Bhubaneswar: The state government on Monday decided to formulate a new drinking water policy soon with a target to cover all households in the urban areas with safe drinking water through meter con

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Hyderabad: The city is bracing itself for even more intense water woes this coming summer. Going by past experience, citizens know that the duration and the quantity of the water supply will be gradually reduced in the city as summer reaches its peak.

Already, supplies of the precious liquid are dwindling. The city is being supplied with 330 million gallons of water daily, as against the normal daily supplies of 340 MGD. Once the pumping begins from Himayatsagar and Osmansagar, there will be a shortage of 15 million gallons of water per day.

JAIPUR: Rajasthan has the least availability of water and the least reliable supply, with only 162 out of the state's 222 towns receiving water everyday, says a World Bank report. India, while maintaining the targeted subsidies for the poor, can also provide more and better quality of water to its citizens, the report states.

The report, Improving Urban Water Supply & Sanitation Services - Lessons from Business Plans for Maharashtra, Rajasthan, and Haryana and International Good Practices seeks to address the key issues facing the water sector in India's states and cities.

Get ready for water rationing. For, the Mysore City Corporation could impose this extraordinary measure well before the end of March to manage the water crisis.

The Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Government to ensure adequate water supply in some parts of Rohini in North West Delhi.