Tag: water crisis
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Himachal Pradesh’s water crisis and potential solutions
According to the Meteorological Department, the state has received only 59 milliliters of water in the last season, which is 69 percent less than usual.
November 7, 2022 -
‘Water crisis’ forcing women to leave their in-laws house in Nasik village, NHRC takes cognisance
"They are so daunted by the extreme water scarcity that they do not want to stay in the village and return to their maternal homes," it added.
May 5, 2022 -
Tradition of water conservation needs to be maintained: Khattar
Ahead of the launch of ‘Amrit Sarovar Mission’ on 1 May in the state, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Friday said as the whole world is facing water crisis, the tradition of water conservation needs to be maintained.
April 29, 2022 -
Siliguri water crisis: Blame game begins
"The state government had started discrimination with the Left-run elected board since the beginning. Despite several efforts, we did not get any desired results. We had sent the proposal to the state urban development and municipal affairs department to include the project under the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation, but that did not happen due to political reasons,"
September 8, 2021 -
PHE desiltation work leaves Siliguri taps dry
The SMC supplies drinking water to more than 40,000 households in all 47 wards and there are around 1370 water taps under it
September 6, 2021 -
No threat of water crisis in Delhi till April 6: Delhi Jal Board
The DJB, however, like in the past approached the Supreme Court to seek its intervention in the matter and got a much needed relief.
March 26, 2021 -
Asia’s Great Rivers: Climate crisis, pollution put billions at risk
'This is the climate crisis you haven't heard of,' ICIMOD's Philippus Wester explains, adding that alongside glacier melt, there will be increased risk of floods, droughts, landslides and avalanches.
January 10, 2020 -
Leonardo DiCaprio raises awareness on water crisis in Chennai in Insta post
Chennai is battling acute water crisis with major water bodies having dried up due to rainfall deficit in the past two years in the state.
June 27, 2019 -
TN water crisis: DMK stages protest against govt, says CM, ministers ‘not bothered’
Major water bodies have dried up due to rainfall deficit in the past two years in the state, which has also led to the depletion of groundwater levels.
June 24, 2019 -
Water crisis worsens in TN, clashes reported, IT firms, hotels hit; govt says issue ‘not serious’
Restaurants are reportedly cutting down on their operational hours and are serving food in disposable plates to save water.
June 19, 2019 -
Shimla may not cry for water this summer
Shimla is receiving 50 Millions of Liters water from different sources on an average this summer, which is the highest in the history of Shimla.
May 4, 2019 -
Agra to face water crisis for 60 days
An official said a major water plant had been shut. This will affect the old city and parts of Trans-Yamuna colonies.
December 6, 2018 -
Groundwater crisis
It is a well known fact that India, with 4 per cent of the world’s freshwater resources, meets the needs of 18 per cent of the world’s population. Both the government and civil society have failed to address the water crisis. The recent NITI Aayog report states that around 60 crore Indians face very high...
October 17, 2018 -
Alarm rings as 900 water resources dry up in HP
The recent water crisis of Shimla has signalled alarm bells to the rest of the state. As many as 922 water supply and 245 irrigation resources have almost exhausted owing to changing climatic conditions. “The change in climatic conditions has resulted in reduction in surface and ground water levels in Himachal,” Irrigation and public Health...
August 27, 2018 -
Fault lines emerge in HP’s urbanisation model
Rains wreak havoc after decades of lop-sided development makes eco system fragile.
August 14, 2018 -
NITI Aayog in talks with water ministry to set-up authority for cleaning Yamuna
Kumar said the enormity of water crisis is not being recognised in India and technology can help find the solution to this problem.
July 27, 2018 -
Disappearing slice of rural life
Rapid urbanisation was one of the reasons for vanishing of the six ponds in Jammu.
July 23, 2018