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475 Roads Blocked Across Himachal Pradesh Due To Snowfall
As many as 475 roads, including five national highways, were closed in Himachal Pradesh. As many as 333 electricity supply schemes, 57 water supply schemes were also disrupted due to snowfall in the region.
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Will Supply Adequate Water To Shimla This Tourist Season, Says Official
Adequate water will be supplied during the tourist season in Shimla this year, an official said on Tuesday, a year after the Himachal Pradesh capital faced its worst-ever water crisis history.
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Charges Against Dead Driver Killed In Road Accident In Himachal Pradesh
The police today put charges against a man who was killed in an accident for rash and negligent driving in Himachal Pradesh's Chamba district, maintaining that it was a routine practice. A water tanker driver, Sanjeev Kumar of Chakban village in Nurpur sub-division of Kangra district died on the spot on Thursday night when his vehicle fell into a d...
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3 Sentenced To Death For Kidnapping, Murdering 4-Year-Old In Shimla
A Himachal Pradesh court Wednesday gave the death penalty to three people in the murder case of a four-year-old boy in 2014, whose skeletal remains were found in a water tank more than two years after his death.
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World Bank Approves Rs 929.89 Crore For Shimla's Water Supply Project
The World Bank has approved in principle a financial assistance of Rs 929.89 crore for a water supply and sewerage project for the state capital, Himachal Pradesh Urban Development and Country Planning Minister Sarween Chaudhary said on Thursday.
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Fights, Injuries, "Every Man For Himself" In India's Battle For Water
When the water truck finally chugged into the Delhi slum, there was a stampede. It is a scene repeated daily across the country as temperatures rise and the vital resource gets ever scarcer.
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Himachal Pradesh Government Plans Three-Pronged Strategy To Prevent Water Crisis
The authorities in Shimla have devised a three-pronged strategy to prevent future acute drinking water shortage in the city which is presently reeling under such a crisis.
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Shimla Faces Worst-Ever-Water Crisis As World Observes Environment Day
As the world observed the Environment Day today, residents of Shimla continued to grapple with the worst-ever water crisis in the hill city's history, a stark warning of what the consequences of degradation of natural resources can be.
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Water Crisis Spreads. After Shimla, Parts of Rajasthan, UP Dry: 10 Facts
Water crisis is spreading across north India as the temperature continues its upward march. While Himachal Pradesh capital Shimla has barely enough to drink, parts of Rajasthan's Ajmer is locking up its water drums to prevent theft. In villages of eastern Uttar Pradesh, women are walking miles to fill their pitchers. The water crisis is Shimla has...
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Water Crisis Deepens, Residents Lock Containers In This Rajasthan Village
With temperature staying put at 45 degrees Celsius across Rajasthan, taps have run dry and large blue containers with locks fixed on them have become a common sight in this village where water is considered "gold". There isn't enough drinking water, and at a few places, sewage water is being supplied to homes.
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Water Supply In Shimla Increases, But Rationing System To Continue
Amid acute water shortage, the situation in Shimla improved as authorities increased supply for the second day on Sunday, even though officials said the rationing system put in place in the Himachal Pradesh capital would continue.
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Amid Acute Water Crisis, Schools In Shimla Shut For 5 Days
Amid acute water shortage in Shimla, the state government has decided to shut government schools in the district for a week from Monday. Water scarcity have been plaguing Shimla for the past 15 days with protests in several areas of the city.
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In Water-Scarce Shimla, Woman Dies After Being Hit By Tanker
A woman today died after being hit by a water tanker in Shimla, which has been facing acute water shortage for over a week now.
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Water Scarcity Takes Tourism Crown Off Shimla's Head, Starves Business
The hill town of Shimla has been a tourist hotspot since the British era, generating large amounts of revenue for Himachal Pradesh. However, this year the picture of the usually bustling capital appears bleak. Water scarcity for the past ten days has come as a major blow to the town, adversely affecting both tourism and business sector.
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Prepare Jingles On Conserving Water In Shimla: Himachal Pradesh High Court
Set up WhatsApp group and prepare jingles to educate Shimla residents on conserving water, the Himachal Pradesh High Court on Friday told the local civic authorities.
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475 Roads Blocked Across Himachal Pradesh Due To Snowfall
As many as 475 roads, including five national highways, were closed in Himachal Pradesh. As many as 333 electricity supply schemes, 57 water supply schemes were also disrupted due to snowfall in the region.
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Will Supply Adequate Water To Shimla This Tourist Season, Says Official
Adequate water will be supplied during the tourist season in Shimla this year, an official said on Tuesday, a year after the Himachal Pradesh capital faced its worst-ever water crisis history.
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Charges Against Dead Driver Killed In Road Accident In Himachal Pradesh
The police today put charges against a man who was killed in an accident for rash and negligent driving in Himachal Pradesh's Chamba district, maintaining that it was a routine practice. A water tanker driver, Sanjeev Kumar of Chakban village in Nurpur sub-division of Kangra district died on the spot on Thursday night when his vehicle fell into a d...
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3 Sentenced To Death For Kidnapping, Murdering 4-Year-Old In Shimla
A Himachal Pradesh court Wednesday gave the death penalty to three people in the murder case of a four-year-old boy in 2014, whose skeletal remains were found in a water tank more than two years after his death.
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World Bank Approves Rs 929.89 Crore For Shimla's Water Supply Project
The World Bank has approved in principle a financial assistance of Rs 929.89 crore for a water supply and sewerage project for the state capital, Himachal Pradesh Urban Development and Country Planning Minister Sarween Chaudhary said on Thursday.
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Fights, Injuries, "Every Man For Himself" In India's Battle For Water
When the water truck finally chugged into the Delhi slum, there was a stampede. It is a scene repeated daily across the country as temperatures rise and the vital resource gets ever scarcer.
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Himachal Pradesh Government Plans Three-Pronged Strategy To Prevent Water Crisis
The authorities in Shimla have devised a three-pronged strategy to prevent future acute drinking water shortage in the city which is presently reeling under such a crisis.
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Shimla Faces Worst-Ever-Water Crisis As World Observes Environment Day
As the world observed the Environment Day today, residents of Shimla continued to grapple with the worst-ever water crisis in the hill city's history, a stark warning of what the consequences of degradation of natural resources can be.
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Water Crisis Spreads. After Shimla, Parts of Rajasthan, UP Dry: 10 Facts
Water crisis is spreading across north India as the temperature continues its upward march. While Himachal Pradesh capital Shimla has barely enough to drink, parts of Rajasthan's Ajmer is locking up its water drums to prevent theft. In villages of eastern Uttar Pradesh, women are walking miles to fill their pitchers. The water crisis is Shimla has...
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Water Crisis Deepens, Residents Lock Containers In This Rajasthan Village
With temperature staying put at 45 degrees Celsius across Rajasthan, taps have run dry and large blue containers with locks fixed on them have become a common sight in this village where water is considered "gold". There isn't enough drinking water, and at a few places, sewage water is being supplied to homes.
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Water Supply In Shimla Increases, But Rationing System To Continue
Amid acute water shortage, the situation in Shimla improved as authorities increased supply for the second day on Sunday, even though officials said the rationing system put in place in the Himachal Pradesh capital would continue.
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Amid Acute Water Crisis, Schools In Shimla Shut For 5 Days
Amid acute water shortage in Shimla, the state government has decided to shut government schools in the district for a week from Monday. Water scarcity have been plaguing Shimla for the past 15 days with protests in several areas of the city.
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In Water-Scarce Shimla, Woman Dies After Being Hit By Tanker
A woman today died after being hit by a water tanker in Shimla, which has been facing acute water shortage for over a week now.
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Water Scarcity Takes Tourism Crown Off Shimla's Head, Starves Business
The hill town of Shimla has been a tourist hotspot since the British era, generating large amounts of revenue for Himachal Pradesh. However, this year the picture of the usually bustling capital appears bleak. Water scarcity for the past ten days has come as a major blow to the town, adversely affecting both tourism and business sector.
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Prepare Jingles On Conserving Water In Shimla: Himachal Pradesh High Court
Set up WhatsApp group and prepare jingles to educate Shimla residents on conserving water, the Himachal Pradesh High Court on Friday told the local civic authorities.
