Amid severe drought, Tunisia, the Northernmost country in Africa, has put strict restrictions on the usage of water. the government has introduced a water quota system and has banned the usage of potable water for agriculture, Al Jazeera reported.
The World Bank's Executive Board of Directors approved a USD 363 million loan to the southern Indian state of Karnataka to provide clean drinking water supply to two million rural households in the state through a piped water connection.
Along with water channels, Pakistan is also dependent on rain for its water supply. Climate change has exacerbated the water crisis affecting the rainfall pattern and causing a huge water shortage in the country leading to prolonged droughts. This is making it even more challenging to manage
Locals in Rajasthan celebrated on Saturday after Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Friday announced the formation of new districts in the state and taking the total number of districts to 50.
The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh has put the implementation of AMRUT 1.O, a project launched to provide water supply and sewerage facilities to every household in the state, on fast track, stated an official release on Friday.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday chaired a high-level meeting with Water Resources Minister Saurabh Bhardwaj, Forest Minister Gopal Rai, and other high-ranking officials of the government to ensure adequate water supply for all households in the national capital.
The Chandrawal treatment plant is also being upgraded under the plan. After the completion of the project, the capacity of this water treatment plant will be 105 MGD and this will enable around 22 lakh people in Delhi to get clean water at their homes.
The residents are advised to store sufficient quantity of water in advance as per requirement. Water tankers will be available on request, the DJB said.
Tshering said the government would commit to accelerating infrastructure improvement in these five throms. A throm is a second-level administrative division in Bhutan.
The central government on Monday informed the Rajya Sabha that Haryana has become 'Har Ghar Jal state' as all the 30.41 lakh rural households in the state have tap water supply in their homes.