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 …
BARABANKI: After withdrawal of the facility of growing poppy under licence from the district, the farmers of opium producing plants have adopted Mentha production as a substitute for cash crop. Sown in an area of approximately 12,000 acre of land, the mentha crops are drying due to severe heat, scarcity …
Madurai, May 25 The European Union and the Netherlands-based Oxfam-Novib in association with the Madurai-based DHAN Foundation will assist in the implementation of a project to develop water resources in the rural areas in five districts. The aim is to save and use the village tanks and ponds. Over three …
GANDHINAGAR: A serious water crisis is staring the state in face. Most dams major sources of drinking water in rural areas and towns have just 27.82 per cent water. Of the 193 small, medium and major irrigation dams in Gujarat, only one has water between 70-80 per cent of its …
AHMEDABAD: Water is supplied once in five days in Ramvav village of Rapar, Kutch. But, one has to walk long distances to reach the community tap. And, this water only meets drinking water needs of one family. For other purposes, one has to purchase water from tankers. Often, cattle are …
The Centre has released over Rs 112 crore under the National Rural Water Supply Programme (NRWSP) to help the state meet the growing demand for potable water. "The Centre has released Rs 112.61 crore under the centrally sponsored NRWSP scheme which needs to be expended by the executing agencies on …
Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah has said that the irrigation network of Sindh is very important and it is the need of the hour to properly maintain all structures, canals, distributors and channel paths. He was presiding over a meeting regarding revamping/rehabilitation of Irrigation and Drainage system in …
Residents of Chushul village, about 150 km from here, have decided to boycott the coming parliamentary election. Namgail Phunchok, village Nambardar said:
With the summer at its peak, villagers of Kendrapara are facing acute shortage of water. Due to scanty rainfall and excessive exploitation of groundwater in the last one year, water table in these areas has slid down drastically. Even wells in many areas have dried up since last month. In …
The incident of 25 people falling prey to the contaminated water on Wednesday night came to light recently. However there were no casualties. Nearly 25 people of Shettigere village fell ill after they drank contaminated water and were admitted to the Government Hospital in the City on Wednesday night. Most …
Blame it on the general elections when millions of people cry for a drop of water across the state. But thank the state for its decision to dig up 23,000-odd tube-wells, even if that comes at the fag end of summer with time for monsoon to set in. The drinking …
If drinking water supply is undertaken through people's participation, pure water can be made available at 20 paise per litre. The point was made by N. Balagopal, national executive chairman of Confederation of NGOs of Rural India (CNRI) at the get-together of Thiruvananthapuram based NGOs on April 29.
Voters of a village near Sonarpur have decided to boycott the elections this year. In the Ardida village in Sonarpur, villagers seem not to know the meaning of development. Twelve thousand of the residents belong to different tribes. With sunset, the village plunges into darkness, despite promises of electrification being …
BEHRAMPORE: A major share of the MPLAD funds allotted for Murshidabad MP, Mr Abdul Mannan Hossain, was used to construct metal and concrete roads both in rural and urban areas of his constituency. Mr Hossain claimed that never in the history of Murshidabad, could any parliamentarian from his constituency could …
At least two lakh people, most of them indigenous in over 100 remote villages under eight upazilas in the hill district, are suffering for want of drinking water. The crisis becomes acute in dry season as most water sources dry up. According the Khagrachhari Hill District Council (KHDC) and district …
Shimla: The plan to transfer various water supply schemes to panchayti raj institutions (PRIs) in a phased manner has not made much headway. Only the partial control of about 1,200 out of the total over 7,900 schemes has been handed over to panchayati raj bodies so far. In such cases, …
P M Raghunandan,DH News Service,Bangalore: Political parties may run short of any serious issue to raise at the hustings. But, severe shortage of drinking water has become an issue of great concern for the electorate across the State, including Bangalore. Almost all the districts are hit by scarcity of potable …
To ensure access to clean drinking water to the residents of Palosai village of Orakzai Agency a water storage tank has been established that will cater to the needs of the entire community of the village. Palosai village had the problem of scarcity of clean drinking water and getting clean …
