Water scarcity means big growth for companies that purify, transport and distribute the world's most essential resource, but a global recession that has halted new projects and put off price increases means water investors will have to wait for the boom years.

Water, cheap and indispensable, has long been prized as a stable investment in both good and bad times.

Farmers pin their hopes on a good South-West monsoon

A BIG worry: The dry bed behind 16 surplus sluices of Stanley Reservoir in Mettur.

METTUR: Farmers of the Delta region and those who depend on river Cauvery for drinking water are a worried lot today as the Stanley reservoir is fast turning into pools of water thanks to poor inflows.

Capital Development Authority (CDA) on Tuesday restored two million gallons daily (MGD) water supply to Rawalpindi Cantonment Board (RCB) from Khanpur Dam that was cut off in January.

With the sun becoming more intense, the water crisis is also deepening in Madhya Pradesh. Water bodies like river, lakes and springs are drying up one by one. The underground water has gone down to around 600 ft. and has become inaccessible. It was said that Narmada is the only river whose water is not being utilised and flowing down to the sea.

Uttarakhand May Shut Supply For Canal Cleaning From April 15

Residents of south and east Delhi may soon have to face water shortage with the Uttarakhand government planning to shut down supply to Delhi for two weeks. Sources revealed that the shut down will take place from April 15 to facilitate cleaning of parts of the Upper Ganga Canal near Hardwar in preparation for the Maha Kumbh in 2010.

Supply-requirement gap shoots up to 10 MGD in peak summer

The total volume of water on earth: 104 crore km3. The volume of accessible freshwater: 90 lakh km3. In a few decades, that might not be enough to sustain the entire humanity, warn UN agencies.

MUMBAI: If the BMC's claims are to be believed, there's good news for Mumbaikars. Civic officials say people won't reel under water cuts this summer as the quantity of water stored this year is almost double of that stored last year.

SAMBALPUR: Though Sambalpur town is located on the downstream of the Hirakud dam reservoir on the banks of the river Mahanadi, many parts of the town are facing acute water shortage over the last one week. Water level in the river has gone down and a breach has been made in the barrage to hold water.

In view of the unprecedented dry spell coupled with depleting ground water level in Guwahati owing to shortage of rainfall, the Guwahati Municipal Corporation (GMC) has pressed into service two of its water tankers to supply water, more particularly in areas that are not covered by its water piped network.