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India's Reservoirs Storage Level Drop To 24%, Southern States Hit Hardest: Official Data
Amid scorching summer, the total live storage available in 150 key reservoirs across India is 24 per cent of the total live storage capacity, marking a 21 per cent decrease recorded during the same period last year, according to official data.
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South India Stares At Severe Water Crisis As Reservoir Levels Plunge To Mere 17%
The southern region, encompassing states of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu, has significantly reduced water storage compared to historical averages at just 17 per cent of reservoir capacity.
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Nuclear Plant Near Destroyed Ukraine Dam Safe For Now, Says UN Watchdog
Ukraine's dam break is posing "no short-term risk" to Europe's biggest atomic plant, despite falling water levels in a reservoir used to cool its reactors, according to the UN's nuclear watchdog agency.
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Pakistan's Largest Water Reservoir Facing Acute Water Shortage
Tarbela Dam, Pakistan's largest water reservoir, is facing an acute water shortage and the dam continues to be at a dead level for the last couple of weeks.
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Idukki Dam's Shutter Opened As Water Level Rises After Heavy Rains
A shutter of Kerala's Cheruthoni dam was opened on Tuesday morning as the water level in Idukki reservoir continued to rise due to heavy rains in its catchment areas and opening of shutters of the Mullaperiyar dam.
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Tamil Nadu Opens 8 Shutters Of Mullaperiyar Dam After Heavy Rain
After closing down five shutters of Mullaperiyar dam a day before, Tamil Nadu today opened eight shutters of the reservoir as heavy rains overnight increased the water level there.
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Tamil Nadu Opens Mullaperiyar Dam, Kerala's Idukki On High Alert: Report
The shutters of the Mullaperiyar dam in Kerala, operated by Tamil Nadu, were raised on Friday morning as the water level in the reservoir crossed 138 ft, Kerala government officials said in Idukki.
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Draw Maximum Water From Mullaperiyar Dam As Rains Intensify: Kerala To Tamil Nadu
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Sunday requested his Tamil Nadu counterpart MK Stalin to ensure that maximum quantity of water is drawn from Mullaperiyar dam as the reservoir level may reach 142 ft once the torrential rains intensify.
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Drought Reveals Lost Temple In Thailand Submerged By Dam 20 Years Ago
Thousands are flocking to see a Buddhist temple in central Thailand exposed after drought drove water levels to record lows in a dam reservoir where it had been submerged.
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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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Only 17% Water Left In Nashik Dams, Say Officials
Reservoirs in Maharashtra's Nashik district have only 17 per cent water stock of their total storage capacity as of now, almost nine per cent less compared to last year, officials said on Tuesday.
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New Technology Will Assess Water Level Rise In Rivers By Rain: IMD
A new technology has been developed to assess the rise of water level in rivers and reservoirs by rain and can help state governments to minutely monitor the impact of rainfall, IMD chief K J Ramesh said, in the aftermath of the deadliest deluge in Kerala. The technology, 'Impact Based Forecasting Approach', which shows "pre-event scenario" can hel...
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It Was Mullaperiyar: In Top Court, Kerala Blames Tamil Nadu For Floods
Sudden release of excess waters from Mullaperiyar dam by Tamil Nadu was one of the reasons why the floods happened, Kerala has told Supreme Court today. The release caused an overload in the Idukki reservoir downstream and water had to be released, Kerala said in an affidavit in the Supreme Court, filed in response to a petition that wanted to redu...
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As Water Level Rises, Mullaperiyar Dam In Kerala To Be Opened
Rain-hit Idduki district in Kerala is bracing for surplussing of Mullaperiyar Dam as officials issued an alert for people living on the Periyar River banks with the water level in the reservoir crossing the 137 feet mark against its maximum of 142 feet today.
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India's Reservoirs Storage Level Drop To 24%, Southern States Hit Hardest: Official Data
Amid scorching summer, the total live storage available in 150 key reservoirs across India is 24 per cent of the total live storage capacity, marking a 21 per cent decrease recorded during the same period last year, according to official data.
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South India Stares At Severe Water Crisis As Reservoir Levels Plunge To Mere 17%
The southern region, encompassing states of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu, has significantly reduced water storage compared to historical averages at just 17 per cent of reservoir capacity.
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Nuclear Plant Near Destroyed Ukraine Dam Safe For Now, Says UN Watchdog
Ukraine's dam break is posing "no short-term risk" to Europe's biggest atomic plant, despite falling water levels in a reservoir used to cool its reactors, according to the UN's nuclear watchdog agency.
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Pakistan's Largest Water Reservoir Facing Acute Water Shortage
Tarbela Dam, Pakistan's largest water reservoir, is facing an acute water shortage and the dam continues to be at a dead level for the last couple of weeks.
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Idukki Dam's Shutter Opened As Water Level Rises After Heavy Rains
A shutter of Kerala's Cheruthoni dam was opened on Tuesday morning as the water level in Idukki reservoir continued to rise due to heavy rains in its catchment areas and opening of shutters of the Mullaperiyar dam.
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Tamil Nadu Opens 8 Shutters Of Mullaperiyar Dam After Heavy Rain
After closing down five shutters of Mullaperiyar dam a day before, Tamil Nadu today opened eight shutters of the reservoir as heavy rains overnight increased the water level there.
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Tamil Nadu Opens Mullaperiyar Dam, Kerala's Idukki On High Alert: Report
The shutters of the Mullaperiyar dam in Kerala, operated by Tamil Nadu, were raised on Friday morning as the water level in the reservoir crossed 138 ft, Kerala government officials said in Idukki.
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Draw Maximum Water From Mullaperiyar Dam As Rains Intensify: Kerala To Tamil Nadu
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Sunday requested his Tamil Nadu counterpart MK Stalin to ensure that maximum quantity of water is drawn from Mullaperiyar dam as the reservoir level may reach 142 ft once the torrential rains intensify.
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Drought Reveals Lost Temple In Thailand Submerged By Dam 20 Years Ago
Thousands are flocking to see a Buddhist temple in central Thailand exposed after drought drove water levels to record lows in a dam reservoir where it had been submerged.
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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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Only 17% Water Left In Nashik Dams, Say Officials
Reservoirs in Maharashtra's Nashik district have only 17 per cent water stock of their total storage capacity as of now, almost nine per cent less compared to last year, officials said on Tuesday.
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New Technology Will Assess Water Level Rise In Rivers By Rain: IMD
A new technology has been developed to assess the rise of water level in rivers and reservoirs by rain and can help state governments to minutely monitor the impact of rainfall, IMD chief K J Ramesh said, in the aftermath of the deadliest deluge in Kerala. The technology, 'Impact Based Forecasting Approach', which shows "pre-event scenario" can hel...
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It Was Mullaperiyar: In Top Court, Kerala Blames Tamil Nadu For Floods
Sudden release of excess waters from Mullaperiyar dam by Tamil Nadu was one of the reasons why the floods happened, Kerala has told Supreme Court today. The release caused an overload in the Idukki reservoir downstream and water had to be released, Kerala said in an affidavit in the Supreme Court, filed in response to a petition that wanted to redu...
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As Water Level Rises, Mullaperiyar Dam In Kerala To Be Opened
Rain-hit Idduki district in Kerala is bracing for surplussing of Mullaperiyar Dam as officials issued an alert for people living on the Periyar River banks with the water level in the reservoir crossing the 137 feet mark against its maximum of 142 feet today.
