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 …
Even as the candidates vie with each other promising to solve city's water crisis, as many as 1,000 households in Vidyaranapura in North Bangalore have been parched for 15 days. Not a single drop of water has flowed from their taps, forcing the residents to stage a protest at the …
Water troughs created in dry patches in sanctuaries and national parks Increased heat wave conditions, dry weather clubbed with water shortage may lead to more man-animal conflict this season, say the Forest Department sources. In order to overcome this problem, the Forest department has created water troughs in dry patches …
Challenges such as extreme weather, rising seas and worsening scarcity of drinking water are forcing many Asian governments to confront the changes being wrought by a warming planet even as some point to rich Western nations as major culprits. Millions of people in the region have already been displaced by …
Plans are afoot to provide a permanent solution to the acute shortage of drinking water in the Anuradhapura district by accelerating the construction of water supply schemes such as Anuradhapura North, Anuradhapura South, Maha Wilachchiya, Galenbindunuwewa, Thambuttegama, Pallugaswewa and Eppawala. These will be carried out by the Water Supply and …
If reports are to be believed, large part of Hamren sub–division is severely hit by a drought like situation due to scarcity of rain water in the area for the past several months. Adding to their relentless misery is the rivulets that they depend on for accumulating water, which became …
Alappuzha : People in Kerala have decided to take up the issue of contaminated and insufficient water supply as a major poll issue since the state government has failed to fulfill its promise to provide safe drinking water. Hundreds of villagers who live near the low lying water logged regions …
The unprecedented water crisis last summer posed a serious threat to the animals in the reserve forests in the district. In order to avoid such a crisis this year, the Forest Department would soon commence works to create artificial water holes inside reserve forests, said District Forest Officer A.S. Marimuthu. …
Rs. 44.19-crore project to build check-dams has been shelved A Rs. 44.19-crore proposal by the Minor Irrigation department to construct check-dams in the district to preserve the water table has been shelved with the State government refusing to spare funds. The proposal was prepared by the department’s district wing after …
The residents of Khulna city and five upazilas of the district may face an acute crisis of pure drinking water in the current summer season because of drastic fall in groundwater level as necessary measures have not yet been taken to address the issue. Department of Public Health Engineering (DPHE) …
Despite having a population of more than 25 lakh, the city has no comprehensive drinking water plan till date. Boreholes are being dug at every nook and corner, creating artificial scarcity of water for the people. Making these observations at a daylong workshop on 'Participatory groundwater monitoring and capacity building …
With summer setting in, complaints of inadequate or no water supply has already increased by 20 per cent at the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board’s (BWSSB) call centre since the first week of March. Unlike the previous year, which saw a severe water crisis after reservoirs ran dry due …
As the world is already staring at impending water crisis due to climate change, population increase and pollution, a UN report has predicted that as many as 3.4 billion people will be living in "water-scarce" countries by 2025. It also pointed out that the situation will be deteriorated further in …
Acute water shortage grips islands after water tankerspause supply demanding pending dues With water tanker operators refusing to operate from Tuesday demanding settling of dues pending over one and a half years, Kadamakudy, Vypeen and nearby islands have been severely hit. Local residents are largely dependent on water supplied through …
A prolonged dry spell, dwindling storage in most of the drinking water reservoirs, a steady increase in the inflow of visitors and the fast approaching summer tourist season has forced the civic administration in this vacation destination to take precautionary measures. The water levels (in feet) in the reservoirs in …
About 13 per cent of the population in Kanchanpur do not have access to safe drinking water. According to district drinking water and sanitation division office, only 87 per cent of the total district population enjoy drinking water facilities at present. Gauraj Bahadur Limbu, section officer at the division, said, …
Locals of Banku village development committee (VDC) in the district have faced acute shortage of drinking water even after the completion of Banku Drinking Water Project, locals complained. Though the here based drinking water project was constructed at a total cost of Rs 10.97 million by the Drinking Water and …
Some 13 per cent locals in the district are deprived of proper drinking water facility. According to the District Drinking Water and Sanitation Division Office, drinking water facility has been reached only to 87 per cent people in the district. Of 82,134 households of 19 VDCs and one municipality in …
Lieutenant-Governor Najeeb Jung on Wednesday directed the Delhi Jal Board to ensure effective implementation of the free water scheme announced by the erstwhile Aam Aadmi Party Government. He also asked the DJB to prepare a summer action plan within the next fortnight to devise efficient ways to ensure there is …
Local people in Ramechhap are having an extremely hard time coping with water woes, while school students are the ones who are affected the most. Students in Bangesalla Higher Secondary School located at Purana VDC are dependent on houses near the school for drinking water. However, when residents nearby deny …
Former minister and CPI leader Mullakkara Ratnakaran on Tuesday inaugurated an indefinite satyagraha against the proposed Aranmula airport project organised by the anti-Aranmula airport coordination council. Activists representing various organisations working for the protection of wetlands and paddy fields at Aranmula joined the protest. "A very small portion of Rs …
