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"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, 2022Ahead 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"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, 2021The 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, 2021The 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'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, 2020Chennai 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, 2019Major 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, 2019Restaurants are reportedly cutting down on their operational hours and are serving food in disposable plates to save water.
June 19, 2019Shimla 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, 2019An official said a major water plant had been shut. This will affect the old city and parts of Trans-Yamuna colonies.
December 6, 2018It 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, 2018The 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, 2018Rains wreak havoc after decades of lop-sided development makes eco system fragile.
August 14, 2018Kumar said the enormity of water crisis is not being recognised in India and technology can help find the solution to this problem.
July 27, 2018Rapid urbanisation was one of the reasons for vanishing of the six ponds in Jammu.
July 23, 2018