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Water crisis deepens in TN, soaring temp adds to woes
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], June 15 (ANI): Tamil Nadu is reeling under acute water crisis for the past several months after Chennai's Porur Lake, which is considered one of the main sources of water, has reached its lowest level. Moreover, with mercury soaring in the region, there seems to
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TN parties oppose nuclear fuel storage facility in K'kulam plant
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], June 15 (ANI): VCK President Thirumavalavan on Saturday opposed the construction of Away From Reactor (AFR) Spent Fuel Storage facility within the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant.
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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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J-K: Samba residents forced to drink contaminated water as crisis deepens
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Samba (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], June 13 (ANI): Padal village in Samba district is reeling under acute water shortage, forcing villagers to drink contaminated water.
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Surplus water in dams and reservoirs, report of water crisis exaggerated:
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 12 (ANI): Asserting that the reports of water crisis are exaggerated, Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Tuesday stated that there is surplus water in dams and reservoirs in Himachal Pradesh, Punjab and other areas.
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MP: Searing heat and water scarcity kills monkeys in Damoh
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Damoh (Madhya Pradesh) [India], June 12 (ANI): Not only humans beings even the animals are bearing the brunt of searing heat in Madhya Pradesh. Locals told ANI that a troop of monkeys in Damoh died because of lack of water and heat in the past week.
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Tiwari attacks Kejriwal, says power cuts, water crisis gripping Delhi
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jun 11 (ANI): Accusing the Arvind Kejriwal government of failure to address the basic needs of Delhiites, BJP MP Manoj Tiwari on Tuesday said power outages and acute water crisis were gripping the national capital.
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Meenakshi Lekhi protests against water shortage in Delhi
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 11 (ANI): BJP MP Meenakshi Lekhi along with party workers held a protest on Tuesday outside the Delhi Jal Board in RK Puram against the worsening water situation in the city.
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Villagers of Melghat face acute water crisis
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Amravati (Maharashtra), June 10 (ANI): People in Melghat, who have been facing acute water crisis, are forced to walk miles away to fetch water for their mundane needs in the scorching summer heat.
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Heatwave leads to water crisis in Coimbatore
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) [India], June 9 (ANI): Water bodies have gone dry and groundwater levels have plummeted as unprecedented heatwave conditions persist in Coimbatore.
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Centre convenes meeting of states on water crisis on June 11
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 9 (ANI): Alarmed by the water levels in reservoirs across the country and the severe drought in several parts, the Centre has convened a meeting of Water Resources Ministers of states on June 11 to discuss the issue of water conservation, drinking water, and sanita
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