This summer, there are all possibilities of water scarcity cropping up and at the same time there are all possibilities of water supply projects planned by Zilla Panchayat, suffering.

Adilabad, March 24: The popular Chalivendralu (free drinking water distribution centres) are gradually disappearing during the summer due to water scarcity in the district.

Very few Chalivendralu centres remain in the towns and district headquarters unlike several in the past.

With the Tamil Nadu opposition parties, the AIADMK and the PMK, accusing the ruling DMK of not implementing the Hogenakkal drinking water project, using the Cauvery water, the dispute between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu is back in the limelight.

KOHIMA, March 23: As the rest of the world observes this year

R. Vimal Kumar

River Noyyal faces a slow death

Tirupur: Amid severe drinking water shortage experienced in the city and rapid deterioration of River Noyyal taking place owing to indiscriminate discharge of industrial effluents into it, yet another World Water Day was observed here on Monday.

Pune With summer kicking in, district administration repairs pipelines, gets borewells ready and banks on tankers

With the mercury levels touching 39 degrees the district administration is already putting together a scheme for the rural areas which are likely to face severe water shortage in the coming months.

Yavatmal: The Yavatmal Zilla Parishad has resolved to prepone all its school exams this year due to the prevailing drinking water scarcity in the district.

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The State Government is strongly pursuing the implementation of water safety project, under which Government projects are undertaken in a transparent and effective manner, Water Resources Minister N K Premachandran has stated.

Hyderabad, March 19: The fight for water for drinking purposes and agriculture has began with the onset of summer.

Opposition members disrupted the Andhra Pradesh Assembly on Thursday demanding an immediate discussion on the acute drinking water problem in the state.

The proceedings had to be adjourned first for 15 minutes and then again for 30 minutes as agitated Telugu Desam Party members stormed the Speaker's podium and demanded that the issue be discussed through an adjournment motion.