The World Meteorological Organization’s State of the Climate in Asia 2024 report warns that the region is warming nearly twice as fast as the global average, driving more extreme weather and posing serious threats to lives, ecosystems, and economies. In 2024, Asia experienced its warmest or second warmest year on …
Underground Water In Well Depleting Fast Surat:If Manjuben Chaudhary of Dinbari village does not wake up at 3.30 am, she will have to walk at least five km in scorching sun to fetch water. She has to reach the village well by 4 am sharp or else her turn to …
The sweltering summer heat has aggravated the problem of drinking water supply in most parts of the State, prompting the State Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (RD≺) to seek the permission of Office of the Chief Electoral Officer (OCEO), Karnataka, to implement approved action plans related to drinking water at …
GANDHINAGAR: Gujarat government has decided to increase water supply through the Narmada canal-based pipelines, from 80-crorelitres to 120-crorelitres per day, in the wake of water scarcity in Saurashtra and Kutch. This was decided by the state cabinet at its meeting on Wednesday which was chaired by chief minister Narendra Modi. …
It is “water politics” in Gujarat now. With nearly 8,000 of the 18,000 villages in the state declared drought-affected as many of the urban centres in the Kutch-Saurashtra and the north Gujarat regions are experiencing acute water scarcity, both Congress and the ruling BJP are planning to confront each other …
Sir MV Layout residents’ woes continue as BDA is unable to solve problem Water woes continue to dog residents of Sir M Visvesvaraya Layout in Ullal near Kengeri here, as they brave one of the worst summers. Ten years since the layout’s formation, the Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) has not …
Bangalore: The city had not had it so bad in recent past. With the inflow into the Krishnarajasagar reservoir reduced to a trickle, Bangaloreans can now only hope for unseasonal rain in May to escape the water crisis looming over the city. Authorities confirm that if the catchment areas of …
Officials step up checking to identify illegal connections and to seize motor pumps A survey conducted by the municipal corporation has revealed that 21 wards are facing drinking water scarcity. Of the 100 wards of the civic body, 79 wards do not experience water crisis while the rest need immediate …
CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu is facing a water deficit of 11%, says a report. This is bad news, coming as it does at the beginning of a torrid summer. While the current total water demand in the state, for domestic, irrigation, livestock and industrial needs, is 1,867.85 tmcft (thousand million cubic …
Demand for water has increased manifold. Kodaikanal is facing acute water crisis owing to failure of monsoon and rapidly depleting storage level in the dam near Kodaikanal Observatory, the main drinking water source for the town. Many streams on the upper and lower Palani hills are dry. At present residents …
To outsiders, it may come as a surprise that Kerala, a land of 44 rivers, is turning to desalination plants to ward off thirst. The government has identified 19 sites in five coastal districts - all of them badly hit in terms of drinking water availability - for setting up …
MALAPPURAM: As the severe drought due to the shortage of rainfall has resulted in substantial crop loss and drinking water shortage in various parts of Malappuram district, the authorities have decided to take immediate measures to address the situation. The municipalities and panchayats will distribute drinking water free-of-cost through tanker …
This summer, Chennai Metrowater’s well fields in Tiruvallur district will be rejuvenated after a gap of nearly a decade to tackle water shortage in the city. The fast-depleting resources in the reservoirs, the major suppliers of drinking water to the city, have set the focus on well fields in Poondi, …
Amidst a rapid urban growth, industrialization and climate change, the Kathmandu valley denizens have continued to face a perennial shortage of drinking water. Per day, around 350 million liters of fresh water is in demand in Kathmandu Valley but hardly 150 million liters can be supplied in the rainy seasons …
A lingering drought in Gansu province could worsen in the next few weeks, with drinking water for close to 1 million people already under threat, authorities said. The drought, which has lasted since mid-February, has already affected 5 million people and forced more than 1 million to seek government aid. …
PUNE: About 17.46 lakh rural population of Pune division is facing severe water scarcity and most of them are dependent on tankers for drinking water supply, said a senior officer from the divisional commissionerate. The revised report on water scarcity in villages and hamlets stated that 865 villages and 3,823 …
The Texas House of Representatives on Wednesday overwhelmingly approved a bill that would create a fund to finance water infrastructure projects in a state suffering from two years of widespread drought. The House passed the bill along to the Senate on a vote of 146-2. The measure sets up a …
Rajkot: A number of eligible bachelors in the drought-struck Dedan village near Amreli are ruing their luck. The acute water crisis here has cast a dark cloud over their chances of getting married. Parents of many brides-to-be have broken off their daughters’ engagement with at least four young men in …
The budget of Alappuzha Municipality for 2013-14, presented by vice-chairman B. Ansari on Tuesday failed to address the region’s pressing drinking water problem. However, it provided some succour to fishermen who are facing various challenges. Mr. Ansari said the budget would provide Rs.10 lakh to fishermen, inland and sea, to …
Ninety-two Asiatic lions have died, including 83 of natural death, in the past two years in Gujarat’s Saurashtra region while there has been no case of poaching. In a written reply to a question asked by Congress MLA from Lathi, Bavku Unghad, Minister of State for Forest and Environment, Govind …
Hyderabad: World Water Day will be observed as usual on March 22 even as citizens of Greater Hyderabad continue to be deprived of even the minimum litres per capita of water per person per day of 165 litres (LPCD) a norm set by the WHO, or 150 LPCD as per …
