Water Crisis

Delhi polls: No end to Shahdara's water, sewer woes

New Delhi: Delhi Assembly Elections are very close and the voters of the city want to know how many poll promises have their leaders fulfilled. IBN7 has started a campaign New Delhi Banao (Develop New Delhi) and is trying to raise awareness among the voters.

IBN7 went to Shahdara constituency to know what changes have been taken place in past five years. Shahdara has a population of 2 lakh with 1.70,000 voters. The locality has two large industrial areas but both are in very bad condition. Local councilor Preeti was surrounded by the local resident when she arrived in the area with most of the people complaining about shortage of drinking water, which was not even fit to drink.

In colonies like Jwala Nagar residents have been forced to use hand pumps to tide over the water crisis. Ramesh Kumar, a resident, said that the area has not received water supply for the last several years and so they have been forced to use hand pumps.

MLA Dr Narendra Nath admitted that the area faces water shortage but added that it is the same in area parts of Delhi. He claimed that he was in talks with the state government to resolve the water crisis and added that the area faced some more problems....more    

'Goa hospital faces water shortage because of stolen taps'

Panaji: The Goa Medical College (GMC), the state's top health facility, regularly faces water shortage because people steal taps installed in the hospital premises, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar said on Tuesday. The water shortage is putting patients and their kin to hardships, especially during the scorching summer season. "The reason why there is water shortage is because people keep stealing taps. The water just gushes out. There is no shortage...  

AAP workers protest at residences of Delhi CM, MLAs

New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) workers on Sunday protested outside residences of Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit and local MLAs on the issues of rising prices of power and water, and women's safety in the national capital. While demonstrating outside the Chief Minister's residence, some workers were detained and sent to Tuglak Road Police Station, a statement released by Aam Aadmi Party said. AAP workers claimed that a number...  

Delhi water crisis: BJP workers protest at Hooda's residence

New Delhi: BJP youth wing workers led by party's Delhi unit president Vijay Goel on Sunday courted arrest while protesting at the residence of Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda demanding release of Delhi's share of water allegedly held back by the state. Goel and scores of activists of Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM), including Delhi BJYM chief Gauarav Khari, were taken to Parliament Street police station and were later...  

Are both Rahul and Modi development models riddled with holes?

While nothing much has changed in Amethi despite Rahul Gandhi's numerous visits and promises, in Narendra Modi's vibrant Gujarat, nearly 4,000 villages face an acute water crisis. ...

In Modi's vibrant Gujarat, 4,000 villages face acute water crisis

Nearly 4,000 villages in Sami in north Gujarat face a drought-like situation with no water to drink. People are being forced to dig pits and consume unsafe water. ...

Delhi: Five-star hotels asked to cut down water consumption

New Delhi: With water crisis during peak summer months looming large, the Delhi government has asked 35 five-star hotels to take immediate steps to cut down their consumption and directed them to set up waste water treatment plants. Identifying the five-star hotels as major guzzlers of water, the government has directed them to take a number of "concrete steps" by June to conserve water and install waste water treatment plants...  

FTN: Is it too much to ask for a dry Holi?

It's tough to imagine Holi with no water, but that is exactly what Mumbai is aspiring to do this year. An extreme water crisis in the state has prompted various institutions in the city to try and do their bit during this festival. ...

All Cong MLAs suspended for a day from Gujarat Assembly

All the Congress MLAs, who created ruckus in the Gujarat Assembly on Tuesday over water crisis facing many parts of the state, were suspended by Speaker Vaju Vala for a day. As soon as the question hour commenced, Leader of Opposition Shankarsinh Vaghela raised the issue of water scarcity in Kutch, Saurashtra and North Gujarat region and demanded suspension of question hour to discuss the issue. ...  

CJs say no to water wastage this Holi

This festive season we are looking at saying no to water wastage, will you be playing a waterless Holi? ...

Water as vital to national security as defence, UN says

Stresses on water supplies aggravated by climate change are likely to cause more conflicts and water should be considered as vital to national security as defence, the United Nations report said on Friday. ...  

Opposition must co-operate in the budget session, says Chavan

Opposition must keep their political differences aside and co-operate during the budget session commencing on Monday, Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan said on Sunday. "The debate on drought and other important issues will be held during the session. Therefore, they (opposition) should co-operate," Chavan told reporters. ...  

Sharad Pawar's constituency faces severe drought

Maharashtra's Marathwada region is in the grip of severe drought with Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar's constituency Madha facing acute water shortage. The water level is decreasing, rivers, streams and taps have run dry with even the government-supplied water not able to meet the people's requirement. ...  

AP: Water shortage hits Tirumala again

Tirumala: Once again, pilgrims on Tirumala hills were forced to wait in their cottages and guestrooms for many hours due to shortage of water on Wednesday. They had to postpone darshan and tonsuring of heads by a couple of hours for want of bathing water. After a decade, the Tirumala hills are facing severe scarcity of water this year. About a month ago, pilgrims faced a similar situation and many...  

Telangana, coastal Andhra fight over water

Hyderabad: The state governments decision to release water to Krishna delta from dead storage of Nagarjunasagar Project (NSP) has triggered a water war between Telangana and coastal Andhra regions. The war is likely to intensify further since TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu is planning a mahadharna in Hyderabad on Monday on farmers issues. The TRS has already demanded that Naidu should spell out his stand on release of water to...  

North India hit by power crisis, awaits rains

Chandigarh: The situation is grim in Punjab and Haryana. An acute water and power crisis has hit both the states as water levels in the Bhakra Nangal Dam are down to a critical level. The farmers are now frequently taking their protests to the streets in Kurukshethra where there is an acute power shortage. Dozens of villages in Kurukshetra get just over four hours of power a day even though...  

North reels under searing heat as monsoon delayed

New Delhi: With the monsoon yet to keep its date, denizens continued to reel under the scorching heat on Saturday with the minimum temperature settling five to six notches above average in Punjab and Haryana. Its not just Punjab and Haryana but the deserts of Rajasthan are also baking in the heat. Churu district was the hottest in the state, experiencing a high of 45 degree celsius on Saturday. Sriganganagar...  

Water crisis: Delhi pins hopes on Haryana

New Delhi: As Delhi faces a severe water shortage, the opposition BJP is making it a major political issue. And an exasperated Chief Minister is groping for answers. Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said, "There is shortage of water in some areas. Secretary, Water Resources, Chief Secretary, Delhi and Chief Secretary, Haryana are looking into the problem. There is no point in blame game." The fact that her own partyman...  

Water crisis in Delhi as Haryana cuts down supply

New Delhi: An unprecedented water crisis loomed large over the national capital on Thursday with neighbouring Haryana drastically cutting supply, leaving various treatment plants short of raw water and areas across Delhi parched. Areas across the city have already been grappling with acute shortage of water and the situation may worsen further as production at water treatment plants has come down sharply due to shortage of raw water. Top officials...  

Hyderabad: Dial a tanker? 11,421 pleas pending

Hyderabad: Unable to meet the ever increasing demand for water tankers, the Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWS&SB) has at last decided to stop booking water tankers for commercial establishments such as restaurants, hotels, shopping complexes and others. Its first priority is meeting drinking water needs of domestic consumers but consumers who have booked water tankers via the water boards Dial-a-Tanker have been made to wait for more...