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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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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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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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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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DMK Holds State-Wide Protest Over Water Shortage In Tamil Nadu
The DMK on Saturday began state-wide protest accusingthe Tamil Nadugovernment's for its "negligence," and "administrative failure" in tackling the acute shortage of water 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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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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DMK To Launch Statewide Protest Over Water Shortage In Tamil Nadu
The DMK has said that it will hold protests across Tamil Nadu on June 22 to urge the government to tackle water crisis in the state.
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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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Plastic Plates, More Takeaways: Chennai Restaurants Hit By Water Shortage
Facing severe water shortage and high vegetable prices, restaurants/hotels serving South Indian meals are mulling ways to tackle the situation, including stopping lunch meals, said an official of a hotel association.
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"Get Drinking Water From Home": Water Crisis Hits IT Companies In Chennai
Officials in the information technology sector in Chennai's Old Mahabalipuram Road (OMR) agree the water shortage situation in the business district is grim but say they are managing the issue for now.
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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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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.
-
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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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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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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DMK Holds State-Wide Protest Over Water Shortage In Tamil Nadu
The DMK on Saturday began state-wide protest accusingthe Tamil Nadugovernment's for its "negligence," and "administrative failure" in tackling the acute shortage of water 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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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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DMK To Launch Statewide Protest Over Water Shortage In Tamil Nadu
The DMK has said that it will hold protests across Tamil Nadu on June 22 to urge the government to tackle water crisis in the state.
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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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Plastic Plates, More Takeaways: Chennai Restaurants Hit By Water Shortage
Facing severe water shortage and high vegetable prices, restaurants/hotels serving South Indian meals are mulling ways to tackle the situation, including stopping lunch meals, said an official of a hotel association.
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"Get Drinking Water From Home": Water Crisis Hits IT Companies In Chennai
Officials in the information technology sector in Chennai's Old Mahabalipuram Road (OMR) agree the water shortage situation in the business district is grim but say they are managing the issue for now.
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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.
