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Arvind Kejriwal lauds healthcare workers for dengue-control efforts

The CM attributed this to increased awareness among people and the efforts of the health officials.

Updated on Jun 21, 2019, 7:56 AM IST

‘No water’ plaints up by 151% in 3 years in Delhi: Report

According to the report, no supply calls made to the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) increased from 34,554 in 2015 to 86,637 in 2018.

Updated on Jun 21, 2019, 5:41 AM IST

BMC to form expert panel to tackle water crisis

In 2016, CM Devendra Fadnavis had directed the civic body to set up a panel of independent experts, to come up with solutions to save water and work out equitable distribution of water.

Updated on Jun 21, 2019, 4:25 AM IST

DMK slams minister as water wars break out in Tamil Nadu

Drought coupled with searing summer heat has left most of the state parched, except Kanniyakumari and Tirunelveli districts, which remain beneficiaries of the South West monsoon.

Updated on Jun 17, 2019, 11:51 PM IST

130 unauthorised Delhi colonies unlikely to get piped water supply

Pipeline work is stuck due to non-availability of no-objection certificates (NOCs) from land-owning agencies (Photo by Sonu Mehta/ Hindustan Times)

Updated on Jun 16, 2019, 2:14 PM IST

Reach out to farmers, Uddhav Thackeray tells his cadre

Uddhav Thackeray

Updated on Jun 16, 2019, 7:31 AM IST

Mumbai may face water cuts for next two days

The fault was in the release gate of Bhatsa dam, which was repaired on war-footing basis

Updated on Jun 13, 2019, 12:11 AM IST

In scorching sun, UP villages without a drop to drink

A dried-up hand pump at Ghorawal village in Sonbhadra.

Published on Jun 12, 2019, 7:19 AM IST

Mumbaiites to be penalised for dumping trash in nullahs, near railway tracks

The decision to penalise is a bid to ensure public places and stormwater drains don’t get clogged in the monsoon.

Published on Jun 12, 2019, 12:29 AM IST

Sabotage, extract, supply, repeat: How Gurugram’s water mafias operate

A man fills a water tanker, in Gurugram. The city’s water mafia is controlled by people who operate from remote villages in the district. These are the ones who supply water tankers to meet rising demand during the peak summer season, and who are also involved in breaking water pipelines to ensure that their business flourishes.

Published on Jun 11, 2019, 3:49 AM IST

Residents of Jaipur bank on water tankers as taps run dry

the rush of people as the water tanker reaches a colony in Jaipur.

Updated on Jun 8, 2019, 11:31 AM IST

False clean nullah claim in Mumbai? Prove BMC wrong on app

Monsoon preparedness is one of the prime areas of focus for civic chief Praveen Pardeshi, who took charge recently.

Updated on Jun 6, 2019, 2:40 AM IST

Fed up with erratic water supply, Gurugram residents seek MCG chief’s help

As a result, people living in these areas are being forced to buy water from private tanker suppliers.

Updated on Jun 6, 2019, 8:04 AM IST

Fed up with erratic water supply, resident seek MCG chief intervention

To meet their daily needs, residents said, they have to buy tanker water that can be more than 30 times costlier that the water supplied by the Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority . (Representative photo)

Updated on Jun 5, 2019, 10:18 PM IST

After Twitter row, state transfers IAS officer to water supply department

The state government on Monday transferred her to the water supply and sanitation department in Mantralaya, where she will serve as deputy secretary. She has also been served a show cause notice.

Updated on Jun 4, 2019, 4:43 AM IST

Tughlakabad will get water supply in a week: Arvind Kejriwal

The chief minister marched in Tughlakabad on Sunday and interacted with the residents.

Updated on Jun 3, 2019, 8:29 AM IST

Central surveillance to help check water theft

GMDA says sensors will pick up on problems, such as a burst in the water pipeline (above), and flash it on a dedicated dashboard at Integrated Command and Control Centre for remediation.

Published on Jun 1, 2019, 12:22 AM IST

No bathing, washing in drought-hit Beed

It is 11 am in Beed, 300 km from Pune in Maharashtra’s drought-hit Marathwada region. Just last week, the city witnessed two sunstroke deaths as the mercury crossed 45 degree Celsius.

Updated on May 31, 2019, 7:33 AM IST

IIT experts to fix EDC formula for state’s key cities

The department of town and country planning (DTCP) has given the task of preparing an infrastructure development plan for Gurugram and other major cities in Haryana to experts from IIT-Delhi and IIT-Roorkee. (Arvind Yadav/HT photo)

Published on May 30, 2019, 1:31 AM IST

Sohna residential projects to get water supply in 2 months

The private residential colonies coming up under Sohna Master Plan will be able to get government water supply in the next two months(Photo by Sanket Wankhade/HT PHOTO)

Updated on May 29, 2019, 7:56 AM IST

Panvel residents threaten protests as water crisis worsens

The residents alleged that the water crisis is the outcome of stalled projects that failed to receive a push from the Panvel City Municipal Corporation (PCMC).

Published on May 26, 2019, 1:06 AM IST

Murbad residents trudge miles for a bucket of water

Villagers have to walk for 20 minutes in the scorching heat to draw water from a well at Durgapur wadi in Murbad.

Updated on May 26, 2019, 1:02 AM IST

MCG engineers fail to furnish bills pertaining to diesel generators of water boosting stations

MCG had received bills amounting to <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>15 lakh- <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>20 lakh for operating and maintaining diesel generators for one year.

Updated on May 19, 2019, 8:12 AM IST

Odisha suffers damages of over ₹11K crore due to Fani

The Odisha government on Wednesday said it suffered damages to its properties worth <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>11,942 crore due to Cyclone Fani that hit the state on May 3.

Updated on May 16, 2019, 12:00 AM IST

Cyclone Fani caused ₹525 crore infrastructure damage, says Odisha government

A woman stands in the remnants of her home in the aftermath of cyclone 'Fani', at the heritage crafts village Raghurajpur, in Puri district, Friday, May 10, 2019.

Updated on May 12, 2020, 8:31 PM IST

Pipeline sabotage in Gurugram: Police action sought

The move comes after the irrecoverable loss of millions of litres of treated government water supplied to the city from the Chandu Budhera water treatment plant.

Published on May 15, 2019, 4:56 AM IST

Lok Sabha elections 2019: New Delhi’s Shakur Basti assembly seat keeps healthy voting record

“I had to wait for around 1.5 hours to cast my vote. My priority is nation first and a government that could protect the country against terror threats,” said Amrit Gandhi, 50, a businessman in Rani Bagh market.

Updated on May 14, 2019, 4:40 AM IST

Water mafia destroys pipeline in Sec 61 for third time in two weeks

Pioneer Park residents are unhappy with the district administration and the GMDA for not fixing the problem of tanker water mafia menace.

Updated on May 14, 2019, 8:43 AM IST

Lok Sabha elections 2019: Employment and civic amenities on the mind of voters in unauthorised colonies

Mitlash Devi, 55, a resident of North East Delhi’s Burari, said she has lived through several elections, but nothing was done to uplift their colony.

Updated on May 13, 2019, 9:01 AM IST

Lok Sabha elections 2019: Pollution, roads top issues as Gurgaon votes today

Election officers carry electronic voting machines and voter verifiable paper audit trails to their respective polling booths, on the eve of Parliamentary elections, from the Government Girls college on the old Mehrauli-Gurgaon Road.

Updated on May 12, 2019, 7:08 AM IST

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