New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) Union Jal Shakti Minister C.R. Patil on Monday discussed measures to further strengthen the country’s water security through water conservation and enhancing water use efficiency in irrigation at a national conference. Interacting with officials at the All-India Conference of Senior Most Secretaries of Water Resources Departments of states and Union Territories at Chanakya Hall in Sushma Swaraj Bhawan here, Patil also took stock of measures for advancing the Prime Minis…
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Namakkal, July 12 (IANS) An acute water shortage has gripped the Kumarapalayam region of Tamil Nadu’s Namakkal district, leaving farmers struggling to save their crops as delayed monsoon rains and the non-release of water from the Mettur dam have pushed the area towards a severe agricultural crisis. More than 20 irrigation lakes in Kumarapalayam, Pallipalayam and Veppadai have dried up completely, depriving thousands of acres of farmland of their primary source of irrigation.With no significant …
Chennai, July 8 (IANS) Chennai’s groundwater table recorded a sharp decline in June following a prolonged dry spell, raising fresh concerns over water availability in several suburban areas that depend heavily on bore wells for domestic use.According to data released by Chennai Metrowater, the city’s average groundwater level dropped by 0.47 metres in June compared to May.The average depth across 15 monitored locations fell from 5.66 metres in May to 6.13 metres in June, reflecting widesprea…
Dharmapuri, July 5 (IANS) Residents in several rural and urban pockets of Tamil Nadu’s Dharmapuri district have reported irregular drinking water supply under the Hogenakkal Drinking Water Supply and Fluorosis Mitigation Project, raising concerns over reduced availability of potable water as inflows to the Hogenakkal reservoir continue to decline.The project, one of Tamil Nadu’s largest protected drinking water schemes, supplies water to Dharmapuri and Krishnagiri districts and serves as the p…
Islamabad, July 1 (IANS) Pakistan’s negligence in water management is responsible for the water issues that it has been facing in Indus Basin. Pakistan will continue to have water woes until it does not work on water resource management by improving their systems, crop water productivity, ground water management, storages, agricultural practices, institutional reforms, monitoring systems, use of modern technology and resolves disputes among its provinces, a report has detailed. Pakistan keeps ac…
Nagpur, May 10 (IANS) Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari said on Sunday that water conservation should become a mass movement to remove the stigma of Vidarbha being known as a “farmer suicide zone” and ensure prosperity in the region. Gadkari was addressing a press conference in the run-up to the silver jubilee of Poorti Sinchan Samruddhi Kalyankari Sanstha, which works in the field of water conservation in Vidarbha, the “Jalsamvad” (water dialogue) and “Jalkr…
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…
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…