Water Demand

Parched tip

Kanyakumari stands testimony to the fact that unchecked population growth and faulty land use can lead to water scarcity even in places wallowing in it

Publication Date:

29/11/1994

Author(s): A E Dulip Daniels, R J Ranjit Daniels

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

3

Issue:

19941130

pp:

0

Tags:

Wetlands, Water Demand, Population, India, Kanniyakumari

Water Pollution

Fewer drops to drink

Water consumption the world over is growing - it is likely to grow by five times between 1940 and 2000. This, coupled with the pollution of existing water resources is causing water scarcity in more

Publication Date:

Monday, November 14, 1994

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

Issue:

pp:

Tags:

Water Pollution, Water Demand, Statistics

India

Down under water

ALTHOUGH 75 per cent of Earth's surface is covered by water, a very small part of it is available for immediate use. Freshwater for human consumption is limited -- the total freshwater present in the

Publication Date:

14/10/1994

Author(s): Devendra Chauhan

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

3

Issue:

19941015

pp:

0

Tags:

Water Demand, Australia

Water Supply

Urban water supply in Rajasthan - Problems and prospects

The growing problems in providing adequate drinking water to urban populations is a consequence of the lack of long-term planning and inefficient management of urban water usage.

Publication Date:

27/08/1994

Author(s): M S Rathore, V Ratna Reddy, S Ramanathan

Source: Economic and Political Weekly

pp:

2272-2274

Tags:

Urban Water Supply, Rajasthan, Jaipur (T), Bharatpur (T), Udaipur (T), Ajmer (T), Jodhpur (T), Water Demand, Water Distribution, Urban Water Harvesting, Traditional Knowledge, Water Management, Water Conservation, Water Pollution

Energy

How a government dams its people

Reacting to a perennial water crisis with a series of dams that will ravage the rainforests, the Thai government bashes on regardless and displeases its neighbours

Publication Date:

30/07/1994

Author(s): Sumita Dasgupta

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Water Demand, Dams, Thailand

Water Resources

Groundwater depletion in Punjab

While the cultivation of paddy in Punjab (and Haryana) does need some curbing, the extreme forebodings of either total groundwater exhaustion in Punjab or of the state turning into a desert of paddy growing is not curbed forthwith are unwarranted.

Publication Date:

30/10/1993

Author(s): B D Dhawan

Source: Economic and Political Weekly

Vol:

28

Issue:

44

pp:

2397-2401

Tags:

Agriculture, Groundwater Irrigation, Punjab, Haryana, Rice, Wheat, Hydrology, Soil Capability, Drought, Water Demand, Rivers, Groundwater Recharge

India

Seeking ways to quench Delhi's growing thirst

Beleaguered as the Capital's authorities are by increasing demand, large scale wastage and heavy, unsustainable subsidies, the need for a more rational water management system assumes urgency.

Publication Date:

14/03/1993

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Water Management, Water Demand, India, Delhi

Drinking Water Scarcity

Chennai's Water Crisis Trapped In Political War?

Chennai is practically the first Indian city to have gone dry with the Central Water Commission reporting a rainfall deficit of 41 per cent in Tamil Nadu till June 13 this year. Most of Chennai's population today is dependent on water tankers and curtailed municipal supply for daily requirement of drinking water.
As water scarcity deepens in Chennai, a major political war has broken out in Chennai. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) staged protest against the ruling AIADMK government in Tamil Nadu and demanded a solution to Chennai's water crisis.

Tags:

Drinking Water Scarcity, Water Demand, Groundwater, Water Harvesting, Sunita Narain, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE)

Drinking Water Scarcity

Indian Cities Top Global Water Crisis Chart

Chennai tops global list of 400 countries that are water vulnerable, three other Indian cities in the world's worst 20 for water scarcity. Why isn't water scarcity a national priority right now? We discuss on Reality Check.

Tags:

Drinking Water Scarcity, Water Demand, Groundwater, Water Harvesting, Sunita Narain, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE)

Drinking Water Scarcity

Chennai Water Crisis Deepens As Groundwater Plummets, Who To Blame For Crisis?

The Chennai water crisis has become even more crucial after the water sources are declining and taking the turn for the worse. Watch News today with Rajdeep Sardesai, a debate with various opinions to the reason for the crisis.