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  New water filtration plant providing clean water to people in Anantnag

  News | August 29, 2020 12:05 IST

  Clean water is essential for healthy life and people of J and K's Anantnag will now have access.

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  Contingency plan should be completed with highest priority: CM Gehlot

  News | May 14, 2020 20:40 IST

  While reviewing the drinking water supply in the state, Chief Minister of Rajasthan Ashok Gehlot said that district collector and Water Supply Department officials should ensure proper supply of drinking water in the state.

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  Karnataka budget to allot funds for drinking water project

  Business | February 22, 2020 22:30 IST

  Bolstered by the Supreme Court's interim nod for the gazette notification of the Mahadayi Water Dispute Tribunal award by the Central government, Karnataka decided to allot funds for the drinking water project in the state's northwest region, an official said on Saturday. 

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  Drinking water crisis hits Taj city

  India | December 16, 2019 12:40 IST

  Three days in a row, people in the Taj city were facing an acute drinking water crisis, raising tempers all around.

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  94.5% families in villages, 97.5% in cities used 'improved drinking water' in Jul-Dec 2018: Report

  India | November 23, 2019 23:24 IST

  The NSO, a wing of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, has conducted a survey on drinking water, sanitation, hygiene and housing condition as a part of 76th round (July–December 2018) of National Sample Survey (NSS).

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  People are 'terrified' to drink water supplied in the city: Manoj Tiwari to Arvind Kejriwal

  India | November 20, 2019 14:29 IST

  The Delhi government on Tuesday said that it will form 32 teams to collect drinking water samples from across the city and the test results will be put in the public domain within a month. 

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  Central ministers playing 'dirty politics' by saying drinking water in Delhi poisonous: Kejriwal

  India | November 18, 2019 14:48 IST

  Kejriwal said five random water samples will be lifted publicly from each ward in the city for examination and asserted that only 1.5 percent of the 1.55 lakh water samples picked up by the Delhi Jal Board in January-September this year have failed the tests

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  Odisha inks LoU with UNICEF to provide safe drinking water

  India | October 26, 2019 16:35 IST

  The LoU was signed by the state housing and urban development department (HUDD) to provide 24-hour safe drinking water and the project has been named as 'Drink From Tap Mission'.

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  Microplastics are harming drinking our water: Study

  Health | September 10, 2019 13:45 IST

  Researchers have found plastics in our waste streams are breaking down into tiny particles, causing potentially catastrophic consequences for human health and our aquatic systems.

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  2 kids die, 52 taken ill after drinking 'contaminated' water from school hand pump: Official

  India | July 17, 2019 19:07 IST

  Two children died and 52 others were taken ill allegedly after drinking contaminated water from a hand pump in their village school in the district.

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  HC seeks steps by Railways to ensure clean drinking water for trains, stations

  India | July 09, 2019 16:27 IST

  The Delhi High Court asked the Railways on Tuesday as to what steps it has taken, and proposes to take, to ensure availability of clean and safe drinking water on its trains as well as stations.

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  Rajya Sabha discusses water crisis; Govt promises clean drinking water to every household by 2024

  India | June 26, 2019 21:05 IST

  The government would also undertake and promote steps for water conservation and curbing extraction of underground water, which is depleting the water table and is a matter of concern, Gajendra Shekhawat said.

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  Aim to supply piped drinking water to all Delhi households by 2024: Kejriwal

  India | June 25, 2019 9:32 IST

  Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said his government is aiming to provide clean and potable piped water 24x7 to every single household of Delhi by 2024 and urged the Central government to increase Delhi's share of water which has remained unchanged since 1994.

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  Govt sets target of providing clean drinking water to all by 2024

  India | June 11, 2019 17:39 IST

  The Centre has set a target of providing clean drinking water to all by 2024, Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat said Tuesday.

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  Water scarcity: Woman enters well, dies after falling 40 feet

  India | June 11, 2019 17:30 IST

  Vimal 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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  Shimla water crisis: Situation worsens amid scorching heat; potable water gets pricier, hotels cancel bookings

  India | May 29, 2018 12:41 IST

  The prevalent situation has forced people to buy water at exorbitant prices. A majority of localities in the city get potable water only once a week.

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  Stop giving contaminated water to passengers: High Court to Railways

  India | February 19, 2018 22:10 IST

  Stop giving contaminated water to passengers, the Delhi High Court told the Indian Railways today, and questioned its decision to hike fares when it was not providing better services.

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  Hotels, restaurants can sell bottled drinking water above MRP, rules Supreme Court

  Business | December 12, 2017 22:12 IST

  The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed that hotels and restaurants are not bound by the maximum retail price (MRP) when they sell bottled mineral water within their premises.

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  Centre approves restructuring of National Rural Drinking Water Programme

  India | November 10, 2017 23:55 IST

  A sum of Rs 23,050 crore has been approved by the Cabinet for the programme for 2017-18 to 2019-20.

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  Railways admits drinking water at platforms contaminated with bacteria found in human excreta

  India | September 12, 2016 18:05 IST

  In a development that points to the existence of severe health hazards for the millions of people that undertake train journeys, the Railways has admitted that the drinking water supplied at platforms as well as