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 …
G Manjusainath River Cauvery is close yet too far to quench the thirst of the residents of Vasanthapura ward. The ward is among the seven in Bangalore South constituency, which is struggling for basic civic amenities. There is a dearth of well-developed public space in Vasanthapura ward. The Cauvery second …
SHILLONG, Jan 10: About five villages under the Mawthadraishan Block in West Khasi Hills district have been struggling for a drop of drinking water for over 13 years. The villages
Kanas: Before the onset of the New Year, 22 panchayats of the Kanas block have been facing acute shortage of drinking water. No measures are being taken up by the Rural Development department or by the panchayats. Scarcity of drinking water is a regular phenomenon in the block, claiming human …
As the town faces acute shortage of water, some areas went dry for the fourth consecutive day. Bank employee Subash Sharma, a resident of Sector 4, Parwanoo, told Newsline that taps in his house have been running dry for the last three days. He further rued that Himachal Urban Development …
Mumbai: Chief minister Ashok Chavan has asked the railways to look for other sources of water to meet their daily requirements. The Central and Western Railway require about 38.52 lakh litres of water of which the former consumes nearly 23.40 lakh litres to wash local train coaches. "We want to …
There have been bad seasons before but poor monsoon has left the city facing its worst water crisis. As tempers rise and protests grow, Mumbai has enough to last just another 200 days Desperate times call for desperate measures, and these are desperate times for Mumbai. Delayed monsoon and poor …
RAWALPINDI: The city braces for acute water shortage as water level in Khanpur reservoir is dropping due to persistent dry spell, forcing Rawalpindi and Chaklala cantonment boards to start planning for water rationing.A senior official of Rawalpindi Cantonment Board told Dawn on Friday if the drought-like conditions prevailed and there …
Ahmedabad: The government in the state assembly on Friday announced that there was no water scarcity in any taluka of the state. The state government, however, did admit that the rainfall in the state was below average. Replying to short notice question, water supply and water resources minister Nitin Patel …
Dec. 6: The capital city and the state are facing acute shortage of clean potable fresh water and there are fears that the present resources will last only a few more years. The groundwater level in the city has plummeted to 2.16 metres and this gives an idea of the …
Spurred on by clearance of a special package for Bundelkhand region, the National Research Centre for Agro-Forestry (NRCAF) will soon recommend its watershed experiment in the 13 drought-prone districts of the region to tackle water scarcity there. As the problems in Garhkundar-Dabar in Tikamgarh district of Madhya Pradesh were identical
Having shown dismal performance in the implementation of various projects under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission, the state government has now asked the Central government to sanction a drinking water project for Amritsar. The project, worth about Rs 50 crore, has been approved but on the condition that …
In the next two decades, global water consumption will increase from the present 4,500 billion cubic metres (bcm) to 6,900 bcm. This will be 40% more than the estimated reliable and sustainable supply today, if no action is taken to conserve water and use it more efficiently. This is the …
Shillong: Deforestation, climate change besides other factors are responsible for water scarcity across the globe including Sohra-the wettest place on earth, but mismanagement is the main problem in causing water scarcity, the speakers pointed out at the three day international seminar on "Water Crisis in the Indian Sub-continent: Issues and …
Sunil Kumar | Dehradun With an aim of finding solutions to the prevailing water crisis in the State, Uttarakhand Jal Sansthan is in deliberation with Sky Water India Pvt Ltd and other companies to tap atmospheric water. The project would be known as sky water project. State Drinking Water Supply …
NEW DELHI: Following serious concern over vital drinking water in rural areas in the North Eastern states including Meghalaya, the ministry has directed all the states to take adequate safety measures to tackle the problem and opt for rainwater harvesting. On the directions of the Minister of State for Rural …
Nov. 15: One in every three Hyderabadi households has access to drinking water supply only once in four or five days. About 30 lakh people living in 10 of the total 12 surrounding municipalities forming part of the GHMC continue to be hard pressed for drinking water. Lack of drinking …
Yavatmal: The Irrigation Department in the district has reserved over 43 million cubic metres (mcm) of water from its nine water resources to tackle the impending water scarcity here. "Taking cognisance of the impending water scarcity problem in Yavatmal, we have decided to reserve 36.07 mcmfor drinking water supply in …
Due to the scarcity of drinking water,residents of some areas of Rajouri district are planning to migrate to other places. This was alleged by Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) general secretary and spokesperson Ravinder Sharma, who conducted a tour of several villages hit by the shortage of drinking water. In a …
