An acute water shortage has gripped parts of the capital despite promises of smooth water supply from the authority during Ramadan.

New Delhi: It

JAIPUR: At a time when Pink City is facing acute scarcity of drinking water, lakhs of litres were wasted on Sunday when a water tank valve failed around 7.30 am at Sector 8 of Vidhyadhar Nagar. The tank supplies water in Sectors 6, 7 and 8.

Public Health Engineering Department executive engineer V S Mahecha, said, "The valve failed before the morning water supply could be made.

After ignoring Karnataka for more than a year by refusing to release funds for upgrading rural roads, the Union Ministry for Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (RD&PR), has finally sanctioned over Rs 1,400 crore under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana.

Addressing reporters on Thursday, RD&PR Minister Jagadish Shettar said that close to 3,500 km of road upgrading works would be taken up shor

In the backdrop of population explosion, deforestation and industrial mobilisation, Pakistan is experiencing an acute water stress. Rector NUST Engr. Muhammad Asghar said this while addressing the inaugural session of a dialogue on Pakistan-From Food Bowl to Dust Bowl, says a press release issued here on Wednesday.

CHABUA, June 22

Delay over execution of a project adds to woes
Tuticorin: Residents of Kovilpatti are facing an acute drinking water scarcity.
J. Devadoss, a resident of Bharathi Nagar in the town, said that drinking water was being supplied only once in 15 to 18 days. The problem was existing in the past several years, except for some period prior to the recent Assembly election.

People of Khulna city are suffering from acute crisis of water as Khulna Water and Sewerage Authority (Wasa) can meet only one-third of the water requirement of about 15 lakh people in 31 wards of the metropolitan city.

Struggle for water has become a common feature as supply lines have dried up in many localities.

In several areas people do not go to bed till early hours just to collect a f

Water scarcity during past decade nearly finished the UNESCO heritage site

Water woes of the celebrated bird sanctuary, Keoladeo National Park (KNP), Bharatpur, may come to an end soon if the Rajasthan Government accepts a recommendation from the State's Board for Wildlife to reserve a share of water from the Panchana dam in the neighbouring Karauli district.

RAJOURI: Minister for PHE, Irrigation and Flood Control, Taj Mohi-ud-Din today reviewed the supply of drinking water besides availability of Irrigation water at Shahdara Sharief here.

Addressing a meeting, the Minister directed the engineers to ensure that adequate supply of potable drinking water is made available to the residents of the town in view of rise in temperature.

Stressing the ne