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How A Tamil Nadu Woman, 71, Got Power Supply For Field After Years Of Struggle
A 71-year-old Gowramma is so happy to see water gushing out of the borewell in her five acre agricultural land in the Krishnagiri district of Tamil Nadu.
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Volunteers Wade Through Water To Give Food To People In Rain-Hit Chennai, Plants Still Shut
Volunteers waded through stagnant water to hand out food and supplies, and some manufacturing plants remained shut in the tech-and-auto hub district of Chennai on Friday, four days after cyclone Michaung lashed the coast.
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Amit Shah Lays Foundation Stone For Projects Worth Rs 67,000 Crore In Tamil Nadu
Union Home Minister Amit Shah dedicated a Rs 380 crore fifth reservoir to cater to Chennai's drinking water supply in Tamil Nadu and laid the foundation stone for various infrastructure projects, totalling over Rs 67,000 crore, across the state.
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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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Opinion: Chennai's Water Crisis Largely A Man-Made Disaster
One of India's largest cities, Chennai, is dealing with a crippling crisis: It has run out of water. In the middle of a particularly hot summer, the four lakes that supply the capital of the southern state of Tamil Nadu have dried up; together they contain just 1% of the volume they did last year. Residents don't have enough water to drink, bathe o...
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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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Kerala Offers Drinking Water To Parched Tamil Nadu, Says Turned Down
With Tamil Nadu facing a severe water crisis, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan's office on Thursday claimed it had offered to supply 20 lakh litres of drinking water to its neighbouring state, however the Tamil Nadu chief minister's office declined, saying, "at present, not required."
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Water Crisis In Chennai, Desperate Locals Pay Double For Private Supply: 10 Points
Chennai is facing an acute water crisis after its four reservoirs - that are the main sources for drinking water in the city - have turned dry and ground water levels have plummeted due to scanty rain. Authorities in the Tamil Nadu capital have piped water supply by 40 per cent. The shortage of water has hit IT companies, five-star hotels and high-...
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K Palaniswami Says Steps Underway For Drinking Water Supply To Chennai
With reservoirs supplying water to Chennai drying up and ground water levels plummeting in absence of rain, water has become scarce but the government is taking necessary steps to supply drinking water to people, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami said on Tuesday.
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Tamil Nadu Seeks 5,000-Crore Aid From Centre For Drinking Water Schemes
The Tamil Nadu government on Tuesday requested the Centre for sanctioning over Rs 5,000 crore for various drinking water supply schemes in the state, including a desalination plant for Villupuram district.
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Chennai's Largest Source Of Drinking Water Dries Up, Residents Hit Hard
Chennai's largest source of drinking water, Chembarambakkam lake, is bone dry with parched and cracked bed all over. The 3,500 million cubic feet capacity reservoir is left just with storage of silt and slush in the middle largely due to deficit monsoon last year. It was this very lake that overflowed and flooded Chennai in December 2015.
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Chennai's Piped Water Supply Cut By 40 Per Cent Amid Severe Water Crisis
Two years after Chennai suffered the worst drought in 140 years, the capital city of Tamil Nadu is once again parched, facing an acute water crisis with a 40 per cent cut in piped water supply.
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Lok Sabha Elections: As Drinking Water Turns Poll Issue, Chennai Residents Demand Roadmap From Candidates
With a 54 per cent deficit monsoon, the drinking water supply in Chennai is already down by 44 per cent. The reservoirs supplying water to Chennai has hardly any water with a combined storage of 1 TMC water. The looming water scarcity this summer has turned into a key poll issue.
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IPL 2018: Bombay High Court Asks Cricket Body If It Will Seek Extra Water For IPL Pitches, Ground
The Bombay High Court sought to know from the Maharashtra Cricket Association (MCA) if it would seek additional water supply from the Pune civic body for ground and pitch maintenance for six IPL matches shifted to that city from Chennai.
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How A Tamil Nadu Woman, 71, Got Power Supply For Field After Years Of Struggle
A 71-year-old Gowramma is so happy to see water gushing out of the borewell in her five acre agricultural land in the Krishnagiri district of Tamil Nadu.
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Volunteers Wade Through Water To Give Food To People In Rain-Hit Chennai, Plants Still Shut
Volunteers waded through stagnant water to hand out food and supplies, and some manufacturing plants remained shut in the tech-and-auto hub district of Chennai on Friday, four days after cyclone Michaung lashed the coast.
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Amit Shah Lays Foundation Stone For Projects Worth Rs 67,000 Crore In Tamil Nadu
Union Home Minister Amit Shah dedicated a Rs 380 crore fifth reservoir to cater to Chennai's drinking water supply in Tamil Nadu and laid the foundation stone for various infrastructure projects, totalling over Rs 67,000 crore, across the state.
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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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Opinion: Chennai's Water Crisis Largely A Man-Made Disaster
One of India's largest cities, Chennai, is dealing with a crippling crisis: It has run out of water. In the middle of a particularly hot summer, the four lakes that supply the capital of the southern state of Tamil Nadu have dried up; together they contain just 1% of the volume they did last year. Residents don't have enough water to drink, bathe o...
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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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Kerala Offers Drinking Water To Parched Tamil Nadu, Says Turned Down
With Tamil Nadu facing a severe water crisis, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan's office on Thursday claimed it had offered to supply 20 lakh litres of drinking water to its neighbouring state, however the Tamil Nadu chief minister's office declined, saying, "at present, not required."
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Water Crisis In Chennai, Desperate Locals Pay Double For Private Supply: 10 Points
Chennai is facing an acute water crisis after its four reservoirs - that are the main sources for drinking water in the city - have turned dry and ground water levels have plummeted due to scanty rain. Authorities in the Tamil Nadu capital have piped water supply by 40 per cent. The shortage of water has hit IT companies, five-star hotels and high-...
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K Palaniswami Says Steps Underway For Drinking Water Supply To Chennai
With reservoirs supplying water to Chennai drying up and ground water levels plummeting in absence of rain, water has become scarce but the government is taking necessary steps to supply drinking water to people, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami said on Tuesday.
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Tamil Nadu Seeks 5,000-Crore Aid From Centre For Drinking Water Schemes
The Tamil Nadu government on Tuesday requested the Centre for sanctioning over Rs 5,000 crore for various drinking water supply schemes in the state, including a desalination plant for Villupuram district.
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Chennai's Largest Source Of Drinking Water Dries Up, Residents Hit Hard
Chennai's largest source of drinking water, Chembarambakkam lake, is bone dry with parched and cracked bed all over. The 3,500 million cubic feet capacity reservoir is left just with storage of silt and slush in the middle largely due to deficit monsoon last year. It was this very lake that overflowed and flooded Chennai in December 2015.
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Chennai's Piped Water Supply Cut By 40 Per Cent Amid Severe Water Crisis
Two years after Chennai suffered the worst drought in 140 years, the capital city of Tamil Nadu is once again parched, facing an acute water crisis with a 40 per cent cut in piped water supply.
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Lok Sabha Elections: As Drinking Water Turns Poll Issue, Chennai Residents Demand Roadmap From Candidates
With a 54 per cent deficit monsoon, the drinking water supply in Chennai is already down by 44 per cent. The reservoirs supplying water to Chennai has hardly any water with a combined storage of 1 TMC water. The looming water scarcity this summer has turned into a key poll issue.
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IPL 2018: Bombay High Court Asks Cricket Body If It Will Seek Extra Water For IPL Pitches, Ground
The Bombay High Court sought to know from the Maharashtra Cricket Association (MCA) if it would seek additional water supply from the Pune civic body for ground and pitch maintenance for six IPL matches shifted to that city from Chennai.
