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 …
A bench of Justice Madan B Lokur and Justice Deepak Gupta, which perused a report of the Central Ground Water Board on the status of groundwater level in Delhi from May 2000 to May 2017, said it “indicates an extremely sad state of affairs”. The Supreme Court Tuesday expressed concerns …
MUMBAI: The authorities have no control on groundwater extraction from private wells in Mumbai, putting the city’s water security at risk. Water tanker owners and housing societies who sell groundwater from bore wells on their premises are taking advantage of the city’s absence of watershed mapping. The National Green Tribunal …
The doomsday scenario of Cape Town’s taps running dry has been averted this year, after its 4 million residents slashed their water consumption and supply was cut off to farmers, but the crisis confronting South Africa’s second-biggest city is far from over. The city’s six main dams are now on …
The water level in the Ndakaini Dam has risen to 46 per cent, giving hope to many city residents who have had to contend with rationing. The dam supplies more than 80 per cent of Nairobi's water consumption. The Nairobi City Water and Sewerage Company (NCWSC) has said rationing will …
Cape Town's dam levels remain very low at 20.9% on 7 May. But a closer look at the data gives the city's residents reasons to be optimistic for 2019. In the same week last year the dam levels were 22.4% only 1.5 percentage points higher than now. But a key …
PANJIM: The High Court of Bombay at Goa has directed the State to conduct a survey of all mining areas facing drinking water shortage and submit the report before the end of this month. The Court passed the direction while hearing the Sonshi-Pissurlem water scarcity issue. The government on Thursday …
Some suburbs in Harare are experiencing serious water supply shortages, exposing residents to water-borne diseases like cholera. A snap survey by The Herald yesterday confirmed the situation. Some parts of the central business district (CBD) had no water yesterday forcing businesses to rely on boreholes. Others are buying water. "We …
AGRA: Decrease in the quantity of water released from the Gokul barrage and a dry Yamuna, which is being nearly reduced to a sewage drain, residents in the city are facing acute water crisis for the past several weeks. The river touched the minimum level of 480 feet here on …
Jaipur: Except some relief in the northern parts of the state, heatwave prevailed at other parts on Tuesday. Bundi remained hottest in the state where a maximum temperature of 47 degrees Celsius was recorded, the Met reports said. Attributing the light rain at a few places in the northern Rajasthan …
The County has announced plans to construct two plants that will convert the Indian Ocean's salty waters to fresh water for Mombasa and its environs. The two desalination plants are expected to be ready in the next three years and supply 130 million litres of fresh water per day. ALSO …
Marine salvage experts are floating a plan to tug icebergs from Antarctica to South Africa's drought-hit Cape Town to help solve the region's worst water shortage in a century. Salvage master Nick Sloane told Reuters he was looking for government and private investors for a scheme to guide huge chunks …
Kenyans living in the capital Nairobi are grappling with severe water shortage even as heavy rains pound the East African nation. It has been raining heavily across Kenya for the last one month, with the rains causing flooding, disruption of traffic and displacement of people. In the capital Nairobi, the …
Water use in Cape Town has increased by 5% over the past week to 542 million litres of water per day, Deputy Mayor Ian Neilson on Monday. Last week, the average consumption stood at 516 million litres a day. Dam levels have dropped to 20.9% "The fall in dam levels …
Lusaka Water and Sewerage Company Managing Director Jonathan Kampata says his company remains resolute to increase water supply in the city. Mr. Kampata said the demand for water in Lusaka stands at 411,000 cubic metres per day but his company only supplies 250,000 cubic metres per day.He stated that the …
PATNA: Even as water is supposed to be an important instrument of poverty alleviation and plays a key role in the economic development of the country, it is not getting due attention of the planners and policy makers. Investment on water resources has been receding as the percentage of expenditure …
Over the past few years, Bengaluru’s water crisis has been manifesting itself in multiple forms, from lakes spewing froth and bursting into flames to residential complexes almost entirely dependent on tanker trucks for water supply. Then came a recent report by the Centre for Science and Environment that the city …
As I walk towards the supermarket doors, people stream out, trolleys piled high with five-litre plastic bottles of water—and, fear grips. Am I too late? Reality check: I have not come to buy water. I do not need to buy water. I have about 20 bottles of carefully collected run-off …
Water use in the City of Cape Town has stabilised at lower levels compared to the beginning of the year, Deputy Mayor Ian Neilson said on Wednesday. The decline saw Cape Town dam levels drop by only 0.3% last week, he said. Dams supplying the city now stand at 21.8%. …
Capetonians have managed to get water usage down to 522 million litres per day over the past week - 43 million litres less than the previous week's water usage. The City of Cape Town still requires Capetonians to reduce collective usage to 450 million litres per day or 50l per …
The present level in the Singur dam is 1702.347 ft and the water is at 11.367 TMC. 18 MGD is being drawn. Hyderabad: There will be a severe drinking water crisis from April to July this year in the twin cities and surrounding areas, if the water board’s assessment is …
