Thanks to heat wave conditions Chennai is up against a severe water crisis. The water capacity in the 15 reservoirs serving the city is down to 14%. Civic bodies have decided to cut down the water supply to the residents. During monsoons, reservoirs are almost always up to their brim. A hot summer coupled with the delay in supply of water from river Cauvery that flows from neighbouring Karnataka has rendered people helpless in the metropolis.read more

In five districts, level falls to 19% from 27% last year, leads to rise in usage of water tankers read more

The forum has urged the state government to implement the National Water Policy in the city and the Pune Metropolitan Region to enable citizens to have free access to clean and filtered drinking water. The National Water Policy is formulated by the ministry... read more

Residents of the city, where water tariff varies from one area to the other, have already started making a beeline for tankers as the supply has come down. read more

Delhi Jal Board had complained that it is not receiving enough water to supply to the national Capital. read more

India has to evolve a long-term plan to tackle the water crisis, especially in this era of climate change. The plan should include decentralisation of water conservation, community management of aquifers, and a shift from water-intensive agricultural... read more

Refusing to be bogged down by the no-confidence motion against him, Panvel City Municipal Corporation commissioner Sudhakar Shinde has continued working on providing basic amenities to residents read more

It has highlighted poor rains in 2017 to show the shrinking of the Indira Sagar dam in Madhya Pradesh and the Sardar Sarovar reservoir in Gujarat that supplies drinking water to millions. read more

The court had directed the civic body to disclose if it intended to continue with its policy of not providing additional water for IPL matches read more

In a bid to resolve recurring water scarcity, the state government is planning a long-term plan under which potable water supply would be ensured for each household by 2022 read more

Most societies have dedicated storage for emergency situations like fire, but with water crisis worsening, they are forced to use the stock for everyday usage. read more

The capacity of Sector 16 boosting station has been enhanced from 110KLD to 175KLD. The GMDA is now supplying 140-150MLD water from the boosting station. read more

Protests against the centre’s failure to set up the board hit the fourth day in Tamil Nadu, with the DMK and its allies calling for a state-wide shutdown on Thursday, read more

Residents wonder why they should suffer despite having paid their bills to the developers, who are at fault. read more

After retiring from Zoological Survey of India as its director 20 years ago, Ghosh, a Fullbright scholar, dedicated himself to research on water crisis, adaptation to climate change and sustenance after natural calamity read more