Water Scarcity
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Delhi water crisis: No supply in several areas of NDMC today | Check list
Delhi | Oct 27, 2024, 12:08 AM ISTDelhi water crisis: The residents of the affected area can request water tankers or water trolleys by contacting the NDMC Water Supply Control Room at Kali Bari Marg.
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Delhi water crisis: BJP holds 'Matka Phod' protest against AAP government | VIDEO
Delhi | Jun 16, 2024, 04:13 PM ISTDelhi water crisis: Launching a vitriolic attack on the AAP, Delhi BJP president Virendraa Sachdeva said that Delhi Jal Board was in a profit of crores of rupees when Arvind Kejriwal became the chief minister.
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Water crisis: Delhi LG VK Saxena to meet minister Atishi tomorrow
Delhi | Jun 09, 2024, 05:58 PM ISTDelhi water crisis: Atishi said that Delhi is supposed to receive 1050 cusecs of water from the Munak Canal via the CLC (carrier-lined channel) and DSB (Delhi sub-branch) sub-canals. However, this has reduced to 840 cusecs.
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Delhi Water Minister Atishi accuses Haryana of withholding water flow to capital amid shortage
Delhi | Jun 08, 2024, 02:16 PM ISTAmid an escalating water crisis in Delhi due to extreme heatwave conditions, the Delhi Water Minister has accused the Haryana government of reducing the water flow to the national capital, exacerbating the shortage.
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Delhi water crisis: AAP govt reaches Supreme Court, Arvind Kejriwal urges UP, Haryana for help
Delhi | May 31, 2024, 11:53 AM ISTDelhi water crisis: Delhi government has finally approached the Supreme Court regarding the water problem in the national capital. A petition was filed to provide additional water to Delhi from Haryana, UP govts.
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Delhi water crisis: Know main reasons behind scarcity | Check out the affected areas
Delhi | May 30, 2024, 12:35 PM ISTDelhi water crisis: Water Minister Atishi has directed DJB to deploy 200 teams across Delhi to prevent wastage of water. It has also taken measures like running tubewells in double shifts and using water tankers to supply water in affected areas due to the shortage.
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Water scarcity looms southern India, reservoir levels drop to 17 pc of capacity
India | Apr 27, 2024, 11:35 AM ISTThe Central Water Commission's recent bulletin reveals alarming statistics for the southern region of India, with water storage in reservoirs plummeting to just 17% of capacity.
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Maharashtra opposition leader Wadettiwar demands govt to declare entire state as 'drought-hit'
Maharashtra | Oct 23, 2023, 11:39 PM ISTWadettiwar accused the government of cheating farmers by claiming that water scarcity only prevails in 40 to 42 tehsils. He also alleged that government and revenue officials were being pressurised to report minimum losses of crops.
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India's water scarcity expected to get more severe by 2050: UN Report
India | Mar 23, 2023, 01:32 PM ISTRichard Connor, the report's editor-in-chief, told reporters at a press conference at UN Headquarters ahead of the launch that 'uncertainties are increasing'.
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Previous govts turned Bundelkhand into centre of exodus, water-related problems: PM Modi
India | Nov 19, 2021, 06:50 PM ISTPrime Minister inaugurated a slew of projects aimed at ending the water scarcity in the parched Bundelkhand region.
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Water deficit increased migration by 10%, says World Bank report
India | Aug 30, 2021, 07:02 AM ISTThe report highlights ways cities can tackle these challenges, such as reducing water demand, recycling wastewater, harvesting storm water, and redesigning urban areas.
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Parts of Delhi to face water shortage today: Delhi Jal Board
India | Jun 06, 2021, 06:56 AM ISTResidents living in various parts of the national capital will face water shortage today morning due to a repair work in Pitampura area.
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Gir National Park gets over 400 water points to tackle scarcity as mercury rises
News | Apr 01, 2021, 11:40 AM ISTOver 400 water points have been installed at Gir National Park to tackle scarcity as summers approach. Wildlife sanctuary is famous for Asiatic lions.
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Deprived of water, villagers in MP's Chhatarpur walk miles to quench thirst
News | May 27, 2020, 02:27 PM ISTWith soaring temperature, ground water is receding in parts of India.
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Chennai hotels in a soup due to water crisis
India | Jun 17, 2019, 09:37 PM IST"It is a major crisis faced by the hotels in Chennai and also in other parts of the state. With rains failing, the prices of vegetables have gone up. Further with the severe water shortage, the hoteliers are facing a very touch situation," R.Srinivasan, Secretary, Tamil Nadu Hotels Association (TNHA), told IANS.
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Water scarcity: Woman enters well, dies after falling 40 feet
India | Jun 11, 2019, 05:30 PM ISTVimal rathod entered the half-dry well, slipped and fell 40 feet on the rocky surface and died on the spot, said Damodar Rathod, incharge of Mahagaon Police Station.
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Gehlot directs officials to conduct weekly review to ensure proper supply of water and power
India | Jun 05, 2019, 03:53 PM ISTChief Minister Ashok Gehlot asked the officials of the Public Health Engineering Department to monitor and redress complaints related to water supply and make sure that water tankers are deployed in areas where there is scarcity
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Haryana: Villagers clash over water; 12 injured, vehicles set on fire
India | Jun 27, 2018, 12:24 PM ISTThe riots broke out at around midnight on Tuesday when people from Hisar's Thani Piravali village were allegedly attacked by their neighbours from Puthi Mangal Khan village over water.
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Delhi: Brother of BJP councillor killed in brawl over water connection in Sangam Vihar
India | Jun 16, 2018, 09:00 AM ISTThe police have arrested five people in connection with the incident which took place in Sangam Vihar area of south Delhi
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Severe water scarcity forces locals to scale down into 25 feet-deep well in Ujjain
News | May 25, 2018, 10:03 AM ISTMadhya Pradesh: Severe water scarcity forces locals to scale down into 25 feet-deep well in Ujjain