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 …
Crisis to hit 500m even if temp rises by 2 degrees, says study by Potsdam Institute Water scarcity will worsen across the world, and particularly in countries like India, as a result of unchecked climate change. Some 500 million people could be subject to increased water scarcity – even if …
Battling odds for a bucket of drinking water - that too muddy river water - is a part of the daily grind of Chandrabhan and other villagers of Kutoli village in Datia district of Madhya Pradesh. But the story doesn't end with Kutoli. More than 2,000 villages of Madhya Pradesh …
Members of Guwahati Sanmilita Nagarik Adhikar Suraksha (GSNAS) Mancha on Saturday sat on a hunger strike in Guwahati, protesting against the government’s proposed move towards the privatization and commercialization of the urban water supply in the city and against the proposed hike in urban property tax. Mancha president Dr Hiren …
Due to the excessive use of aquifer in Lahore, it is feared that the city could face a severe dearth of potable water by 2020, says a senior official of the Water and Sanitation Agency (WASA). He told Pakistan Observer that the water table in Lahore had dropped by 60 …
Israel will build a pipeline that doubles the amount of water sold to the Palestinian Authority for Gaza Strip residents, a Defense Ministry spokesman said. The new pipeline will increase supplies to the Gaza Strip to 10 million cubic meters, spokesman Guy Inbar said today in a phone interview. The …
As the existing water supply schemes apparently proved insufficient to meet the requirement of Katra during the pilgrim rush, the state government has deputed a team of technical experts to prepare a comprehensive “Vision Document” to meet the drinking water needs of the town. The team has been given a …
Rapid urbanization and a spurt in population are among the major reasons behind the acute water shortage in Jamshedpur, where the gap between demand and supply is 70% as stated in the urban development ministry report that was tabled in the recently concluded monsoon session of Parliament. The crisis - …
Poorly managed drains, encroached catchment areas are culprits Heavy rain which lashed Bangalore for the last two days may have been a welcome development for a City reeling under a severe water crisis for the last two years, but they proved inadequate to fill a majority of lakes here. On …
Daily Shortfall 24% In Delhi, 17% In Mumbai Water scarcity is fast becoming urban India’s number one woe, with the government’s own data revealing that residents in 22 out of 32 major cities have to deal with daily shortages. The worst-hit city is Jamshedpur, where the gap between demand and …
The Coca-Cola Foundation (TCCF) in partnership with the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) is supporting a water-scarce community in KillinochchiDistrict to access potable water during the dry season through Rain Water Harvesting. Implemented by UN-Habitat in close collaboration with the District Administration and the community, thisproject is establishingroof top …
There is no respite to the drinking water woes of the residents of Edakochi and Perumpadappu region despite projects being implemented in this regard. Though the the second phase of the much-hyped Hudco drinking water project was commissioned a few months ago, the residents are facing acute shortage of potable …
New Delhi : Calling water scarcity the biggest challenge for the city, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Monday warned that the situation may worsen in the next five years if concrete steps were not taken. Speaking at an event organised by Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Dikshit noted that population …
Locals of Banku VDC-9 in the district are facing acute shortage of drinking water after floods and landslides triggered by incessant rainfall swept away the Hill Drinking Water Project of the village. The water supply project washed away by landslide last year has yet to be reconstructed, said Onchhu Sherpa, …
Around 90 percent of the population in rural areas of the country lacks access to safe drinking water, as with decrease in quantity, the quality of water is also deteriorating due to municipal, industrial and agriculture wastes. According to a report of Pakistan Council for Research in Water Resources (PCRWR), …
With water woes staring at the city, the UT Administration is likely to approach the governments of Punjab and Haryana for a permanent solution to the problem. At present, augmentation of water supply in Chandigarh is stalled due to the dispute between the two states. The issue was raised at …
The evening showers on Sunday brought much- needed respite from the heat. But the groundwater level is cause for concern. The newly-added areas, which include Gomathipuram, Melamadai, Vandiyur and Thiruppalai, are facing acute water shortage due to groundwater depletion. "The depth of the bore-wells sunk has increased from 25 feet …
Most schools operating at Kuruletenupa, Aahale, Teliya, Tankhuwa, Arkhaulejitpur, and Leguwa VDCs, among others in Dhankuta, are reeling under acute water crisis. The water sources supplying water to these schools have started receding, causing a water crunch in the district. Of the 313 community schools in the district, 84 of …
The Centre for Integrated Urban Development (CIUD) has established a Rainwater Resource Centre on the premises of Nepal-Japan Children’s Library in Lainchaur. The centre, which has received funds from the UNDP and Nepal Coca Cola Company, wants to present rainwater harvesting and recharge as a viable technology to tackle water …
With pipe bursts and leakage becoming a routine problem, water supply to the city has fallen drastically. According to the latest data provided by the Kerala Water Authority (KWA), water supply to the city stands at around 140 million litres a day (MLD), a reduction of around 25 MLD from …
With massive residential and commercial complexes continuing to come up around Bangalore's lakes, demands are getting louder to regulate such construction to save the precious water bodies. "Near water bodies we must not allow such complexes to come up," Bangalore Political Action Committee (B.PAC) vice president and former Infosys director …
