resulted in a water scarcity in the capital city with various localities facing a sudden drop in water supply. The scarcity of water at a time when the State is observing Easter has irked residents of the city. Residents have …
KANPUR: Short supply of water from lower Ganga canal has worried the officials of Jal Sansthan and they have asked the irrigation department to maintain proper supply, otherwise water scarcity would deepen. In a letter to irrigation department secretary, Jal Sansthan had urged to maintain proper water supply round-the-clock. Irrigation …
The . 210-Cr Project, Which Would Benefit West Kochi, Delayed Kochi: Residents of west Kochi, who were hoping for respite from the perennial water scarcity this fiery summer, will have to wait longer. The Kerala Water Authority (KWA), which was planning to commission the Maradu drinking water project mid-March, is …
No DPR Even A Year After Mooting The Project To Enhance Water Supply In The City There’s very little that the Kerala Water Authority (KWA) has learnt from the acute shortage of drinking water faced by the city over the years. While the demand-supply gap is over 120 million litres …
Surkhet valley is facing acute shortage of drinking water with majority of the sources of drinking water projects beginning to dry up with the beginning of summer. As a result, the Jhupra Drinking Water and Sanitation Consumers Organisation has been able to supply only 8.1 million liters of water in …
