Water from the Cauvery is not enough for the city

Dedicated water supply scheme already sanctioned

It has been delayed by administrative issues

For more water: Work on sinking borewells in progress at Maruthi Nagar in Salem on Thursday.

OBI takes up drinking water programme

Organisation spends Rs.10 lakh on the programme

Sinks 19 borewells in villages of Narnoor mandal

Mission accomplished:A representative of Operation Blessing India operating a new borewell at Pipri village on Tuesday.

NAYAGARH: Even as rains have brought down the temperature, there is no respite from water scarcity for Madhaberani village in Khandapada block. With tubewells lying defunct and water sources dried up, womenfolk have to walk down to Mahanadi river to fetch drinking water.

Jaisalmer: Continuing heatwave across swathes of Rajasthan has forced hundreds of cattle-rearers from Jaisalmer and Barmer to migrate to neighbouring states in search of meadows for their livestock. Mercury in the areas bordering Pakistan has shot up to 50 degree C and left scores of people dead.

Solan: With little check on the distribution of water, residents of Garkhal and its surrounding areas near Kasauli have been made to go without water for days together. Though the long dry spell had reduced the water level in the natural sources reducing its availability to almost once a week, it was the lackadaisical attitude of field officials which made matters worse.

All arrangements have been made to improve drinking water supply in the town said Town Municipal Council president Dr Rahamatulla Khan.

He was speaking after performing the ground breaking ceremony for the water tank being build at a cost of Rs 21 lakh in ward 12. The tank work will be completed in six months and those living in higher altitude will get water, he said.

The problem of drinking water and adequate power supply were discussed at the meeting of the taluk officials.

VELLORE: The residents of Vellore Corporation are facing an acute drinking water scarcity for the last more than two months, with the Corporation being in a position to supply drinking water through the distribution lines only once in 10 to 15 days in most areas.

Mumbai As the city reels under water crisis, private water tankers are thriving. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation supplies 2,950 million litres daily, falling short of demand by over 1,000 mld. This leaves housing societies, construction sites, hospitals and hotels with no option other than buying water.

Raipur: In order to deal with receding ground-water level that has led to a drinking water crisis in many parts of Chhattisgarh, the State Government has launched a three-year