GUWAHATI, July 17

July 9: A severe water shortage is looming over Prakasam with storage systems in the district running dry. The minister of mines, Mr Balineni Srinivas Reddy, has assured that the government will ask NSP officials to release water by August 1 so that people of the district will have potable water.

Urban Administration and Development Minister Babulal Gaur today assured the Assembly that the government was vowed to resolve the acute water crisis in the state and introduced several steps to sort out the problem.

Pune Even as the business of private water tankers flourishes in the city, the service providers have demanded that the civic administration should revise the rates for their service as they cannot afford the given rates.

New Delhi: A weak monsoon over northwest India is sure to cause several problems for Delhi. To start with, Haryana has reduced supply of water to the capital and Delhi Jal Board (DJB) is expecting 10 to 15% shortage in areas serviced by the Wazirabad and Chandrawal water treatment plants from Thursday. If it doesn

The State Government has prepared master plans for four rivers of the State to take care of future water deficiency. Water storage schemes would be implemented for Mandovi, Zuari, Talpona and Galgibag rivers with which, the water deficiency till 2050 would be taken care of.

Expressing concern over prevailing acute water crisis in the state, the opposition today said in the Assembly that situation will become out of control if steps to control it are not taken in time.

The Uttar Pradesh Congress would stage demonstrations all over the state on Saturday to register their protest against acute crisis of power and drinking water.

Murders are taking place over water in Madhya Pradesh, including the capital Bhopal, once known as the 'city of lakes'

Even as blood is being spilled over water here, parched Madhya Pradesh seeks divine help for rainfall with people trying every trick in their book to please the rain gods.

As against the daily requirement of 243 million litres of drinking water in the city, the existing arrangement supplies 73 million litres. The shortfall is expected to be over once the four water supply projects namely South Guwahati (West), South Guwahati (Middle), South Guwahati (East) and North Guwahati are completed.