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Rainfall deficit comes down to 27%, but water storage in reservoirs remains low
The country has so far received 145.4 mm rains against the normal of 199.7 mm -a deficit of 27%The situation has improved for parts of Maharashtra, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh
1 min read4 Jul 2019Tamil Nadu fumes as Karnataka secures approval for Cauvery reservoir project
Karnataka maintains that the construction of the dam will not impact its commitment of releasing the quantum of Cauvery water specified by the Supreme Court to its neighbour
1 min read27 Nov 2018India’s Monsoon falls short of forecasts for a second year
Showers totaled 804 millimeters or about 91% of the 50-year average in the June to September period, data from the India Meteorological Department showed
1 min read1 Oct 2018Rain deficit at 7%, but water level in reservoirs higher than last year, shows data
Of 91 reservoirs, as many as 50most of them in south and central Indiahave higher storage available than last year
2 min read9 Sep 2018Odisha plans ₹3,000 crore energy storage project
600MWpumpstorageplant seen meeting peak-hour ruralpowerdemand
2 min read4 Sep 2018Kerala rains: Death toll touches 26, Navy put on alert
Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan described the flood situation in the state as 'very grim'
2 min read10 Aug 2018Bengaluru water crisis: India’s Silicon Valley might head Cape Town way
Bengaluru water table has shrunk from 10-12 m to 76-91 m in just two decades while the number of extraction wells has gone up from 5,000 to 0.45 million in 30 years
1 min read21 Mar 2018Bengaluru, India’s Silicon Valley, faces man-made water crisis
Bengaluru 's biggest lake Bellandur has become so toxic it spontaneously catches fire, and emits clouds of white froth so large authorities have had to build barriers to keep it from spilling onto the road
3 min read17 Mar 2018Water level drops to 69% in major reservoirs across India
As of 26 October, the water storage in reservoirs across India was 109.878bcm but it has now decreased to 108.373bcm
1 min read4 Nov 2017Water level rises to 70% in major reservoirs across India
The water level in 91 major reservoirs across the country has risen to 70% of their total storage capacity from 68% last week, says government
1 min read20 Oct 2017Popular Topics
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