water crisis
- Telangana
Minister flags Nagarjuna Sagar water shortage, urges no paddy
Hyderabad: Citing dwindling water availability in the Nagarjuna Sagar project, Roads, Buildings and Cinematography Minister Komatireddy Venkat Reddy on Saturday, August 8, instructed officials to intensify awareness efforts among farmers, urging them…
- Bangalore
Karnataka: Villagers detain officials over water scarcity
Bengaluru: A severe drinking water shortage in Marenahalli village of Jagaluru taluk in Karnataka’s Davangere district triggered dramatic protests on Sunday, June 7, with villagers allegedly detaining local officials and assaulting a…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad’s water crisis hits new peak: 15,200 tanker bookings in a single day
Hyderabad: The city hit an all-time high of 15,200 water tanker bookings in a single day on May 30, surpassing the previous record of 12,000, as the city’s water crisis deepened through…
- Featured News
India: Water, water everywhere, but not safe enough to drink
For a country that considers tall buildings with glass frontages, a few wide roads and claims of city governance as “development,” the wake-up call comes from two premier cities: Madhya Pradesh’s second-largest…
- Pakistan
Pakistan fears water crisis with dam levels dropping sharply
Islamabad: Pakistan is gearing up to face a major water crisis as a sharp decline has been witnessed in the levels at its three major dams over the past few days. Rawal,…
- Telangana
Congress responsible for Telangana’s water crisis, says KCR
Hyderabad: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) chief and former chief minister K Chandrashekhar Rao on Saturday lashed out at the ruling Congress government for the state’s worsening water crisis by allegedly reducing irrigation and drinking…
- Delhi
Delhi: Atishi’s indefinite fast over water crisis enters second day
New Delhi: Delhi Water Minister Atishi continued her indefinite fast, which enters the second day on Saturday, over the water crisis in the national capital. In a video message from her ‘Jal…
- India
Delhi water crisis: Atishi to begin indefinite hunger strike at noon
New Delhi: Delhi Water Minister Atishi will begin her indefinite hunger strike in south Delhi’s Bhogal at noon to press on her demand for getting 100 million gallons of water per day…
- Photos
In pics: Delhi water crisis
New Delhi: A man carries drinking water collected from a tanker of Delhi Jal Board on a hot summer day as water crisis continues, at a slum in Geeta Colony area, in…
- India
Delhi water crisis: SC questions AAP govt on tanker mafia
New Delhi: As the Supreme Court on Wednesday slammed the AAP government over the role of tanker mafia in the water crisis in the national capital, the blame game over the issue…
- Photos
In pics: Water crisis in Delhi
New Delhi: Residents fill water from a tanker amid water crisis, at the Vivekanand Camp, Chanakyapuri area, in New Delhi, Thursday, June, 6, 2024. The Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday directed the…
- Photos
In pics: Water crisis in Delhi
New Delhi: Residents collect drinking water from a tanker amid ongoing water crisis at Vivekananda Colony, Chanakyapuri, in New Delhi, Thursday, May 30, 2024. (PTI Photo/Atul Yadav) New Delhi: Residents collect drinking…
- Delhi
Delhi govt to hold emergency meeting over water crisis
New Delhi: The Delhi government will on Thursday hold an emergency meeting regarding the water crisis that the city is facing amid a prevailing heatwave, officials said. The national capital is facing…
- Hyderabad
Illegal borewells worsen water crisis in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: The groundwater levels in Hyderabad and across Telangana have seen a sharp decline, attributed primarily to the proliferation of illegal borewells. According to officials, from April 2023 to April 2024, the…
- Delhi
Atishi calls for DJB CEO’s suspension after death in fight over water crisis
New Delhi: Delhi Water Minister Atishi has written to Lieutenant Governor V. K. Saxena asking him to immediately suspend the CEO, Delhi Jal Board (DJB), and take stringent and exemplary action against…
