It has also pitched for the supply of water to those below the poverty line, at a subsidised rate

The Ministry of Water Resources has proposed 100 per cent metered water supply, priced on a volumetric basis, for urban areas. It has also pitched for the supply of water to those below the poverty line, at a subsidised rate.

The 2012 drought in Maharashtra's Marathwada region was mainly the result of lack of good water governance and poor operation of watershed development and irrigation projects. A policy that restrains sugar cane cultivation and modernises all types of water resource development works will go a long way in ensuring that a situation as in 2012-13 is not repeated.

KATHMANDU: Experts today underlined the need of a separate policy and mechanism to address the water security of peri-urban parts in South Asian countries.

Against the backdrop of the severe drought in several parts of the state prior to this monsoon, Maharashtra Government is preparing a water policy on the lines of the National Water Policy.

Gandhinagar:Having spent lakhs of rupees, the state government has shelved its move to come out with an industrial water policy.

State Minister for Water Conservation Nitin Raut says the government will have to make major policy corrections to tackle the water crisis, which is not just confined to drought in 15 districts of

The twin challenges of accessing water and energy for food and agriculture are central to reducing poverty and hunger in Asia. This paper compares and contrasts the ways in which India and China are tackling the same challenge of harnessing water resources under growing water scarcity and competing demand.

New Delhi: The committee formed to look into rainwater harvesting and groundwater recharge in Delhi as a response to protesters who marched from Mathura to Delhi for the sake of reviving the Yamuna

All India Kisan Mazdoor Sabha (AIKMS) has launched a campaign against the acute crisis of potable water in the city and trans-Yamuna area.

Maharashtra is facing a severe drought while there are allegations of a massive scam in the execution of irrigation projects. The white paper on irrigation projects, brought out by the state government, glosses over a number of major concerns. Until there is a fundamental shift in state policy based on the willingness to look upon the right to water as being on par with the right to life, the state will continue to frequently face the spectre of drought.

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