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Drought-affected villages benefitted due to JalYukt Shivar: Devendra Fadna
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 20 (ANI): Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday heaped praises on JalYukt Shivar Abhiyaan, which promised drought-free Maharashtra by 2019, and said that his government have reduced farm dependency on rain.
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As water gets scarce, Chennai hotel urges guests to use water judiciously
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], June 20 (ANI): As the city continues to reel under acute water crisis, a five-star hotel here -- Radisson Blu GRT -- has requested its guests to use water judiciously during their stay.
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Chennai: Royapettah residents are now buying tokens for water
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India] June 19 (ANI): Residents living in Royapettah area in Chennai are buying tokens now for having water supply from the water tankers. To assure no water theft, round orange coloured plastic tokens are distributed to the beneficiaries in order to keep a record.
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Tamil Nadu: Chennai continues to reel under acute water crisis
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu)[India], June 19 (ANI): Scorching heat and delayed monsoon have crippled Chennai and other parts of Tamil Nadu with an acute water crisis.
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Kannadiga devotees recite prayers for rain at Prasanna Ganpati temple
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Shivamogga (Karnataka) [India], June 18 (ANI): Several devotees recited verses from the Bhagavad Gita at the Prasanna Ganpati temple here on Tuesday morning.
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Opposition parties gearing up to corner Fadnavis over poor drought relief
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 16 (ANI): The opposition parties will take on the state government for the absence of drought relief works during the coming Monsoon Session of the Assembly, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Dhananjay Munde said here on Sunday.
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Fadnavis, other BJP CMs meet PM Modi
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 15 (ANI): Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and apprise him of the steps being taken to ensure a drought-free Marathwada region and of the river linking projects going on in the state.
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NITI Aayog meeting: Maha CM discusses water conservation initiatives
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 15 (ANI): Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday addressed the meeting of Fifth Governing Council of NITI Aayog, during which he presented his state's success regarding various water conservation initiatives in spite of drought and only 73 per cent r
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PM Modi calls for collective fight against poverty, unemployment, water cr
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 15 (ANI): In his first meeting with the Chief Ministers after re-election, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday called for a collective fight against poverty, unemployment, corruption, and violence and for urgent steps to tackle drought and drinking water crisi
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PM Modi calls for collective fight against poverty, umemployment, water cr
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 15 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday called for a collective fight against poverty, unemployment, corruption and violence and for urgent steps to tackle drought and drinking water crisis in the country.
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Maharashtra: Fadnavis to expand Cabinet tomorrow
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 15 (ANI): Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday said the expansion of the Maharashtra cabinet will take place on Sunday.
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Randeep Hooda volunteers for drought relief programme in Maharashtra
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), June 13 (ANI): Randeep Hooda who has always managed to stay away from the limelight and travel extra miles to help the needy, recently joined a team of volunteers to help people who are struggling with drought in a village near Nashik in Maharashtra.
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