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NCW writes to Delhi CM over 'water scarcity' in South Delhi
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 9 (ANI): Taking cognizance of media reports regarding alleged water scarcity in parts of South Delhi, National Commission of Women wrote a letter to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and urged him to issue necessary directions to solve the crisis.
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Banda: Nuniya Mollah residents boycott polls to protest water shortage
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Banda (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 6 (ANI): Facing a severe spell of water scarcity, residents of Nuniya Mollah in Banda have taken up cudgels against the local administration for not doing enough to resolve their issues. They have decided to boycott this year's Lok Sabha elections to pro
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Water scarcity major issue in Valsad, women walk miles for drinking water
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Valsad (Gujarat) [India], May 4 (ANI): Jeevika, a woman residing in Valsad region has to walk miles every night to get to the nearest stream. If she does not, she and her entire family have to go without water.
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Will create a dedicated ministry to tackle with water scarcity: Modi in Ra
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Hindaun (Rajasthan) [India], May 3 (ANI):There will be a dedicated ministry at the Centre to tackle the issue of water scarcity in the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said here on Friday. The ministry would be named as 'Jal Shakti Ministry'.
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Jharkhand: Water scarce Palamu goes to polls on April 29
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Palamu (Jharkhand) [India] Apr 27, (ANI): Considered as one of the hottest places in the state, Palamu has been reeling under perennial water-crisis for ages.
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Gujarat: Untadi village reeling under water scarcity, villagers forced to
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Surendranagar (Gujarat) [India], Apr 17 (ANI): Poor connectivity, infrastructure, and power shortage are the various issues that have been plaguing Untadi village of Surendranagar district. From the past few months, an issue of water crisis has compounded the woes of the villagers.
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This Noida-based mechanical engineer is reviving ponds to fight water scar
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Greater Noida (Uttar Pradesh) [India], April 10 (ANI): A 26-year-old mechanical engineer is creating water awareness in villages and reviving ponds to fight the problem of water scarcity.
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WB: No school, water or healthcare facilities, but villagers say will vote
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Alipurduar (West Bengal) [India], April 10 (ANI): On the route to the hills of Bhutan and two kilometers away from the bank of Jayanti river is the village of Bhutia Basti, which was settled during the British period.
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Songadh: Villagers near Ukai dam irked by water scarcity, unavailability o
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Songadh (Gujarat) [India], April 10 (ANI): With elections approaching and all political parties making big promises in their election manifestos, there exists a village in Songadh district where people still have to walk for kilometers to fetch clean drinking water.
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A dirty stream is the only source of water in this Assam village
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Dibrugarh (Assam) [India] Apr 9 (ANI): It has been over 70 years of Independence, yet, locals in this Assam village lack a source of clean drinking water, forcing them to use water from a dirty stream in the village.
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Hathras: 50 Youngsters to auction themselves on R-day to protest against w
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Hathras (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Jan 26 (ANI): Fifty young people in Nagla Maya village in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras district have, in a desperate measure, proposed to auction themselves to raise money to provide for drinking water in their village.
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Shimla residents protest against water scarcity
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], June 1 (ANI): Residents of Shimla blocked roads on Thursday as the Himachal Pradesh capital continued to battle an acute drinking water shortage for the tenth day.
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