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Will Supply Adequate Water To Shimla This Tourist Season, Says Official
Adequate water will be supplied during the tourist season in Shimla this year, an official said on Tuesday, a year after the Himachal Pradesh capital faced its worst-ever water crisis history.
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Fights, Injuries, "Every Man For Himself" In India's Battle For Water
When the water truck finally chugged into the Delhi slum, there was a stampede. It is a scene repeated daily across the country as temperatures rise and the vital resource gets ever scarcer.
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Himachal Pradesh Government Plans Three-Pronged Strategy To Prevent Water Crisis
The authorities in Shimla have devised a three-pronged strategy to prevent future acute drinking water shortage in the city which is presently reeling under such a crisis.
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Shimla Faces Worst-Ever-Water Crisis As World Observes Environment Day
As the world observed the Environment Day today, residents of Shimla continued to grapple with the worst-ever water crisis in the hill city's history, a stark warning of what the consequences of degradation of natural resources can be.
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Water Crisis Spreads. After Shimla, Parts of Rajasthan, UP Dry: 10 Facts
Water crisis is spreading across north India as the temperature continues its upward march. While Himachal Pradesh capital Shimla has barely enough to drink, parts of Rajasthan's Ajmer is locking up its water drums to prevent theft. In villages of eastern Uttar Pradesh, women are walking miles to fill their pitchers. The water crisis is Shimla has...
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Water Crisis Deepens, Residents Lock Containers In This Rajasthan Village
With temperature staying put at 45 degrees Celsius across Rajasthan, taps have run dry and large blue containers with locks fixed on them have become a common sight in this village where water is considered "gold". There isn't enough drinking water, and at a few places, sewage water is being supplied to homes.
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Water Supply In Shimla Increases, But Rationing System To Continue
Amid acute water shortage, the situation in Shimla improved as authorities increased supply for the second day on Sunday, even though officials said the rationing system put in place in the Himachal Pradesh capital would continue.
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Amid Acute Water Crisis, Schools In Shimla Shut For 5 Days
Amid acute water shortage in Shimla, the state government has decided to shut government schools in the district for a week from Monday. Water scarcity have been plaguing Shimla for the past 15 days with protests in several areas of the city.
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In Water-Scarce Shimla, Woman Dies After Being Hit By Tanker
A woman today died after being hit by a water tanker in Shimla, which has been facing acute water shortage for over a week now.
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Water Scarcity Takes Tourism Crown Off Shimla's Head, Starves Business
The hill town of Shimla has been a tourist hotspot since the British era, generating large amounts of revenue for Himachal Pradesh. However, this year the picture of the usually bustling capital appears bleak. Water scarcity for the past ten days has come as a major blow to the town, adversely affecting both tourism and business sector.
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Will Supply Adequate Water To Shimla This Tourist Season, Says Official
Adequate water will be supplied during the tourist season in Shimla this year, an official said on Tuesday, a year after the Himachal Pradesh capital faced its worst-ever water crisis history.
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Fights, Injuries, "Every Man For Himself" In India's Battle For Water
When the water truck finally chugged into the Delhi slum, there was a stampede. It is a scene repeated daily across the country as temperatures rise and the vital resource gets ever scarcer.
-
Himachal Pradesh Government Plans Three-Pronged Strategy To Prevent Water Crisis
The authorities in Shimla have devised a three-pronged strategy to prevent future acute drinking water shortage in the city which is presently reeling under such a crisis.
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Shimla Faces Worst-Ever-Water Crisis As World Observes Environment Day
As the world observed the Environment Day today, residents of Shimla continued to grapple with the worst-ever water crisis in the hill city's history, a stark warning of what the consequences of degradation of natural resources can be.
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Water Crisis Spreads. After Shimla, Parts of Rajasthan, UP Dry: 10 Facts
Water crisis is spreading across north India as the temperature continues its upward march. While Himachal Pradesh capital Shimla has barely enough to drink, parts of Rajasthan's Ajmer is locking up its water drums to prevent theft. In villages of eastern Uttar Pradesh, women are walking miles to fill their pitchers. The water crisis is Shimla has...
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Water Crisis Deepens, Residents Lock Containers In This Rajasthan Village
With temperature staying put at 45 degrees Celsius across Rajasthan, taps have run dry and large blue containers with locks fixed on them have become a common sight in this village where water is considered "gold". There isn't enough drinking water, and at a few places, sewage water is being supplied to homes.
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Water Supply In Shimla Increases, But Rationing System To Continue
Amid acute water shortage, the situation in Shimla improved as authorities increased supply for the second day on Sunday, even though officials said the rationing system put in place in the Himachal Pradesh capital would continue.
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Amid Acute Water Crisis, Schools In Shimla Shut For 5 Days
Amid acute water shortage in Shimla, the state government has decided to shut government schools in the district for a week from Monday. Water scarcity have been plaguing Shimla for the past 15 days with protests in several areas of the city.
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In Water-Scarce Shimla, Woman Dies After Being Hit By Tanker
A woman today died after being hit by a water tanker in Shimla, which has been facing acute water shortage for over a week now.
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Water Scarcity Takes Tourism Crown Off Shimla's Head, Starves Business
The hill town of Shimla has been a tourist hotspot since the British era, generating large amounts of revenue for Himachal Pradesh. However, this year the picture of the usually bustling capital appears bleak. Water scarcity for the past ten days has come as a major blow to the town, adversely affecting both tourism and business sector.
