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 …
Kalpana Jain / New Delhi April 23, 2010, 0:58 IST Industry may soon have to pay a lot more for the water it uses. The Union government is in talks with various state governments to draft a model Bill that would lead to a multi-fold increase in water charges for …
- Reservoir level dips alarmingly, residents depend on tankers, borings for daily need Charwa dam Hazaribagh, April 21: With water level in Charwa dam dipping to dangerous levels, residents of the town are getting increasingly alarmed. The sole source of water, Charwa dam, now has only enough water left for …
BALANGIR: A big pond in the peak summer has been given to a person on contract for fishing at a time when locals are facing acute water shortage for bathing. Nearly 5,000 people depend on the pond, situated in the heart of Kantabanji, the commercial town of Balangir district. But …
In spite of crores of rupees being spent on the construction of the Parsari Joshimath Potable Water Project, the residents of Joshimath continued to face shortage of water. In order to facilitate regular water supply to the border areas of Joshimath, the Government had sanctioned Rs 1.65 crore in 1993-94 …
Pune Even as the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has appealed the citizens to save water, the civic body is perhaps oblivious to the wastage of water in its own headquarters. Citing the issue as sheer negligence on the part of PMC, civic activists Vivek Velankar, Jugal Rathi and Vishwas Sahasrabuddhe …
NIZAMABAD, April 19: Telangana Joint Action Committee (JAC) leaders tried to obstruct the Praja Patham, a mass contact programme in the district on Monday in protest against the delay in carving out a separate state for Telangana. The agitators created hurdles in the meetings of minister for medical education P. …
LUCKNOW: Next time you are driving through Bundelkhand or its Mahoba district in particular and luckily manage to spot a pond which also has water in it, think twice before you fill up your water containers for the rest of the journey. For, it may land you in lock-up as …
Gokul Chandrasekar CHENNAI: Live Earth run for water, one of the largest global initiatives on the water crisis, scheduled to be held in over 100 cities across the world on April 18 has come to a halt in most major cities, including in Chennai, after local organisers realised that Dow …
Radhakrishnan Kuttoor Monsoon or summer, villagers in the Upper Kuttanad region are left to bear with the bane of drinking water scarcity, despite being surrounded by water round the year. Thanks to lack of Governmental initiatives coupled with the unscientific infra-structure development initiatives in the region the past several years. …
KRISHNAGIRI: The State Government has allocated Rs. 2 crore to tackle drinking water scarcity during summer in Krishnagiri district, said K.S. Sripathy, Chief Secretary, on Thursday. Mr. Sripathy held discussion with all the District Collectors through video conferencing from Chennai. During the discussion, Collector V.K. Shanmugam said water scarcity persisted …
Virudhunagar worst hit; funds for other districts after getting report CHENNAI: The government on Thursday sanctioned Rs. 18 crore from the Calamity Relief Fund to overcome the drinking water shortage in 10 districts. Virudhunagar, Tiruvallur, Dharmapuri, Salem, Villupuram, Krishnagiri, Vellore, Tiruvannamalai, Dindigul and Namakkal districts will be benefited. Making a …
With the summer season reaching its peak, shortage of water is beginning to be felt all over the State. There are reports of handpumps going dry at many rural places. For the rural people the handpumps and wells are the only source of water. The situation in six districts of …
The Regional Meteorological Department, Alipore, today issued a thunder squall warning for different districts of North Bengal in the next 24-hours. The department has also predicted that there are chances of rain in the city and its adjoining areas. According to officials of the Regional Meteorological Department, a Nor
Union minister and Ranchi MP Subodh Kant Sahay has come forward to help the Ranchi Municipal Corporation (RMC) tide over an acute water crisis. At a crucial meeting to discuss the water situation in the city today, the Congress leader announced to cough up Rs 5 lakh from his area …
SAMBALPUR: Women walking with pitchers on their heads and some struggling at tube-wells to fill up their vessels with water is a common sight in Sambalpur villages these days. With Sambalpur boiling at around 45.6 degree Celsius, the rural pockets of the district are experiencing severe water crisis. Having faced …
Zilla Panchayat president G Mangamma Muniswamy has sought a comprehensive report on water scarcity in the district. Speaking at a progress review meeting here on Monday, she said water scarcity has become grave in the district.
''The State Government has already released Rs 1.70 crore to find solution to the drinking water crisis in Dakshina Kannada district. Additional Rs 2 crore required for the purpose will be released within 15 days,'' said District-in-Charge Minister J Krishna Palemar. Addressing a special meeting convened to discuss the water …
District in-charge secretary Srinivasachari has directed utilisation of the emergency funds with the Deputy Commissioner to sink borewells for tackling drinking water crisis in the district. Taking stock: District in-charge secretary Srinivasachari at a progress review meeting in Kolar on Tuesday. Deputy Commissioner N Prabhakar and Zilla Panchayat Deputy Secretary …
