Tag: water crisis
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Water crisis: Shimla to have additional storage tanks
Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Friday directed the officers of Municipal Corporation Shimla to take immediate steps for checking leakage of water and completing the work on changing the main water supply line from Craignano to Dhalli (7 KMs). Thakur held a meeting with senior officers of various departments to review the measures being …
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June 9, 2018 -
HP to work out a long-term plan on Shimla water woes
Jai Ram government eyes water supply augmentation keeping with city’s needs in next 60 yrs.
June 8, 2018 -
In parched Shimla, woman dies after being hit by truck carrying water
The deceased has been identified as Uma Keprate, a resident of Chotta Shimla, who was pronounced dead by doctors at IGMC
June 2, 2018 -
Odisha is heading towards severe water crisis, says Geoscientist
Geoscientist and allied technologists who held a brainstorming session here recently on water management said, “Odisha is heading towards a major water crisis following construction of several barrages on Mahanadi by the Chhatisgarh government. The state government has recently proposed to construct seven major barrages on Mahanadi and 22 additional weirs on its tributaries and …
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June 2, 2018 -
Misery in Shimla
Shimla is a long way from Cape Town and not merely in terms of distance It has been an almost insufferable summer for the picturesque Himachal capital, indeed once the summer headquarter of British India. The crippling water crisis has already prompted a parallel with the water scarcity, almost chronic, in the South African city. …
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June 2, 2018 -
HC orders WhatsApp group to keep track on water distribution in Shimla
The court observed that the 'keyman' not only holds the key for fair and equal distribution of water, but he can also put the entire town to ransom
June 1, 2018 -
Farmers come to aid of HP govt to resolve water crisis in Shimla
Farmers in water catchment area of major water supply schemes, Giri and Gumma have agreed to not use water for 15 hours every day from kulhs (small canals) for irrigation purposes. This was revealed by Irrigation and Public Health minister Mahender Singh Thakur who met farmers of these areas on Wednesday and Thursday. “I had …
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June 1, 2018 -
Shimla water crisis result of mismanagement
Though the Himachal Pradesh government is working overtime to resolve the water crisis in Shimla, BJP councillor in Municipal Corporation Kimi Sood put onus for crisis on officials’ mismanagement. “Though there is shortage of water at sources, the onus of irregular water supply in some areas of the Queen of Hills lies with the officials,” …
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June 1, 2018 -
Guj govt calls off ‘Yagna’ to propitiate rain gods
Faced with intense criticism, the Gujarat government has called off its proposed ‘Yagnas’ to propitiate the rain gods. In view of the acute water crisis in the state, the Gujarat government had planned ‘Parjanya Yagnas’ at all the 31 district headquarters and eight major cities of the state on 31 May. Instead, Chief Minister Vijay …
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May 29, 2018 -
Himachal forms high-level panel to resolve water crisis
The Himachal Pradesh government on Monday constituted a high level committee for monitoring the issue of water supply in Shimla town which will be headed by Chief Secretary Vineet Chawdhry. The high level committee was constituted after an emergent meeting of senior government officials by Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur to review the water crisis …
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May 28, 2018 -
As water crisis deepens in Shimla, residents take to streets
Most part of the hills station has not received water supply for over a week
May 28, 2018 -
State must construct micro dams on rivers or streams: SGAT
The state government should construct several micro dams on rivers or streams in hilly tracts, set up of plants for desalination of sea water, water harvesting structures and take to massive plantation particularly along the banks of the rivers, said the Society of Geoscientists and Allied Technologists (SGAT). In a workshop involving representatives of the …
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May 23, 2018 -
Plan to restore old water source worries Shimla locals
The fear of jaundice continues to haunt the locals even as the state government contemplates to lift water from Ashwani Khad, a water source that had led to the outbreak of jaundice in parts of Shimla city in 2015- 16. The previous government had discontinued lifting of water from Ashwani Khad in January 2016 after …
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May 9, 2018 -
Punjab CM asks Centre to restrict water flow from Punjab to Pak
With Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar asking his Punjab counterpart to join hands for checking the wasteful flow of Ravi waters to Pakistan in view of the water crisis in both the states, state CM Amarinder Singh on Monday urged the Centre to take the lead to restrict the flow of water from Punjab …
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May 7, 2018 -
BJP to protest against water crisis on Friday
BJP Delhi unit on Friday will take to streets against the water crisis in the Capital and meet Lt. Governor Anil Baijal to seek his intervention in “public interest’. While announcing that on Friday the workers of Delhi BJP would come on the streets to agitate against the water crisis, state BJP president Manoj Tiwari …
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May 4, 2018 -
Shimla left ‘high and dry’ ahead of tourist season
Dry winter has left international tourist destination, Shimla, high and dry in summers, as the hill city has started getting water supply after four days gap just in the beginning of tourist season. The daily water supply has, however, been a dream for people here, the civic body’s inability to handle the ‘water crisis’ in …
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May 3, 2018 -
Kurseong welcomes rains; hopes for water crisis to ease
It’s a mixture of happiness and hope. People living in and around Kurseong are glad that Mother Nature has been so kind this year to send rains that have been lashing the area almost every day. On the other hand, as the welcome showers drench the area for the past 11 days, people hope that …
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April 20, 2018