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…
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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…
Jaipur, June 30 (IANS) Describing the long-awaited Yamuna Water Project Agreement between Rajasthan and Haryana as a “golden chapter” in the history of water management, Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma said the agreement is far more than a water-sharing arrangement, it is a robust foundation for the bright future, water security, and prosperity of crores of Rajasthan’s residents.Addressing a Press briefing at Jodhpur House in New Delhi, the Chief Minister said the realisation of this project, wh…
Jaipur, June 27 (IANS) Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma on Saturday chaired a high-level review meeting at his official residence to assess issues concerning stakeholders of the Panchna Dam and directed officials to ensure the time-bound implementation of all decisions aimed at providing a permanent and sustainable solution.The meeting focused on water management, irrigation infrastructure, and measures to safeguard the interests of farmers dependent on the dam.The Chief Minister said …
Koppal (Karnataka), June 25 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister, D.K. Shivakumar, on Thursday described as a “historic consensus decision” the agreement reached by Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana to safeguard the interests of farmers dependent on the Tungabhadra river basin.Speaking after inaugurating 33 newly-installed spillway gates of the Tungabhadra Reservoir at Munirabad in Koppal district, CM Shivakumar said the three states had come together to ensure the long-term protection of the d…
Chennai, June 20 (IANS) Chennai’s drinking water reserves have received a significant boost with continued inflows of Krishna River water from Andhra Pradesh’s Kandaleru reservoir, helping improve storage levels in the city’s key water bodies amid rising summer demand. Poondi reservoir, one of Chennai’s principal sources of drinking water, has been receiving Krishna water under the inter-state water-sharing agreement between Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh. Built in 1944 in the Poondi taluk of Tir…
New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister, Rekha Gupta, held discussions with Mario Voigt, Minister-President of the German state of Thuringia, and a high-level delegation at the Delhi Secretariat, focussing on expanding cooperation across key areas, including urban development, technology, governance and skill development.During the meeting, both sides explored opportunities for collaboration in smart urban development, sustainable infrastructure, digital governance and innovation-driven pu…
Islamabad/New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) Despite placing the Indus Water Treaty (IWT) in abeyance following the heinous April 22 Pahalgam terror attack last year, India has not halted the water flow from the western rivers earmarked for Pakistan. Additionally, nearly five to six per cent of the total water from the three eastern rivers allocated exclusively to India under IWT continues to flow to Pakistan owing to diversion and storage constraints on the Indian side, a report has detailed.According to…
Amsterdam, May 17 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Netherlands counterpart Rob Jetten visited the Afsluitdijk Dam on Sunday. Following this, PM Modi took to X and said, “An area in which the Netherlands has done pioneering work is water resources. There is a lot the entire global community can learn from them. This morning, I had the opportunity to visit the Afsluitdijk and understand the salient features of this project. I am thankful to PM Rob Jetten for accompanying me here.””We ar…
Amsterdam/The Hague, May 16 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in the Netherlands on Friday evening as part of his multi-nation diplomatic tour aimed at strengthening India’s strategic and economic partnerships in Europe. Announcing the Prime Minister’s arrival, Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal posted on X: “Goedeavond Nederland! PM @narendramodi has arrived in the Netherlands. The visit will provide an opportunity to further strengthen the multifaceted In…