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Chennai Launches India's First AC Lounges For Delivery Agents
These rest lounges feature comfortable seating for up to 25 people, clean drinking water, charging points for mobile phones, and washrooms.
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Stalled Projects, Contaminated Groundwater : Kabul's Water Crisis Worsens
Experts have long sounded the alarm over Kabul's water problems, which are worsening even as many international players have backed off big infrastructure projects and slashed funding to Afghanistan since the Taliban government took power in 2021.
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"After 2014, Modi Ensured That...": PM Attacks Congress In Madhya Pradesh
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday unveiled development projects in sectors like road, rail, energy, housing and drinking water worth about Rs 12,600 crore in poll-bound Madhya Pradesh.
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Centre Explains Prime Objective Of Namami Gange Project For River Ganga
The prime objective of the Namami Gange programme is to make the water of the Ganga suitable for outdoor bathing, not drinking, the Centre told Rajya Sabha on Monday.
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'Internet Of Things' Based Devices Installed To Ensure Drinking Water Supply In Bihar
The Bihar administration has installed sensor-based 'Internet of Things' (IoT) devices in 30 districts to ensure uninterrupted drinking water supply in rural areas under a state government scheme.
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Third FIR Against Karnataka Congress Chief For Defying Covid Norms During March
As Congress launched its 11-day padayatra seeking early implementation of the Mekedatu drinking water project on Sunday, Karnataka Congress President DK Shivakumar stirred troubled waters for himself as three FIRs have been filed against him on alleg
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"No Corona Here": Karnataka Congress Holds Protest Despite Restrictions
A day after Karnataka reported 8,906 Covid cases - the most in a day since mid-June - the Congress launched a 10-day protest march - over a drinking water project - that drew a crowd of thousands in defiance of pandemic protocols.
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Will Resolve All Water Disputes Including Krishna Project: Karnataka Chief Minister
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Sunday said he is committed to resolve all the water disputes including the contentious Mekedatu balancing reservoir across Cauvery river, Mahadayi drinking water project.
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Tamil Nadu BJP Protests Against Party-Ruled Karnataka's River Project
BJP raised the pitch demanding that neighbouring Karnataka should not go ahead with the balancing reservoir project which aims to meet both drinking water needs and power generation.
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Amid Tamil Nadu's Protest, Karnataka Says No Compromise On Mekedatu River Project
Basavraj Bommai said everyone is aware that the project is for drinking water, power generation and for the sharing of water during the distress period.
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"We Will Get Approval": Karnataka Chief Minister On Mekedatu Dam Project
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai maintained that the state will get the Centre's approval and implement the Mekedatu drinking water project over the Cauvery river, notwithstanding any opposition from neighbouring Tamil Nadu.
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Karnataka Vs Tamil Nadu Over Cauvery Drinking Water Project
Karnataka's plan of building a drinking water project on Cauvery river at Mekedatu has led to tensions with Tamil Nadu. Sharing of the river water has been a sore point between the neighbouring states for decades.
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PM Modi Lays Foundation Stone Of Rural Drinking Water Projects In UP
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday laid the foundation stone of rural drinking water supply projects in Mirzapur and Sonbhadra districts of Uttar Pradesh via video conferencing.
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Amit Shah Lays Foundation Stone For Projects Worth Rs 67,000 Crore In Tamil Nadu
Union Home Minister Amit Shah dedicated a Rs 380 crore fifth reservoir to cater to Chennai's drinking water supply in Tamil Nadu and laid the foundation stone for various infrastructure projects, totalling over Rs 67,000 crore, across the state.
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Auditor Flags Slow Work Under Central Schemes In J&K During 2017-18
The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has pulled up the Jammu and Kashmir government for its failure to complete various projects under the National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP) and the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) during 2017-18.
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Chennai Launches India's First AC Lounges For Delivery Agents
These rest lounges feature comfortable seating for up to 25 people, clean drinking water, charging points for mobile phones, and washrooms.
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Stalled Projects, Contaminated Groundwater : Kabul's Water Crisis Worsens
Experts have long sounded the alarm over Kabul's water problems, which are worsening even as many international players have backed off big infrastructure projects and slashed funding to Afghanistan since the Taliban government took power in 2021.
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"After 2014, Modi Ensured That...": PM Attacks Congress In Madhya Pradesh
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday unveiled development projects in sectors like road, rail, energy, housing and drinking water worth about Rs 12,600 crore in poll-bound Madhya Pradesh.
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Centre Explains Prime Objective Of Namami Gange Project For River Ganga
The prime objective of the Namami Gange programme is to make the water of the Ganga suitable for outdoor bathing, not drinking, the Centre told Rajya Sabha on Monday.
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'Internet Of Things' Based Devices Installed To Ensure Drinking Water Supply In Bihar
The Bihar administration has installed sensor-based 'Internet of Things' (IoT) devices in 30 districts to ensure uninterrupted drinking water supply in rural areas under a state government scheme.
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Third FIR Against Karnataka Congress Chief For Defying Covid Norms During March
As Congress launched its 11-day padayatra seeking early implementation of the Mekedatu drinking water project on Sunday, Karnataka Congress President DK Shivakumar stirred troubled waters for himself as three FIRs have been filed against him on alleg
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"No Corona Here": Karnataka Congress Holds Protest Despite Restrictions
A day after Karnataka reported 8,906 Covid cases - the most in a day since mid-June - the Congress launched a 10-day protest march - over a drinking water project - that drew a crowd of thousands in defiance of pandemic protocols.
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Will Resolve All Water Disputes Including Krishna Project: Karnataka Chief Minister
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Sunday said he is committed to resolve all the water disputes including the contentious Mekedatu balancing reservoir across Cauvery river, Mahadayi drinking water project.
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Tamil Nadu BJP Protests Against Party-Ruled Karnataka's River Project
BJP raised the pitch demanding that neighbouring Karnataka should not go ahead with the balancing reservoir project which aims to meet both drinking water needs and power generation.
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Amid Tamil Nadu's Protest, Karnataka Says No Compromise On Mekedatu River Project
Basavraj Bommai said everyone is aware that the project is for drinking water, power generation and for the sharing of water during the distress period.
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"We Will Get Approval": Karnataka Chief Minister On Mekedatu Dam Project
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai maintained that the state will get the Centre's approval and implement the Mekedatu drinking water project over the Cauvery river, notwithstanding any opposition from neighbouring Tamil Nadu.
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Karnataka Vs Tamil Nadu Over Cauvery Drinking Water Project
Karnataka's plan of building a drinking water project on Cauvery river at Mekedatu has led to tensions with Tamil Nadu. Sharing of the river water has been a sore point between the neighbouring states for decades.
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PM Modi Lays Foundation Stone Of Rural Drinking Water Projects In UP
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday laid the foundation stone of rural drinking water supply projects in Mirzapur and Sonbhadra districts of Uttar Pradesh via video conferencing.
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Amit Shah Lays Foundation Stone For Projects Worth Rs 67,000 Crore In Tamil Nadu
Union Home Minister Amit Shah dedicated a Rs 380 crore fifth reservoir to cater to Chennai's drinking water supply in Tamil Nadu and laid the foundation stone for various infrastructure projects, totalling over Rs 67,000 crore, across the state.
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Auditor Flags Slow Work Under Central Schemes In J&K During 2017-18
The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has pulled up the Jammu and Kashmir government for its failure to complete various projects under the National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP) and the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) during 2017-18.
