Water Scarcity
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Gujarat: 121 more villages declared scarcity-hit, total at 1,115
India | May 12, 2016, 01:17 PM ISTAhmedabad: One hundred twenty-one villages in parched Saurashtra, north Gujarat and Kutch region were today declared as 'partially scarcity-hit' due to acute shortage of water owing to deficient rainfall in last monsoon, the state government
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76 million people in India have no access to safe water: Report
India | Mar 22, 2016, 10:57 PM ISTIndia has the highest number of people --7.6 million--in the world without access to safe water supply, followed by China and Nigeria, a WaterAid report said today.
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India set to face water scarcity by 2025, govt tells Parliament
India | Jul 31, 2015, 06:23 PM ISTNew Delhi: India is faced with the alarming prospect of facing water scarcity in 10 years' time, or by 2025, the government has said citing a study by a consulting firm in the water sector.In
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Shimla: Water scarcity, traffic chaos plague 'Queen of Hills'
India | Jun 29, 2015, 10:56 AM ISTShimla : Shimla, that was once known as the Queen of Hills, is plagued by water scarcity, traffic chaos and haphazard construction. Driving in the city is nothing short of a nightmare and tests your
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Govt blamed for water scarcity in Berhampur
India | Apr 26, 2013, 01:47 PM ISTBerhampur, Apr 26: BJP today blamed the Odisha goverenment for failing to implement a major drinking water project here which is facing a water crisis.“Chheligada project was designed in 2007-08 to solve the drinking water
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Water scarcity raises political temperature in Gujarat
India | Apr 08, 2013, 10:51 AM ISTAhmedabad, Apr 8: Water-scarcity in major regions of Gujarat is heating up the political arena in the state, with Opposition parties and NGOs up in arms against the Narendra Modi government's “inaction” and “mismanagement” of