Amaravati, April 15 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Wednesday directed the officials to prepare an action plan for utilisation of Godavari waters once the Polavaram Project is completed.He emphasised that water from the right and left main canals should be efficiently distributed to reservoirs and tanks to meet irrigation and other needs.During a review meeting held at his officials with Water Resources department officials, the Chief Minister assessed the progress o…
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Chennai, March 4 (IANS) Rapid and unplanned urban growth is placing increasing pressure on the water resources of the Chennai river basin, raising concerns about the city’s long-term water security. A new data-based assessment has warned that the steady disappearance of traditional water storage systems could significantly worsen water shortages in the coming decades. The study, carried out by the Tamil Nadu Green Climate Company (TNGCC), a government body, in collaboration with the Council on…
New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) Pakistan is facing water bankruptcy with the groundwater table declining sharply every year, as states such as Punjab and Sindh remain locked in a dispute of sharing of water, according to an article in the Karachi-based The News International.The article by Mohsin Leghari, a former Irrigation and Finance Minister of Pakistan’s Punjab province, cites the United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH) January 2026 report, titled ‘Glob…
Chandigarh, Jan 27 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday said the state government stood firmly committed to safeguarding the state’s interests in the water dispute, while pursuing a mutually agreed resolution of the Sutlej-Yamuna Link (SYL) canal issue at a meeting with Haryana counterpart Nayab Singh Saini. After the meeting, Mann told the media, “We have no water to share with any other state, but as the elder brother of Haryana, we do not want to draw daggers with our nei…