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 …
Close to 100 antelopes have perished in the region comprising Jodhpur and Barmer districts of Rajasthan in the past week with a senior forest official citing dehydration as the possible reason for the deaths.
Driving down the parched Bundelkhand areas in the scorching heat of June, one sees nothing but dark brown land devoid of greenery with people struggling for water everywhere. The long rows of coloured jerry cans near hand pumps testify how scarce water is here and the pains people take in …
BHAWANIPATNA: It is a double whammy for farmers of Indravati irrigated pockets of Kalahandi. If delay in release of water into the canals was not enough, the administration is yet to arrange for proper marketing facilities for procurement of Dalua (summer) paddy. The monsoon is knocking at the door but …
Dhanbad, June 17: Branded one of the most of the polluted cities of the country, Dhanbad lacks even the most basic civic infrastructure. A faulty drainage system, erratic power supply, ill-planned colonies, shortage of drinking water and diminishing employment opportunities typify the coal capital. However, with Rs 4000 crore coming …
Bhavani scheme provides the much needed relief Plans are on for a phase two scheme for Thondamuthur, Vedapatti, Veerakeralam, Perur and Dhaliyur COIMBATORE: The Rs.30-crore Bhavani Combined Water Supply Scheme will meet a persistent demand from the residents of Kavundampalayam Municipality and Vadavalli Town Panchayat for regular supply of drinking …
Begumganj: The drinking water crisis in this town of district Raisen has intensified to such an extent that there regular confrontation of people being witnessed here over the drinking water. The situation has been made worse because of drying up some of the drinking water sources. However, the municipality did …
NAGPUR: An unusually high incidence of monkey deaths over the last three days near a dried up reservoir in the Sindewahi forests, 150km from here in Chandrapur, has driven wildlife officials to panic. While the forest department confirmed that 164 monkeys were found dead, some still perched to tree branches, …
Village Water and Sanitation Committees increase user fee BHUBANESWAR: Even as rural Orissa is struggling to cope with scorching heat and acute drinking water crisis, rising power cost has made life miserable for those, who had even drinking water sources available at their doorstep. Village Water and Sanitation Committees (VWSCs) …
Rajahmundry, June 6: Governor of Pondicherry, Dr Iqbal Singh, called for preserving drinking water resources for future needs. Participating in the bhoomi puja programme for the supply of drinking water to Yanam under Pondy state from the Godavari river on Sunday, Mr Singh said that unless these measures were initiated …
New Delhi: The groundwater levels in the city are plunging to such an extent that many parts of Delhi have already gone dry. Largescale exploitation of groundwater has led to a colossal problem of water availability in the city. The only viable way to preserve it, or at least replenish …
RASHME SEHGAL Entire villages across Gujarat, Rajasthan, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh have villagers queuing up for hours to get a single pot of water. Ganga Bai of Navsari village in Gujarat points out:`We work during the day and then stand in water queues through the night.' A SCORCHING summer, the …
Water from the Cauvery is not enough for the city Dedicated water supply scheme already sanctioned It has been delayed by administrative issues For more water: Work on sinking borewells in progress at Maruthi Nagar in Salem on Thursday. SALEM: To meet the drinking water scarcity, Salem Corporation has undertaken …
OBI takes up drinking water programme Organisation spends Rs.10 lakh on the programme Sinks 19 borewells in villages of Narnoor mandal Mission accomplished:A representative of Operation Blessing India operating a new borewell at Pipri village on Tuesday. PIPRI (ADILABAD DT.): Operation Blessing India, a Hyderabad based Christian social service organisation …
NAYAGARH: Even as rains have brought down the temperature, there is no respite from water scarcity for Madhaberani village in Khandapada block. With tubewells lying defunct and water sources dried up, womenfolk have to walk down to Mahanadi river to fetch drinking water. Similar is the situation in several villages …
Jaisalmer: Continuing heatwave across swathes of Rajasthan has forced hundreds of cattle-rearers from Jaisalmer and Barmer to migrate to neighbouring states in search of meadows for their livestock. Mercury in the areas bordering Pakistan has shot up to 50 degree C and left scores of people dead. Officials said cattlerearers …
Solan: With little check on the distribution of water, residents of Garkhal and its surrounding areas near Kasauli have been made to go without water for days together. Though the long dry spell had reduced the water level in the natural sources reducing its availability to almost once a week, …
All arrangements have been made to improve drinking water supply in the town said Town Municipal Council president Dr Rahamatulla Khan. He was speaking after performing the ground breaking ceremony for the water tank being build at a cost of Rs 21 lakh in ward 12. The tank work will …
The problem of drinking water and adequate power supply were discussed at the meeting of the taluk officials. MLA G K Venkatashivareddy addressing a meeting of the officials of the various departments at the Mini Vidhana Soudha auditorium at Srinivaspur on Friday. Tahsildar S Roopashree, former president of the Zilla …
VELLORE: The residents of Vellore Corporation are facing an acute drinking water scarcity for the last more than two months, with the Corporation being in a position to supply drinking water through the distribution lines only once in 10 to 15 days in most areas. A visit to different areas …
