Amid the hot and humid weather in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, the residents are facing power outages of two to three hours, adding to their woes. Due to the power outages, the residents are also facing water shortage problems, the Dawn reported.
Residents of Okhla Phase 2 and Kusumpur Pahari in Delhi breathed a sigh of relief on Thursday as they received water supply through tankers amid acute water shortage in the national capital.
Delhi Minister Atishi has been admitted to the hospital after her health condition deteriorated as she was on an indefinite hunger strike against the Haryana government for not releasing 100 million gallons per day (MGD) of water thus creating water crisis in the national capital.
Delhi LG VK Saxena on Saturday launched an attack on the AAP-led Delhi government over the Delhi water crisis, saying that the same blame-game story is repeated by the government.
Morning visuals showed people from Chilla Gaon of Mayur Vihar area, Sanjay Colony, Okhla area, and Geeta Colony area standing in queues, holding onto cans and buckets and crowding around water tankers amid water shortage in the national capital this summer.
Delhi's Water Minister Atishi on Monday appealed Haryana government to release the water and solve the problems of the people of Delhi amid the escalating water crisis and sweltering heat.
Holding the Aam Aadmi Party responsible for the water crisis in Delhi, BJP MP Manoj Tiwari on Sunday lashed out at Delhi water minister Atishi and accused her and the AAP of cheating people of the national capital.
Delhi Minister Atishi on Sunday wrote a letter to Delhi Police Commissioner Sanjay Arora, urging the deployment of police personnel to protect major pipelines in Delhi.
Delhi Water Minister Atishi said that due to severe heatwave conditions, the water shortage persisted in Delhi. She appealed to people to consciously and carefully use the available water.
In an effort to protect the last population of the Khur subspecies of wild ass, forest guards in Gujarat's Little Rann of Kutch are working tirelessly to combat the severe water shortage brought on by sweltering heatwaves.
Amid the water shortage in several areas in the national capital, Delhi Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Atishi on Thursday affirmed that the government is taking every possible step to curb the wastage of water.
New Delhi [India], June 13: Responding to the urgent need for access to safe drinking water amid rising temperatures across the country, HSBC India, in partnership with The Social Lab (TSL) and United Way Mumbai (UWM), has commenced an initiative aimed at ensuring the well-being of urban com