Chikkaballapur (Karnataka), July 22 (IANS) Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister and Revenue Minister G. Parameshwara on Wednesday chaired a review meeting on drought conditions and revenue matters in Chikkaballapur district. He said that Karnataka is facing the worst drought in 150 years.He directed government officials to intensify efforts to enroll farmers under the crop insurance scheme and ensure adequate drinking water and fodder availability as Karnataka grapples with an unprecedented drought s…
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Gandhinagar, March 13 (IANS) The Gujarat government has recovered Rs 1.04 crore from the construction agency after a newly built overhead water tank collapsed during testing in Surat district, Water Resources and Supply Minister Ishwarsinh Patel informed the state Assembly on Friday. Replying to a question raised by a legislator, Patel said the tank had been constructed at Hariyal Sub Headworks in Tadkeshwar village and collapsed during testing.The tank, with a storage capacity of nine lakh litr…
New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) As many as 3.54 crore (18.29 per cent) rural households are still without tap water supply, with Kerala and Jharkhand being the top two states with the highest percentage of (over 44 per cent) village homes waiting for the facility, the Lok Sabha was informed on Thursday.Minister of State for Jal Shakti, V. Somanna, in a written reply, shared data indicating that in Kerala 45.12 per cent of rural households are without tap water supply and in Jharkhand 44.82 per cent h…
Indore, Jan 2 (IANS) In the wake of the devastating water contamination incident in Indore’s Bhagirathpura area, which claimed at least 15 lives and affected nearly 1500 residents with severe diarrhoea and vomiting, the Madhya Pradesh government has undertaken a significant administrative reshuffle in the Indore Municipal Corporation (IMC) to bolster efficiency and accountability. Following a high-level review meeting on Friday by Chief Minister Dr Mohan Yadav, the state government issued orders…