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Villagers of Melur face acute water crisis
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Melur (Madurai) [India], June 9 (ANI): Due to acute water shortage and non-availability of clean drinking water, people of Karungalakudi village in Madurai have to go through a mundane struggle to fetch water in this stifling heat.
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UP: Agra nursery owners upset as plants succumb to heat
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Agra (Uttar Pradesh) [India], June 9 (ANI): The constant heatwave situation in several parts of the country, especially in Uttar Pradesh, is not only affecting the lives of people but also putting the survival of plants in jeopardy. In Agra, many nursery owners are upset as their plants and
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In this Amravati village, people have to go 40 feet down to fetch drinking
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Amravati (Maharashtra) [India], June 8 (ANI): People in Melghat, who have been facing severe water crisis, are forced to go as deep as 40 feet inside wells to fetch drinking water.
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World Oceans Day: Bollywood celebs show concern over increasing pollution
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), June 8 (ANI): As the world celebrates Oceans Day, several Bollywood stars flooded social media with their concerns over water crisis and pollution in the oceans.
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K'tka: As water crisis looms in Shivamogga, officials inspect water proces
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Shivamogga (Karnataka) [India], June 7 (ANI): Commissioner of Shivamogga City Corporation Charulatha, Mayor Latha Ganesh, Deputy Mayor BS Channabasappa, and officials of Karnataka Urban Water Supply and Drainage Board inspected a water processing unit in Mandli, on the outskirts of Shivamogg
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Ranchi facing worst ever water crisis
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], June 7 (ANI): Ranchi, the capital city of Jharkhand, is facing severe water crisis this year with underground water falling deeper than ever in the state.
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Maharashtra: Water crisis hits Kawatha, villagers forced to fetch water fr
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Akola (Maharashtra) [India], June 7 (ANI): People residing in Kawatha village in Akola are facing water crisis with the onset of summer. The locals here are forced to dig pits to battle with the ongoing crisis of water shortage.
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Kumaraswamy doing political drama amid water crisis, says Yeddyurappa
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Hubli (Karnataka) [India], June 7 (ANI): Calling out the ruling Janata Dal (Secular) over lack of decisive action on acute water crisis in the state, Karnataka BJP Chief BS Yeddyurappa accused Chief Minister Kumaraswamy of doing "political drama".
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Locals pray for rain in Bihar's Gaya
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Gaya (Bihar) [India], June 7 (ANI): Scores of people residing in Gaya region on Friday offered prayers to Lord Indra for rain in the wake of the water crisis in the region.
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DMK slams govt as Chennai braces for major water crisis
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], June 7 (ANI): DMK leader Annadurai Saravanan slammed the AIADMK government in the state for its inability to solve the impending water crisis in the city and the state.
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Shivamogga: Planting trees amid water crisis is 'illogical', says environm
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Shivamogga (Karnataka) [India], June 7 (ANI): Amidst prevailing water crisis in Shivamogga district, environmentalists in the area termed the district forest administration's action of planting one lakh saplings on the occasion of World Environment day 'illogical' as the monsoon is delayed i
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MP: Water woes continue in Betul, girls forced to miss out on school
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Betul (Madhya Pradesh) [India], June 6 (ANI): With the onset of summer, the water crisis has returned to haunt the people of Betul district in Madhya Pradesh. The situation has worsened as the region has received scanty rainfall so far. The repercussions are so grave that the adolescent g
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