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 …
The wait for additional water may get longer for the city. At a meeting of the Chief Secretaries of Punjab and Haryana, the Executive Officer, Cantonment Board, Chandimandir, and the Adviser to the UT Administrator, the Punjab government made no commitment on the volume of water that would be released …
BASIRHAT: Scarcity of drinking water has become an important issue in the upcoming civic elections in Basirhat municipality. People in Basirhat civic areas are suffering due to an acute water crisis as the ruling CPI-M led municipality has failed to supply water to these areas. The Opposition parties allege that …
BHUBANESWAR: The State Government will build two more check dams on the lower catchments of Indravati river to tackle drinking water scarcity in Nabarangpur district. This was decided at a high level meeting presided over by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik. Besides, a 42-km long canal up to Majhiguda will be …
Janamanch threatens to move court seeking directions to government to solve the problem Janamanch threatens to join hands with people agitating for potable water It underlines need for rain water harvesting to overcome the crisis BHUBANESWAR: Orissa Jalasurakhya Janamanch on Tuesday held the State Government responsible for the severe drinking …
Despite intermittent showers, marginal increase in Periyar dam level THENI: Despite intermittent showers and marginal increase in storage level in Periyar dam, lifeline for Theni and four southern districts, acute drinking water crisis has been haunting several municipalities, town and village panchayats in the district for the past 15 days. …
City Mayor Krishnamurari Moghe here on Saturday said that stoppage of construction works of the Maheshwar dam will derail Indore's ambitious water project Narmada Phase III and it can even push the IMC on the verge of bankruptcy. Talking to media persons, Moghe said the Centre's order on stoppage of …
RAIRAKHOL: Former State Health and Family Welfare Minister Sanatan Bisi had won the Rairakhol Assembly by-election in 2001 after Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik promised in his campaign to rid Rairakhol NAC of water problems. The promise was enough for people of the segment to vote en masse for the BJD …
BHUBANESWAR: The summer is taking its toll in Orissa. While over a 100 are reported to have fallen to sunstroke, acute shortage of water has emerged as the big worry for people in rain shadow and interior areas of the State. With a relentless heatwave across the districts throwing normal …
Visakhapatnam, May 2: Mr E. Uttam Prasad of Emani Colony in Visakhapatnam says he will not welcome visits of friends and relatives this vacation season. The killjoy that is making this vacation a friendless one is water shortage.
Supply of potable water through pipelines will soon be part of history. People will have to get their daily quota of potable water from the nearest reverse osmosis (RO) centre. However, this quota of purified water will be just enough to meet an individual
The whole of Madhya Pradesh is facing severe heat wave conditions. As a result the availability of potable water is on decline. This year the summer arrived a bit early and its severity has also been more. As a result there has been rapid vaporisation of water from different sources. …
Jammu: Even as the government claims it has contingency plans ready to overcome water crisis during peak summer days, the state, particularly its dry land (kandi) areas, including the winter capital, may face a real tough time in days to come.
Bhakti V Hegde Mangalore, April 26, DHNS Dakshina Kannada Zilla Panchayat is thinking on innovative lines. With its water recharge project initiated at Munnur and Kolnad Gram Panchayats becoming a success, it is all set to extend the project to 13 other villages which have acute shortage of drinking water …
BHAWANIPATNA: Many areas of Kalahandi are under the grip of water crisis. Long dry spell and erratic rainfall in the last monsoon have resulted in depletion of groundwater. The river beds of Udanti, Ret and Sandool had already dried up and in the absence of alternative drinking water sources, villagers …
Vijayawada, April 25: The minister for rural water supply, Mr Pinepi Viswarup, said the government sanctioned Rs 300 crore to mitigate drinking water problem in the state during summer and has been making tireless efforts to resolve the drinking water problem in the rural areas. The minister visited Hanuman Junction …
KOCHI: The district administration has decided to take a slew of measures to resolve the issues regarding voltage deficit, shortage of drinking water in the District Development Council Meeting convened recently. To curb the voltage deficit district Collector M Beena has directed the officials of the Power-Telecom Coordinating Committee and …
LUCKNOW: Reports of drinking water being a scarce commodity may be routine from rural areas of Uttar Pradesh, but even urban areas are not without their share of water woes. Though the scorching sun and scarce supply are both routine annual occurrences, the government, not surprisingly, only wakes up to …
