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World's 'Highest' Village Runs Dry As Warming Hits The Himalayas
With a backdrop of the snow-capped Himalayas stretched out across a vibrant blue sky, it is hard to dispute the sign as you enter Komik that declares it to be the world's highest village with a road.
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In UP, Women-Led Collectives Are Taking On Bundelkhand's Water Problem
Bundelkhand in Uttar Pradesh, which is among the hottest regions in the country, regularly faces water scarcity every summer. Until the rains of last year, the arid region was hit by three successive drought seasons. Now, a water collective from Lalitpur district's Bhamaurisar village, which faced a similar problem in 2011, have taken charge of Bun...
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Gujarat Government To Provide Ample Water To All Regions, Says Chief Minister
The Gujarat government will provide "ample water" to all regions of the state, where nearly 1,000 villages have been declared scarcity-hit, Chief Minister Anandiben Patel said today.
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468 More Villages Declared Scarcity-Hit In Gujarat
The Gujarat government has declared another 468 villages of parched Saurashtra and Kutch region as 'partially scarcity-hit', taking the total number of such villages reeling under acute water crisis, to nearly 1,000.
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World's 'Highest' Village Runs Dry As Warming Hits The Himalayas
With a backdrop of the snow-capped Himalayas stretched out across a vibrant blue sky, it is hard to dispute the sign as you enter Komik that declares it to be the world's highest village with a road.
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In UP, Women-Led Collectives Are Taking On Bundelkhand's Water Problem
Bundelkhand in Uttar Pradesh, which is among the hottest regions in the country, regularly faces water scarcity every summer. Until the rains of last year, the arid region was hit by three successive drought seasons. Now, a water collective from Lalitpur district's Bhamaurisar village, which faced a similar problem in 2011, have taken charge of Bun...
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Gujarat Government To Provide Ample Water To All Regions, Says Chief Minister
The Gujarat government will provide "ample water" to all regions of the state, where nearly 1,000 villages have been declared scarcity-hit, Chief Minister Anandiben Patel said today.
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468 More Villages Declared Scarcity-Hit In Gujarat
The Gujarat government has declared another 468 villages of parched Saurashtra and Kutch region as 'partially scarcity-hit', taking the total number of such villages reeling under acute water crisis, to nearly 1,000.
