Carved out of RDPR, it will function by August 15

A new department will be carved out of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (RDPR) Department to take care of drinking water and sanitation requirements in rural areas. The department will come into existence by August 15.

Officials have been told to provide water within 8 hrs of getting information of a problem

The Tripura government rushed water tankers to 399 villages to tackle a drought-like situation in the state, a minister said on Tuesday.

The Karnataka government on Monday said it had asked state officials to utilize the nearly Rs 800 crore available for drinking water schemes to initiate measures and ensure that no village in the s

Though more than five years have passed, the much-hyped Rengali drinking water project has failed to move beyond pen and paper with drinking water problem in the city worsening each passing day.

There is no dearth of funds for water projects: Minister. Officials concerned should immediately initiate steps to ease the drinking water problem that may crop up in any village.

The State government will release Rs 250 crore in two instalments to mitigate drinking water shortage during summer, Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister H K Patil has said.

The Manipur Government PHE department has started to implement the National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRWP) in Tamenglong areas with a targeted water supply of 55 litres per head per day with

Sometimes, a shard of reality can raise serious doubts about what looks like a grand feat.

75,000 residents in the eastern part of Chittur been demanding water from the Parambikulam Aliyar Project.

On the premises of a few polling stations in the district, booths supporting an unusual ‘candidate’ sprouted on Thursday. They were rooting for NOTA (none of the above).