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Maharashtra Water Crisis: 611 Tankers Deployed As Central Team Assesses Drought
The tankers are supplying water to 517 villages and 2,147 settlements across 10 districts as officials assess crop losses and drinking water shortages.
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Maharashtra Deploys 611 Water Tankers Amid Drought, Central Team Visits State
In Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Divisional Commissioner G Srikant briefed the panel on rainfall deficits, Kharif crop loss, and drinking water and fodder shortages,.
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10% Water Cut In Mumbai, Yet Civic Body Wants To Spend Over Rs 8 Crore For Road-Washing
The proposal has put the BMC's water-use priorities under scrutiny, particularly over whether road-washing should be done while the city is dealing with a shortage of water
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'Engineer Knew Of Foul, Black Water, Did Not Alert": Report On Indore Deaths
The commission concludes that defective pipeline arrangements, deterioration and leakage allowed sewage to enter the drinking-water network.
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BMC Retains 10% Water Cut In Mumbai To Secure Supply Until May 2027, Cites El Nino Threat
The BMC administration has decided to continue with a cautious approach, citing concerns over rising temperatures and increased evaporation linked to the El Nino effect in October and November.
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PM Modi's Water Push: "Jal Utsav", AI And Lessons From Other States
PM Modi emphasised that water conservation cannot remain solely a government responsibility. Greater public participation, he said, will be crucial to turning conservation into a sustained people's movement.
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Who To Blame For Indore's Water Deaths? 600-Page Report Has Answers
A one-member judicial commission headed by retired Madhya Pradesh High Court judge Justice Sushil Kumar Gupta has completed its investigation into the Bhagirathpura contaminated-water episode.
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400 Noida Families Don't Have Water. Children Scrape Leaked Pipe For Drops
Residents of Valmiki Basti in Sector 78 have been facing a water shortage for close to a month. With no supply, people were forced to collect water from a leak in a Gangajal pipeline running beneath a nearby drain.
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First US City Could Run Out Of Water, A Warning For The World
A coastal city in Texas with more than 300,000 residents is facing a severe water shortage and could become the first modern US city to run out of water.
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In Gaza, A Mother's Search For Water Reveals A Worsening Health Crisis
Families queue for hours beside battered water trucks to receive a few litres, before returning to disease-stricken, overcrowded tent camps.
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Dirty Tanker Water In Pune? Resident Warns Of A 'Silent Health Pandemic'
A Pune-based entrepreneur has alleged that his housing society received discoloured tanker water despite spending nearly Rs 70 lakh a year on private supply.
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Navi Mumbai Water Crisis: Rs 1 Lakh Fine For Wastage, Commercial Supply Cut By 20%
Delayed monsoon and falling reservoir levels force Mumbai region to tighten water-use restrictions.
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Mumbai Stops Water Supply To Pools, Construction Sites Amid Crisis
The move comes as the total stock in lakes supplying water to Mumbai has depleted to a critical level of 10.35 per cent as of June 16, the BMC said in a circular on Tuesday.
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Water Crisis Looms In Pune? City May Get Supply On Alternate Days From June 15
The impending water crisis has been directly linked to deficient rainfall across the catchment areas that feed the Khadakwasla dam chain.
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Mumbai Water Crisis: BMC Plans OTP-Based Tanker System To Stop Theft
The revised policy is designed to close loopholes in the existing challan-based system, under which tankers, once issued a permit, can make multiple trips to civic water filling points.
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Maharashtra Water Crisis: 611 Tankers Deployed As Central Team Assesses Drought
The tankers are supplying water to 517 villages and 2,147 settlements across 10 districts as officials assess crop losses and drinking water shortages.
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Maharashtra Deploys 611 Water Tankers Amid Drought, Central Team Visits State
In Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Divisional Commissioner G Srikant briefed the panel on rainfall deficits, Kharif crop loss, and drinking water and fodder shortages,.
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10% Water Cut In Mumbai, Yet Civic Body Wants To Spend Over Rs 8 Crore For Road-Washing
The proposal has put the BMC's water-use priorities under scrutiny, particularly over whether road-washing should be done while the city is dealing with a shortage of water
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'Engineer Knew Of Foul, Black Water, Did Not Alert": Report On Indore Deaths
The commission concludes that defective pipeline arrangements, deterioration and leakage allowed sewage to enter the drinking-water network.
-
BMC Retains 10% Water Cut In Mumbai To Secure Supply Until May 2027, Cites El Nino Threat
The BMC administration has decided to continue with a cautious approach, citing concerns over rising temperatures and increased evaporation linked to the El Nino effect in October and November.
-
PM Modi's Water Push: "Jal Utsav", AI And Lessons From Other States
PM Modi emphasised that water conservation cannot remain solely a government responsibility. Greater public participation, he said, will be crucial to turning conservation into a sustained people's movement.
-
Who To Blame For Indore's Water Deaths? 600-Page Report Has Answers
A one-member judicial commission headed by retired Madhya Pradesh High Court judge Justice Sushil Kumar Gupta has completed its investigation into the Bhagirathpura contaminated-water episode.
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400 Noida Families Don't Have Water. Children Scrape Leaked Pipe For Drops
Residents of Valmiki Basti in Sector 78 have been facing a water shortage for close to a month. With no supply, people were forced to collect water from a leak in a Gangajal pipeline running beneath a nearby drain.
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First US City Could Run Out Of Water, A Warning For The World
A coastal city in Texas with more than 300,000 residents is facing a severe water shortage and could become the first modern US city to run out of water.
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In Gaza, A Mother's Search For Water Reveals A Worsening Health Crisis
Families queue for hours beside battered water trucks to receive a few litres, before returning to disease-stricken, overcrowded tent camps.
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Dirty Tanker Water In Pune? Resident Warns Of A 'Silent Health Pandemic'
A Pune-based entrepreneur has alleged that his housing society received discoloured tanker water despite spending nearly Rs 70 lakh a year on private supply.
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Navi Mumbai Water Crisis: Rs 1 Lakh Fine For Wastage, Commercial Supply Cut By 20%
Delayed monsoon and falling reservoir levels force Mumbai region to tighten water-use restrictions.
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Mumbai Stops Water Supply To Pools, Construction Sites Amid Crisis
The move comes as the total stock in lakes supplying water to Mumbai has depleted to a critical level of 10.35 per cent as of June 16, the BMC said in a circular on Tuesday.
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Water Crisis Looms In Pune? City May Get Supply On Alternate Days From June 15
The impending water crisis has been directly linked to deficient rainfall across the catchment areas that feed the Khadakwasla dam chain.
-
Mumbai Water Crisis: BMC Plans OTP-Based Tanker System To Stop Theft
The revised policy is designed to close loopholes in the existing challan-based system, under which tankers, once issued a permit, can make multiple trips to civic water filling points.
