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Low rainfall pushes up water tanker demand across Marathwada

Low rainfall pushes up water tanker demand across Marathwada

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A prolonged spell of below-average rainfall has led to a sharp increase in the number of water tankers supplying villages across Maharashtra’s Marathwada region, according to the local administration, reported the PTI. Officials said that the number of tankers has risen by more than 100 in just one week as water shortages continue to affect several rural areas. Marathwada, which comprises the districts of Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Jalna, Beed, Nanded, Hingoli, Dharashiv, Latur and Parbhani, has received 163.7 mm of rainfall against the seasonal average of 218.1 mm up to July 14, the news agency reported. It means the region has recorded only around 75 per cent of its expected rainfall so far, increasing pressure on water resources. More villages now depend on tankers According to a report by the Divisional Commissioner’s office, the number of water tankers supplying villages increased from 200 on July 7 to 303 by 13 July. The report also noted that 182 villages and 117 settlements across seven districts are now dependent on tanker supplies for drinking water. Dharashiv is the …

Disruption in water supply to Hyderabad due to pipeline burst

Disruption in water supply to Hyderabad due to pipeline burst

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A sudden leakage on the 1000 mm diameter main pipeline stretching from Lingampally to Banjara Hills, part of the Godavari Drinking Water Project that supplies water to Hyderabad, prompted emergency repair works on Saturday. As a result, drinking water supply to various parts of the city remains affected. Officials said works are being carried out on a war footing and water supply will be restored to normal once the works are completed. The affected areas include Erragadda, SR Nagar, Ameerpet, Vengalraonagar, Yellareddyguda, Sanathnagar, NIMS, Banjara Hills, Venkatagiri, BS Maqtha, MS Maqtha, and Somajiguda. Board Managing Director K. Ashok Reddy instructed officials to supply water through tankers to ensure residents in the affected areas do not face inconvenience due to the disruption. Published – July 11, 2026 08:20 pm IST Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Lost in Surat flood, a 17-yr-old walking home, a school van driver: As water recedes, a terrible tragedy emerges | Ahmedabad News

Lost in Surat flood, a 17-yr-old walking home, a school van driver: As water recedes, a terrible tragedy emerges | Ahmedabad News

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One of them used to be the driver of a van ferrying schoolchildren; another was the owner of a garage. A third had taken loans to start an embroidery business; the fourth was a teenage powerloom worker. All of them had been missing for the past few days. As floodwaters in Surat continued to recede, the worst fears of their families and the administration were confirmed on Thursday. By late evening on Thursday, the Surat police and fire department had recovered another 22 bodies, many of people who had been missing since Tuesday (July 7), when the city saw unprecedented rainfall. The death toll for the week had risen to 34 on Friday. Darshak Chovatiya watched his 27-year-old brother Sandeep Mansukh Chovatiya, the owner of a garage, being swept away by the water on Tuesday afternoon. The brothers were returning to their home in Swastik Residency in Pasodara in a customer’s car when both the vehicle and Sandeep were lost in a swollen rivulet. “We were crossing the rivulet in the Amroli area, and Sandeep …

Meters to be made mandatory on all borewells in Delhi, will help decide water bills

Meters to be made mandatory on all borewells in Delhi, will help decide water bills

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All domestic and commercial borewells in Delhi will have to be fitted with water meters and users will be charged based on the amount of groundwater they extract under a new borewell policy being drafted by the Delhi government, officials familiar with the matter said on Friday. The proposed policy will also provide a mechanism to regularise thousands of unauthorised borewells currently operating across the Capital. Residents seen collecting water from a tanker in Geeta Colony in New Delhi, India. (Sanchit Khanna/HT Photo) Officials said the draft has been prepared, although the government is yet to finalise the tariff for groundwater extraction. A senior government official said the policy seeks to move beyond the current system of one-time approvals by introducing continuous monitoring and user charges linked to actual groundwater consumption. “There are provisions from the Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) regarding environmental compensation for illegal borewells, but there is no tariff for legal groundwater extraction. We have sought inputs from the CGWB and the environment department on the pricing framework. Under the new system, every …

Disruption in water supply to Hyderabad due to pipeline burst

Lift water from Kannepalli to save farmers, Harish tells Revanth

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Hyderabad Former Minister and BRS Deputy Floor Leader T. Harish Rao alleged that the Congress government was attempting to cover up its failure to lift irrigation water from Kannepalli through misinformation and false propaganda against the Kaleshwaram project. In response to Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy’s comments in the Khammam meeting, he pointed out that the Medigadda, Annaram and Sundilla barrages withstood floods of nearly 28 lakh cusecs in the past, and questioned why the government was now attempting to create fear when the present flood flow was only about one lakh cusecs. He demanded that the government immediately utilise the existing Kannepalli pump house to lift water through Annaram and Sundilla into Yellampalli reservoir instead of allowing valuable Godavari water to flow downstream. He accused the Congress government of deliberately allowing Telangana’s Godavari waters to flow into Andhra Pradesh. Raising concerns over Yellampalli reservoir, Mr. Harish Rao pointed out that against its total storage capacity of 20.18 TMC, only 5.48 TMC of water remained, with storage levels approaching dead storage. He warned that Yellampalli …

Pune rains: PMC issues advisory as rainfall increases water levels in dams

Pune rains: PMC issues advisory as rainfall increases water levels in dams

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Pune in Maharashtra witnessed heavy monsoon rainfall over the past 24 hours, leading to a significant rise in water levels at major dams supplying the city. The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has issued a safety advisory for residents, urging people to follow official instructions and avoid unnecessary travel during periods of intense rain. Rainfall data collected through the PMC’s Integrated Command and Control Centre (ICCC) weather stations showed widespread rainfall across different parts of the city. Khadakwasla records highest rainfall According to the rainfall report, Khadakwasla recorded the highest rainfall at 115.20 mm. Other areas that received heavy rainfall include: – Aundh-Baner: 106.20 mm – Kothrud-Bawdhan: 103.60 mm – Shivajinagar-Ghole Road: 64 mm – Dhole Patil Road: 69 mm – Yerwada: 53 mm Heavy showers resulted in waterlogging on some roads and affected traffic movement in several parts of the city. पुणे शहरातील विविध भागांतील पर्जन्यमान तसेच पुणे शहराला पाणीपुरवठा करणाऱ्या धरणांतील सध्याची स्थिती जाणून घ्या. नागरिकांनी प्रशासनाच्या अधिकृत सूचनांचे पालन करावे आणि आवश्यक असल्यासच घराबाहेर पडावे. सुरक्षित राहा, सतर्क राहा! मान्सून काळात पावसासंदर्भातील तक्रारी, …

Khadakwasla Dam starts water release as heavy rainfall raises reservoir level

Khadakwasla Dam starts water release as heavy rainfall raises reservoir level

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The Pune district administration on Tuesday announced that water release from the new Mutha canal of Khadakwasla Dam has started following heavy rainfall in the catchment area. According to officials, the discharge of 500 cusecs of water from the new Mutha canal began at 12 pm on July 7. Authorities have urged residents to avoid entering the riverbed and remain cautious due to the possibility of rising water levels. “Today, at 12 PM on July 7, the release of 500 cusecs has been started from the new Mutha canal of Khadakwasla Dam. Citizens should not enter the riverbed. Take precautions,” the Pune district administration said in a post on X. #खडकवासला धरणाच्या नवीन मुठा कालव्यातून आज ७ जुलै रोजी दुपारी १२ वाजता ५०० क्यूसेक ने विसर्ग सुरू करण्यात आला आहे. नागरिकांनी नदी पात्रात उतरु नये. खबरदारी घ्यावी-जिल्हा प्रशासन#Khadakwasla#Pune — DISTRICT INFORMATION OFFICE, PUNE (@Info_Pune) July 7, 2026 Officials monitor rainfall situation The administration said heavy rainfall in the Khadakwasla Dam catchment area has increased water levels in the reservoir. Officials said the dam has reached …

Mumbai’s water stock jumps 71% in a day after heavy rain | Mumbai News

Mumbai’s water stock jumps 71% in a day after heavy rain | Mumbai News

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3 min readMumbaiJul 7, 2026 02:15 PM IST After weeks of worry over shrinking reserves, heavy rain over Mumbai’s lake catchments has given the city’s water stock its biggest boost of the monsoon so far. The combined storage in the seven lakes supplying Mumbai rose from 16.92 per cent of capacity on Monday to 28.92 per cent on Tuesday morning, a jump of 12 percentage points in 24 hours, according to data released by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). In volume terms, the stock increased by 1.74 lakh million litres, from 2.44 lakh million litres to 4.18 lakh million litres which is a 71 per cent increase. The rise follows two days of intense rainfall across the lake catchments after a rain deficient June had pushed reservoir levels down to around 6 per cent, forcing the BMC to impose a 10 per cent water cut across the city from June 15. The civic body later tightened restrictions on commercial establishments and construction sites as reserves continued to decline. The seven lakes, Bhatsa, Upper Vaitarna, Middle …

Shruti Haasan backs Kamal Haasan’s take on talking to friends instead of ChatGPT: ‘Water wasted for each question’

Shruti Haasan backs Kamal Haasan’s take on talking to friends instead of ChatGPT: ‘Water wasted for each question’

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Actor Kamal Haasan recently spoke about the impact of AI on water resources at a college during the Nayagan Fest. The actor remarked that people must relearn to talk to friends rather than asking ChatGPT everything. His daughter, Shruti Haasan, seemed to agree as she reshared the video of his speech. Shruti Haasan and Kamal Haasan spoke out against AI recently. Shruti Haasan agrees with Kamal Haasan’s take on AI At a Tamil Nadu college, Kamal addressed the students on stage and spoke about AI. He said, “Now, when you use AI, more electricity is generated for it to process. Remember that every time you ask a question, a tumbler of water is wasted. Every time you use ChatGPT, it uses water. The more questions you ask it, the more water you waste.” He also suggested that people must instead talk to their friends, stating, “Ask only the necessary questions. Otherwise, ask the friend next door. There are probably a few people who know more than it does. You shouldn’t think that I am the …

Maharashtra : Water enters Morya Gosavi Ganpati Temple as Pawana River swells

Maharashtra : Water enters Morya Gosavi Ganpati Temple as Pawana River swells

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Continuous heavy rainfall across parts of Maharashtra has led to a sharp rise in the water level of the Pawana River, causing water to enter the premises of the Morya Gosavi Ganpati Temple in Pimpri-Chinchwad on Monday. The rise in river levels comes after intense rainfall in several regions, increasing water flow in rivers and other water bodies. Authorities are monitoring the situation as heavy rainfall continues across Maharashtra. Residents living near rivers and low-lying areas have been advised to remain cautious and follow instructions issued by local authorities. IMD issues red alert for several Maharashtra districts The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a red alert for Mumbai, Thane, Palghar and Raigad districts, warning of intense rainfall at isolated locations. According to the weather department, heavy rain spells accompanied by gusty winds reaching speeds of 50-60 kmph are likely in some areas. Several parts of the state have recorded extremely heavy rainfall over the last 24 hours. As per rainfall data, Lonavla recorded 670 mm of rain, while Bhira received 609 mm. Other locations …