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How Chennai, Among World's Wettest Cities, Ran Out of Water
Climate change is bringing rising sea levels and increased flooding to some cities around the world and drought and water shortages to others. For the 11 million inhabitants of Chennai, it's both.
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India Is The Top Exporter Of Virtual Water As Cities Stare At Scarcity
After Chennai's water shortage, people are rushing to fix leaky taps and toilets in their homes. Good move, say water experts, but time to stop sweating the small sweat and tackle India's biggest water consumer. No, not factories, not power plants, not homes but farms.
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From Rs 2,000 To Rs 4,500: The Price Chennai Residents Pay For Water
As Chennai continues to battle a water shortage, the price of water supplied by private tankers in the city has doubled since April. The crisis has affected first-time buyers far more than those who already rely on such tankers for their water supply, such as those living in high-rise apartments
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Worsening Drought Forcing Chennai Doctors to Buy Water for Surgeries
Along with other doctors in Indian cities facing unprecedented water shortages, T.N. Ravisankar in Chennai is praying for rain-and soon.
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Chennai Engineers Develop Nozzles That Save Water By 95 Per Cent
A group of engineers have developed nozzles that help cut down consumption of water by ninety five per cent in water starved Chennai.
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Amid Crisis, Centre Launches Water Conservation Campaign Jal Shakti Abhiyan
With parts of India reporting water shortage, Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Monday launched a conservation campaign focussing on 1,592 stressed blocks in 256 districts.
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Wage Cut A "Rumour", Says Tamil Nadu Government Amid Chennai Bus Strike
Chennai residents struggling to deal with the water shortage in the city must now deal with a new problem - a strike by 23,000 transport workers that will affect the 3,200 government-run public buses that run on the city's roads
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Amid A Huge Water Crisis, PM Modi's 3 Requests For People
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today called upon the people to conserve water, calling it "paras" (the philosopher's stone) that creates new life. As parts of the country pass through the worst-ever water crisis in recent years, he also had three requests for the people.
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As Chennai Runs Out Of Water, 9 Million Pray For Rain: Foreign Media
The wait for water begins in the dark at 4 a.m. By the time A. Vani reaches the public pump, a dozen women are already in line.
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After Rs 28 Crore-Project, Chennai Lake Offers Parched City Hope
The Paruthapattu Lake in northern Chennai, which was severely encroached on and polluted has been cleaned and converted into an 85-acre reservoir in an extensive Rs 28 crore project that involved the relocation of 500 people
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Gold Cheaper Than Water In Chennai: Rajya Sabha Member On Water Crisis
As Tamil Nadu reels from severe water shortage, a Rajya Sabha member on Wednesday highlighted the plight of the people saying "gold is cheaper than water" in state capital Chennai.
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Minister Appeals To God For Rain As Water Crisis Deepens In Chennai
Chennai, the capital of Tamil Nadu that's reeling under a severe water shortage, will get the resource transported from other parts of the state even as a provincial minister performed a ceremony appealing to the Lord Shiva for rain.
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"Water Famine In Tamil Nadu": MK Stalin Leads Protest Against Government
MK Stalin, chief of Tamil Nadu's main opposition party, the DMK, today joined protests held by his party against the state government's handling of the water crisis in the state
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For Parched Chennai, Water To Be Brought In Trains From 200 Km Away
To quench the thirst of a parched and desperate Chennai, facing severe water scarcity, trains will soon be carrying water from Jolarpet in northern Tamil Nadu, some 200 kilometres from the state capital. Chennai is facing a 40 per cent cut in piped water supply as all four reservoirs outside the city have gone dry.
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Not Sufficient, Says Tamil Nadu Chief Minister On Kerala's Water Offer
Welcoming Kerala's gesture to supply drinking water to Tamil Nadu, Chief Minister K Palaniswami on Friday said that the neighbouring state had only offered 20 lakh litres when its parched capital city Chennai needed a lot more.
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How Chennai, Among World's Wettest Cities, Ran Out of Water
Climate change is bringing rising sea levels and increased flooding to some cities around the world and drought and water shortages to others. For the 11 million inhabitants of Chennai, it's both.
-
India Is The Top Exporter Of Virtual Water As Cities Stare At Scarcity
After Chennai's water shortage, people are rushing to fix leaky taps and toilets in their homes. Good move, say water experts, but time to stop sweating the small sweat and tackle India's biggest water consumer. No, not factories, not power plants, not homes but farms.
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From Rs 2,000 To Rs 4,500: The Price Chennai Residents Pay For Water
As Chennai continues to battle a water shortage, the price of water supplied by private tankers in the city has doubled since April. The crisis has affected first-time buyers far more than those who already rely on such tankers for their water supply, such as those living in high-rise apartments
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Worsening Drought Forcing Chennai Doctors to Buy Water for Surgeries
Along with other doctors in Indian cities facing unprecedented water shortages, T.N. Ravisankar in Chennai is praying for rain-and soon.
-
Chennai Engineers Develop Nozzles That Save Water By 95 Per Cent
A group of engineers have developed nozzles that help cut down consumption of water by ninety five per cent in water starved Chennai.
-
Amid Crisis, Centre Launches Water Conservation Campaign Jal Shakti Abhiyan
With parts of India reporting water shortage, Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Monday launched a conservation campaign focussing on 1,592 stressed blocks in 256 districts.
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Wage Cut A "Rumour", Says Tamil Nadu Government Amid Chennai Bus Strike
Chennai residents struggling to deal with the water shortage in the city must now deal with a new problem - a strike by 23,000 transport workers that will affect the 3,200 government-run public buses that run on the city's roads
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Amid A Huge Water Crisis, PM Modi's 3 Requests For People
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today called upon the people to conserve water, calling it "paras" (the philosopher's stone) that creates new life. As parts of the country pass through the worst-ever water crisis in recent years, he also had three requests for the people.
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As Chennai Runs Out Of Water, 9 Million Pray For Rain: Foreign Media
The wait for water begins in the dark at 4 a.m. By the time A. Vani reaches the public pump, a dozen women are already in line.
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After Rs 28 Crore-Project, Chennai Lake Offers Parched City Hope
The Paruthapattu Lake in northern Chennai, which was severely encroached on and polluted has been cleaned and converted into an 85-acre reservoir in an extensive Rs 28 crore project that involved the relocation of 500 people
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Gold Cheaper Than Water In Chennai: Rajya Sabha Member On Water Crisis
As Tamil Nadu reels from severe water shortage, a Rajya Sabha member on Wednesday highlighted the plight of the people saying "gold is cheaper than water" in state capital Chennai.
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Minister Appeals To God For Rain As Water Crisis Deepens In Chennai
Chennai, the capital of Tamil Nadu that's reeling under a severe water shortage, will get the resource transported from other parts of the state even as a provincial minister performed a ceremony appealing to the Lord Shiva for rain.
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"Water Famine In Tamil Nadu": MK Stalin Leads Protest Against Government
MK Stalin, chief of Tamil Nadu's main opposition party, the DMK, today joined protests held by his party against the state government's handling of the water crisis in the state
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For Parched Chennai, Water To Be Brought In Trains From 200 Km Away
To quench the thirst of a parched and desperate Chennai, facing severe water scarcity, trains will soon be carrying water from Jolarpet in northern Tamil Nadu, some 200 kilometres from the state capital. Chennai is facing a 40 per cent cut in piped water supply as all four reservoirs outside the city have gone dry.
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Not Sufficient, Says Tamil Nadu Chief Minister On Kerala's Water Offer
Welcoming Kerala's gesture to supply drinking water to Tamil Nadu, Chief Minister K Palaniswami on Friday said that the neighbouring state had only offered 20 lakh litres when its parched capital city Chennai needed a lot more.
