Aizawl, March 17: The Central Ground Water Board has prepared an action plan to harvest rain water that run off the hills and preserve ground water resources in Mizoram.

Imphal, March 13: A severe water crisis is staring Manipur in the face that could affect the State

Neither Munak Canal Nor Renuka Dam Will Provide Water This Summer
Neha Lalchandani | TNN

New Delhi: The capital is staring at a grim water situation this summer.

Massive deforestation and unchecked mining of coal, iron ore and bauxite has created a huge water scarcity in Jharkhand.

Jamshedpur, Feb. 28: The midday meal at five government-run primary schools in Mango and Dimna has been stopped from today due to the ongoing water crisis, leaving around 1,000 underprivileged children bereft of their free lunch.

With no water to cook, the scheme was stopped for the first time since schools adopted it in 2002.

Acute water scarcity has been declared in the district and as many as 383 borewells will be sunk to tackle the crisis, district in-charge minister A Narayanaswamy has said.

The Kerala government today introduced a Bill in the State Assembly to force Coca-Cola to pay compensation for the alleged negative ecological and health effects of its erstwhile factory at Plachimada in Palakkad district, and to distribute this money to the victims.

Minister for water resources N K Premachandran piloted the Plachimada Coca-Cola Victims

Unlike the National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP), the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY), under the UPA government appears to be on track, with better utilisation of funds by majority of the states.

The programme was launched on December 25, 2000, as a fully funded, centrally sponsored scheme to provide all-weather road connectivity in rural areas.