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Water crisis in Hazaribag
Times of India
Hazaribag: With the mercury touching 42° Celsius in Hazaribag, reports of drinking water crisis have been pouring in from the thickly populated areas of Tatijharia, Churchu and Barkagaon blocks. Ponds, reservoirs, check dams and tube wells, have also ...

Some relief for districts dependant on KRS water
The Hindu
The drinking water crisis will temporarily ease for at least four days in the districts dependent on the Krishnaraja Sagar , now that around 3,500 cusecs of water has been released from the Hemavathi reservoir in Hassan. The water-level in KRS on ...
Bangalore's water woes worsen, new CM gives assuranceOneindia
Hemavathy, Bangalore's last hope, also dries upThe New Indian Express
Precious drops: Worse days ahead for Mysore, BangaloreTimes of India

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Drinking water crisis continues in district
Deccan Chronicle
Anantapur: Severe drinking water crisis continues in the district even though the government allotted funds to tackle the situation. At least 270 habitations are now dependent on tankers after borewells dried up due to the sharp fall in groundwater levels.

ULBs receive Rs 40 cr to mitigate water shortage
Deccan Herald
He said major rivers like the Cauvery and the Tungabhadra have been drying up fast, leading to severe drinking water crisis in many districts. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has already directed the officials to take all necessary steps to ensure drinking ...

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Measures taken to deal with water crisis in district
Times of India
Authorities are now worried a lot to deal with water crisis in the district following the declining of water level in Malaprabha reservoir, the only source of drinking water to twin cities of Hubli-Dharwad and complete drying up of Neerasagar reservoir.

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India's looming water crisis
Radio Australia
There are serious water quality problems in the towns and villages using these rivers as a source of their drinking water. Sushmita Sengupta, a trainer for water conservation explains. SENGUPTA: See the state of main rivers in the country like Yamuna, ...

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water: Green tribunal cracks whip
Deccan Chronicle
Meanwhile packaged drinking water consumers living beyond Chennai, Tiruvallur and Kancheepuram districts will have to stock up adequate cans of packaged water before late Sunday as the water crisis is most likely to spill over to the rest of TN ...

Water crisis forces Delta residents to dig deep
Deccan Chronicle
Talupula Veeramma, a 55-year-old woman from Pedatadika village of Krittivennu mandal, said that her two sons left the village after marriage due to the drinking water shortage. She said that they are forced to walk more than two km in sand dunes to ...

Drinking water problem may worsen in Udupi
The Hindu
With the level of water fast declining in Baje Dam across Swarna River, Udupi city will have to brace for a drinking water crisis after May 26. As of now, water is being supplied once in two days. Some areas in the city such as Prabhakar Layout in ...

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Just How Stressed Out Is Your Drinking Water?
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... many problems, be they famine, war, or the global water crisis. "Water security" is the most common phrase, defined as the ability of a country to provide an adequate quantity of clean water for its people to support "a climate of peace and ...