Water shortage
While realty is growing in Kerala, especially in cities like Kochi, drinking water supply in flats have remained irregular for months. Occupants of newly-built flats in Kalamassery, Thrikkakara, and Kakkanad are facing water shortage forcing them to buy water sold through tanker Lorries. Since they cannot get access to water supply, flat dwellers have to [...] Continue Reading »
In the wake of scanty rains and below average lake levels, Mumbaikars are asked to use water sparingly while celebrating the festival of dahi handi. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), which has enforced the 10 per cent water cut since July 1 following poor showers and waning lake levels, has appealed to residents to use [...] Continue Reading »
At a time when Mumbaikars are suffering from water cuts due to deficient rainfall, cloud seeding is the means the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is looking forward to. The BMC has decided to rope in Israel’s national water company, Mekorot for this purpose. The plan is to carry out cloud seeding operations in the areas [...] Continue Reading »
Ill-quipped system of Chandigarh Municipal Corporation came out in the open again as when the northern grid failed, city could get only half the water of total supply from the Kajauli during disruption period. The reason being Kajauli water works has low power generator, which can only take the load of two lines out of [...] Continue Reading »
Mumbai could face serious water crisis as the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) informed the city that its stock of water will last for only 124 days. At present, there is 10 per cent water cut in the city. The current usable water content available is only 62 per cent of what was available last year. [...] Continue Reading »
There seems to be an end to the water woes of the residents of Old Gurgaon as Municipal Corporation of Gurgaon (MCG) has agreed to the demands of the residents to supply water to them. The councillors and residents have been demanding canal water supply from the corporation for a long time and the civic [...] Continue Reading »
In order to save water, members of the Confederation of Real Estate Developers Associations of India (Credai), Pune Metro have decided not to use drinking water at construction sites. A circular has been issued to the members informing them about the water crisis resulting from insufficient rainfall along with techniques to save water by Satish [...] Continue Reading »
Faced with the grave issue of water shortage in the city, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) plans to acquire all privately-owned wells in the city to alleviate the troubles of the citizens. Currently there are 784 private wells in the city and the BMC is to solicit the Collector’s assistance in acquiring them. While the [...] Continue Reading »
The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) permitted the release of 0.5 thousand million cubic (TMC) ft of water to the thirsty Daund taluka despite opposition from all major parties in Pune. Residents of Daund taluka have the right to get water from Khadakwasla, Panshet and Varasgaon dams as 80 per cent of the dam project-affected were [...] Continue Reading »
Residents of Rahatani and Pimpri are facing water shortage due to problems in the water distribution network, though there is no water cut in force in Pimpri-Chinchwad. The water shortage problem exists for the last one and half years in Savita Khule Chawl in Ramnagar area of Rahatani. Also, the number of water connections taken [...] Continue Reading »
