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 …
There are leaks in the pipelines and illegal tapping of water in many places Water scarcity is a perennial problem for the residents of Periya Semur as the municipal administration continues to ignore the issues in its water distribution network. Unplugged leaks in the pipelines and rampant illegal tapping of …
BHUBANESWAR: The State Government has proposed linking the river Rushikulya with the Bansadhara through the Nandini Canal Project to overcome drinking water problem in the areas of the Ganjam district affected by drought frequently. Official sources said the State Government is in touch with the National Water Development Agency (NWDA) …
Gurmeet Singh thought that she had squirreled away enough water. In her preparations before Tropical Storm Irene, Ms. Singh, whose house has water supplied by a private well, filled her largest pots and the hot tub to the brim. That should have been enough to flush the toilets for a …
JAMMU: Minister for Revenue, Relief and Rehabilitation Raman Bhalla on Wednesday laid foundation of deep drill 438900 gallon per day discharge capacity tube well at Sector No. 14 in Nanak Nagar area, coming up at an estimated cost of Rs. 1.20 crore under Water Supply Scheme Nanak Nagar. The project …
Panel recommendations: Ashok Chawla Panel on Scarce Water Resources has said there was an urgent need to bring a comprehensive national legislation on water, which could be either done through bringing water under the Concurrent List and then framing the appropriate legislation or by obtaining consensus from a majority of …
Libyan women unload empty water bottles for filling at a distribution centre outside a Tripoli mosque on Monday Tripoli residents were hunting for water supplies from tankers and neighbours’ wells on Monday as the shortage triggered by the civil war’s arrival in the capital bit deeper. Amid other signs of …
The government with help of the World Bank is preparing a project to improve the sustainability of water and sanitation services in rural areas. The proposed project, 'Bangladesh Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project' (BRWSSP), aims to increase sustainable access to safe water supply and sanitation in rural areas, said …
The Munamalgaswewa community water supply scheme has turned into a failed project in the Puttalam District according to residents. The project was inaugurated two years ago on the request of the people of the Munamalgaswewa area in the Karuwalagaswewa Divisonal Secretary’s Division who did not have drinking water. The residents …
Absence of budget announcement regretted Councillors participating in the ordinary monthly meeting of the Vellore Corporation Council here on Wednesday urged the State government to implement the Integrated Drinking Water Scheme for Vellore district, for which the foundation was laid by former Deputy Chief Minister M.K. Stalin early this year. …
Population growth and water stress are driving Earth to a food and environmental crunch that only better farming techniques and smarter use of the ecosystem will avert, a UN report issued on Monday said. The number of humans is expected to rise from seven billion in 2011 to at least …
CHENNAI: In an effort to fulfill the drinking water needs of Chennai, a new reservoir would be set up in Tiurvallur district, besides desilting work on six other lakes at an estimated cost of `620 crore, Minister for Public Works KV Ramalingam said here on Sunday. Speaking to reporters at …
The growth of the world's urban population is posing an ever growing challenge to provide city dwellers access to clean water and sanitation, a study released Sunday said. The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) report - titled Big Cities, Big Water, Big Challenges - was published as delegates assembled for the …
Bangalore: For the BWSSB, water is always in the pipeline. Eight years ago, World Vision, a non-governmental organisation, had sanctioned Rs 18.75 lakh from its funds to lay individual waterlines to 2,500 homes at Kavalbyrasandra, Devarjeevanahalli, Doddanna Nagar, Thangamalainagar and Amavase Lane in the eastern parts of the City.But the …
A study by the Kerala Forest Research Institute (KFRI) on ‘Human-elephant conflict in Kerala' shows that the compensation paid for loss of human life and agricultural crops was inadequate, resulting in farmers' ire against the failure of the government to protect them from wildlife menace. The study by E.A. Jayson …
Markets in water rights are likely to evolve as a rising population leads to shortages and climate change causes drought and famine. But they will be based on regional and ethical trading practices and will differ from the bulk of commodity trade. Detractors argue trading water is unethical or even …
How deep should one dig a bore well in Hyderabad and Secunderabad in order to extract ground water As builders and house owners vie with one another to dig deeper into the soil for perennial sources of groundwater, geologists clarify that the water table in the twin cities is just …
* To meet requirement of holy town up to 2040 JAMMU: The work on Rs 47.42 crore water supply scheme for Katra town recently sanctioned by the Central Government on the recommendations of the Special Task Force for Jammu region, is beginning within another one month and it will meet …
About 300 families of Meegaswewa in Thalawa are facing a severe shortage of drinking water. The people of the area said that although a community water project was completed more than two years ago, commissioning it had been held up because there was no electricity to power the water pumps. …
An acute water shortage has gripped parts of the capital despite promises of smooth water supply from the authority during Ramadan. The crisis stemmed from power shortages that left many water pumps inoperative, Liakat Ali, deputy managing director of Dhaka Water and Sewerage Authority (Wasa), told The Daily Star yesterday. …
