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  Caste intensifies water pain in Bundelkhand, Dalits are not allowed to even touch water sources

  India | July 03, 2019 10:50 IST

  Water woes have been further compounded by the caste woes emerging in the times of water scarcity.  Water tankers are being sent to upper caste settlements, conveniently sidestepping the Dalit villages.  

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  Modi Govt. to start Jal Shakti Abhiyan for 256 water-stressed districts

  Special Report | July 01, 2019 23:24 IST

  The Centre is set to initiate the Jal Shakti Abhiyan to ramp up rainwater harvesting and conservation efforts in 256 water-stressed districts

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  Everyone must join to fight water shortage: Priyanka

  India | July 01, 2019 14:43 IST

  Everyone must come together to battle the water crisis in the country or it will be too late, Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi said on Monday.

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  Groundwater level in 16 per cent talukas, mandals and blocks in 'over-exploited' category: Data

  India | June 30, 2019 14:21 IST

  Groundwater level of the 6,584 block, mandal, tehsil level units assessed by the Central Groundwater Board reveal that 4,520 units fall under the "safe category", according to the data shared by the government in Lok Sabha last week.

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  Why is Prime Minister Modi concerned with the current water crisis in India?

  Kurukshetra | June 29, 2019 21:01 IST

  Why is Prime Minister Modi concerned with the current water crisis in India?

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  Do not prevent protests over water crisis: Madras High Court to Tamil Nadu govt

  India | June 29, 2019 12:21 IST

  Justice N Anand Venkatesh made the observation on Friday while directing the Chennai Commissioner of Police to permit Arappor Iyakkam, an NGO, to hold a demonstration highlighting the present water crisis in the city and the causes for it on June 30 near Valluvarkottam here.

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  Nothern India registers critical fall in ground water levels: CGWB

  India | June 27, 2019 21:01 IST

  Northern India has registered a critical fall in groundwater levels ranging between 75 and 85 per cent, according to a monitoring report by the Central Ground Water Board (CGWB).

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  As lakes are drying up, BMC now using water reserves to quench the thirst of Mumbai

  India | June 27, 2019 16:05 IST

   In an ominous statement, the BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Thursday warned of an impending water crisis looming over the country's commercial capital owing to delayed monsoon.

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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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  DiCaprio steers attention to Chennai water crisis

  Hollywood | June 26, 2019 17:11 IST

  Chennai is out of the water and Oscar-winning Hollywood actor Leonardo DiCaprio has shared his concern over climate change and various environmental issues.

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  Govt appoints 255 senior bureaucrats as in-charge of water-stressed districts

  India | June 26, 2019 16:50 IST

  As many as 255 officers, including additional and joint secretaries, have been appointed as in-charge of water-stressed districts in the country to plan ways to conserve the natural resource.

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  Andhra Pradesh, Telangana CMs to meet on June 28 to discuss water issues: Source

  India | June 25, 2019 14:39 IST

  In September 2016, Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao and his then Andhra Pradesh counterpart N Chandrababu Naidu had met in the national capital for a meeting convened by then Union water resources minister Uma Bharti on Krishna and Godavari river water related issues and various projects on them.  

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  AIADMK government did not act ahead of Tamil Nadu's water crisis: M.K. Stalin

  India | June 24, 2019 12:29 IST

  Leading a protest here demanding a solution to Chennai's water crisis, Stalin said the government did not take action when the lakes supplying water to the city started drying.

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  Satellite images confirm grim reality, Chennai is running out of water

  India | June 24, 2019 7:12 IST

  The water crisis in Chennai has even forced the employees at several IT companies in the state to work from home, which would, in turn, reduce the bathroom usage in offices.

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  Offer of 20 lakh litres water turned down by Tamil Nadu: Kerala

  India | June 20, 2019 21:54 IST

  Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan's officer on Thursday said that their offer to send 20 lakh litres of drinking water to parched Tamil Nadu was turned down by the neighbouring state.

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  Good news! Bone-dry Chennai finally gets rain, more relief in sight

  India | June 20, 2019 16:35 IST

  Chennai rains latest news: Finally, some good news for bone-dry Chennai. After a record-breaking dry spell this year, rain gods have dawned upon Chennai. This comes as a huge relief as the parched state is already battling severe water crisis.

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  Several fish turn up dead in Coimbatore's Selva Chinthamani Lake

  India | June 20, 2019 14:33 IST

  The Selva Chinthamani Lake in Coimbatore bore the brunt of the harsh sun and went dry due to the heat wave conditions prevalent in the region, resulting hundreds of dead fish.

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  Explained: How bone dry Chennai is battling worst water crisis

  India | June 20, 2019 0:05 IST

  The acute water crisis in Chennai is such that employees at Information Technology companies in Tamil Nadu have been asked to work from home and reduce the number of bathrooms in offices.

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  Shivakumar: The man perhaps with a solution to India's water crisis

  India | June 18, 2019 17:57 IST

  Shivakumar, known as the 'water man' for all the right reasons, is on the mission to ensure that no house remains deprived even of a single drop of water. 

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  PM's top priority: Solve UP water crisis before 2022 polls

  India | June 17, 2019 8:44 IST

  To expedite projects related to water resources, the Modi government would release Rs 9,000 crore to UP which includes water-starved regions of Bundelkhand and Vindhyachal.