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Pakistan: Farmers, nationalists join forces against new canals
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Farmers and nationalist groups in Sindh have united to oppose the federal government's plans to build six new canals on the Indus River, claiming they will exacerbate water scarcity in the province. The Sindh Chamber of Agriculture and other organisations criticised the projects for ignoring
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Karachi's water crisis deepens amid mismanagement and corruption
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Karachi, Pakistan's largest city, is grappling with a worsening water crisis, with millions of residents facing unreliable and contaminated water supplies. Despite its size and population, access to clean and consistent water remains a major challenge, worsened by poor management, corruption
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Pakistan People's Party rejects proposal for new canals on Indus, warns of
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Speaking at a press conference at the Bilawal House Media Cell on Wednesday, Nisar Ahmed Khuhro stressed that the PPP would continue to oppose controversial water reservoir projects in the country
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"Agadhi wale boond boond ke liye tarsayenge," says PM Modi in Maharashtra
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a scathing attack at Maha Vikas Agadhi on Thursday, saying that the alliance will bring back the droughts, and the water crisis in Maharashtra.
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Maharashtra: Residents of village near Buldhana say they are forced to buy
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Deulghat village which is just seven kilometers away from Buldhana district headquarters and residents say that the village lacks basic facilities, forcing them to buy water for drinking, bathing, and other essential needs.
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Pakistan: Sindh STP party opposes canal project, claims 60 million people
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Qadir Magsi, Chairman of the Sindh Taraqqi-Pasand Party, warned that constructing six canals on the Indus River would devastate Sindh, endangering the lives and livelihoods of millions. Addressing a large protest,
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Pakistan : Power and water crisis sparks protests in Karachi, disrupts tra
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Residents in Karachi Pakistan staged a protest on Tuesday evening to express their frustration over ongoing electricity and water shortages, which resulted in a major traffic disruption.
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Pakistan: Skardu confronts alarming water crisis as infrastructure struggl
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Skardu, a city in Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan, is grappling with a severe water crisis, primarily reliant on the ageing Sadpara Dam. Failed modernisation efforts and bureaucratic hurdles have exacerbated water shortages, leaving residents struggling to meet their basic needs. Experts
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Innovating for Water Security: The Art of Living's Vision at the 8th India
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], October 17: The 8th India Water Week-2024 centred around 'Partnerships and Cooperation for Inclusive Water Development and Management', gathered thought leaders to tackle the country's escalating water crisis with an eye toward long-term solutions. Prasana Prab
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"Our good work is our response to critics": Karnataka Deputy CM Shivakumar
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar inaugurated the Cauvery Stage 5 drinking water project for resolving Karnataka's water crisis on Wednesday and asserted that his good work was his response to the critics.
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Karnataka Dy CM DK Shivkumar launches Cauvery Phase 5 Water project
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Wednesday launch the highly anticipated Cauvery Phase 5 Water project for resolving Karnataka's water crisis.
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Pakistan: Political activists in Sindh accuse Punjab of exploiting water r
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Members of the Awami Tehreek, Awami Workers Party, and Jeay Sindh Mahaz-Riaz staged protests and sit-ins outside the Karachi Press Club and in various cities across Sindh, Dawn reported.
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