Dindigul, July 28 (IANS) Kodaikanal, one of Tamil Nadu’s most popular hill stations, is grappling with a severe drinking water crisis as prolonged dry weather and poor rainfall have drastically reduced water availability across the town. Residents, businesses and the hospitality sector are struggling to cope with the worsening shortage, with municipal water supply now reaching many households only once every seven to eight days.The hill town, home to nearly 46,000 people across 24 municipal wa…
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Bengaluru, July 3 (IANS) Karnataka Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday alleged that the Congress government was facilitating the inclusion of “Bangla” (Bangladeshi) residents in state’s electoral rolls through the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise, and demanded criminal action against officials allegedly violating Election Commission guidelines. Addressing a press conference in Bengaluru, BJP leader R. Ashoka claimed that Booth Level Officers (BLOs) were distributing Enumerati…
Islamabad, June 8 (IANS) As Pakistan continues to face multiple climate related issues like melting glaciers in the north, rising seas in the south, choking smog in Punjab and water shortage in Balochistan and Karachi, the country’s ecological stresses are colliding with rapid population growth, poor governance and outdated infrastructure, a report has stated. The situation raises question on whether the Pakistani authorities and the society can recognise the scale of the danger and respond befo…
Islamabad, May 24 (IANS) Pakistan’s Karachi is facing a chronic water shortage, creating a situation where access to this basic necessity is increasingly determined by either personal connections or financial capacity. Those with means often turn to the so-called tanker ‘mafia’, paying inflated rates for additional supply, while others struggle to secure the limited government-supplied water tankers available each day, a report said on Saturday.”In areas still privileged to receive piped water, …
Islamabad, May 1 (IANS) Residents face acute water shortage in Pakistan’s Karachi as the continuous shortfall in water supply, now in its second week, has increased the city’s water problems. The crisis started on April 21 when the Karachi Water and Sewerage Corporation (KWSC) closed a key conduit to connect a newly laid 72-inch diameter pipeline to replace the Line No.5 near Dhabeji Pumping Station, Pakistan’s leading daily Dawn reported.The planned interconnection caused a 250MGD shortfall, …