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India to deliver 1,000 metric tonnes rice, 1 lakh HCQ tablets to drought-h
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 2 (ANI): India on Monday announced it will send a consignment of 1,000 metric tonnes of rice and 100,000 tablets of Hydroxychloroquine to drought-hit Madagascar.
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Aamir Khan thanks Jal Shakti Ministry for lauding his work in Maharashtra'
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 9 (ANI): Megastar Aamir Khan on Wednesday expressed gratitude towards the Ministry of Jal Shakti after the ministry lauded his and his wife Kiran Rao's initiative to transform drought-hit regions in Maharashtra through their NGO Paani Foundation.
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K'taka: Nalin Kumar Kateel slams previous govt for doing little for flood
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Oct 5 (ANI): BJP Karnataka president Nalin Kumar Kateel on Saturday said that the BS Yeddyurappa-led government has released funds towards flood relief and rehabilitation in the affected areas. He also slammed the previous Congress-JDU government for not doing
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Tamil Nadu to receive rains for next 48 hours, says IMD
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Aug 18 (ANI): Rains lashed several parts of the city and its neighbourhood on Sunday bringing huge respite to the drought-hit Chennai.
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Rajasthan: Water to be transported from Jodhpur to drought-hit Pali on dai
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Jodhpur (Rajasthan) [India], July 26 (ANI): In a bid to address the severe water shortage in Pali of Rajasthan, a train carrying water to drought-hit district will leave on Thursday from Jodhpur Railway Station.
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Once listed among drought-hit areas, these UP villages find way to tackle
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Aligarh (Uttar Pradesh) [India], July 4 (ANI): Once listed among the drought-hit areas in Aligarh, the villages of Chandaus block witnessed a remarkable change with the determination of Rinku Sharma, a man who has dug up around 12 dozen ponds here.
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In drought-hit Bundelkhand, village returns to age-old water conservation
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Banda (Uttar Pradesh) [India], June 24 (ANI): While most parts of Bundelkhand is reeling under severe water crisis, a village in the drought-hit Banda district of UP has gone back to traditional conservation techniques to revive existing water bodies and is serving as a role model to others.
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Heavy rains bring respite to drought-hit Chennai
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India] June 22 (ANI): Bringing huge respite for shriveled Chennai, rains lashed several parts of the city here on Saturday.
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Government is with 'drought' hit people, says Maharashtra Minister Patil
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Aurangabad (Maharashtra) [India], June 2 (ANI): As the state is struggling hard to cope with the challenges emerging out of 'drought-like situations' due to lack of rains, Revenue Minister Chandrakant Patil on Sunday said the government was leaving nothing unturned to help out the people
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Fodder camps for cattle set up in drought affected Aurangabad
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Aurangabad (Maharashtra) [India], May 18 (ANI): As the drought is worsening in Maharashtra, the government on Saturday set up a fodder camp aka 'Chara Chawani' for cattle in the drought-hit Aurangabad district's Lasur village.
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Water scarcity hits drought-hit Deoghar residents hard
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Deoghar (Jharkhand) [India], May 13 (ANI): There is a severe scarcity of water in the city, leaving the residents high and dry in view of extreme heat conditions.
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Pune: Part-time jobs, social organisations help students from drought-hit
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], May 4 (ANI): Draught in many parts of Maharashtra is adversely affecting students from these regions who are living in other cities of the state for higher education or to prepare for tests for government jobs.
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