"MP: Severe water crisis in Chhatarpur district.
Locals of Buxwaha say nobody is ready to marry men in the area due to the prevailing crisis," reported ANI.
In fact, recently a wedding has been cancelled in Buxwaha, again due to water crisis.
Nobody is ready to marry their daughters here," a Buxwaha resident told ANI.
The problem of water crisis takes a mammoth proportion across the country, especially during the summer season.
With the rise in temperature, groundwater table decreases which further aggravate the problem.
Water crisis has hit the residents of Karnataka very hard this time.
Several places of Karnataka including Tumkur and Gulbarga are facing shortage of water.
Residents of these places have to walk several kilometers in search of water.
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Chief secy pledges water for all.
Ranchi, May 10: Chief secretary Rajbala Verma today assured Jharkhand High Court that the government was committed to providing safe and hygienic drinking water to every citizen of the state.
Verma who appeared in person before a division bench of Chief Justice Pradip Kumar Mohanty and Justice Ananda Sen in a PIL said she was personally monitoring drinking water supply in the state.
The bench observed summer months were worse and scarcity of drinking water was unacceptable.
"Water is like a life saving drug.
On the court asking Verma about the poor condition of hand pumps in the state, she said: "Hand pumps are repaired and replaced as and when required."
Verma endorsed it.
The high court initiated the PIL after a report on water scarcity was published in a Hindi daily last April.
Clerks’ welfare Chief secretary Rajbala Verma on Wednesday told high court that welfare contribution for Advocates’ Clerks’ Association would be borne by the government for which a proposal had been put forth for cabinet acceptance.
Loo monitor Chief secretary Rajbala Verma on Wednesday informed high court that she would personally oversee construction and running of toilets in government schools in the state.

Kheora residents protest water scarcity.
A large number of residents from Power House mohalla of Kheora in Rajouri assembled on the main road connecting Rajouri with the district hospital and raised slogans against the PHE Department.
Inhabitants of Kheora locality of Rajouri town today staged a protest demonstration against Public Health Engineering Department and blocked the main road for over an hour.
A large number of residents from Power House mohalla of Kheora in Rajouri assembled on the main road connecting Rajouri with the district hospital and raised slogans against the PHE Department.
They said the entire area is facing water crisis and the department has not been responding to their complaints.
Insteadd, they alleged that officials of the PHE Department misbehave with them when they bring issues to their notice.
The protesters alleged that many officials provide supply to their own houses and to those of their relatives.
Station house officer of Rajouri Sudhanshu Verma pacified the protesters and assured them that their grievance would be conveyed to the district administration.
The interrogation of a Pakistani boy, who was apprehended along the Line of Control in Nowshera sector a few days ago, has revealed that he was accompanied by two more persons who managed to flee.

Farmer, family ensure there’s food, water aplenty for winged visitors.
Kolhapur: Water scarcity meant that brothers Ashok and Balasaheb Sonule could not take up a crop this summer, but that hasn’t stopped them from leaving water and grains in their field for their winged friends.
After their initial efforts got noticed, they won accolades and monetary benefits for their step.
These days, the brothers have begun placing grain and water in the farm to feed the birds, who have become regular visitors.
"Due to the water shortage, I couldn’t harvest anything this season.
Generally, three kg of grain is required to feed the birds so that their happy chirps reach us," Ashok said.
In the barren land in Gadmudshingi village, some 15 km southwest of Kolhapur, Sonule’s farm is like an oasis with its water beds, hanging water pots and water-filled borewell.
"The number of nests is rising, so is the chirping.
These birds are like a family now.
They don’t fly away now when we are around, while we are watering or doing any farm work," he said.

Media Release Mangaluru, May 10: Water scarcity is either the lack of enough water or lack of access to safe drinking water. It currently affects around 2.8 billion people around the world, on all continents, at least one month out of every year and more than 1.2 billion people lack the access to clean drinking water. Water shortages may be caused by climate change, such as altered weather-patterns (including droughts or floods), increased pollution, and increased human demand and overuse of water. The term water crisis labels a situation where the available potable, unpolluted water within a region is less than that region’s demand. Water shortages and unreliable water quality are considered major obstacles to achieve sustainable development and improvement in the quality of life. The water demand in the country is increasing fast due to progressive increase in the demand of water for irrigation, rapid industrialization, population growth and improving life standards. The existing water resources are diminishing (i) due to unequal distribution of rain water and occasional drought (ii) excessive exploitation of ground water sources and its insufficient recharge (iii) deterioration of water quality due to the discharge of domestic and industrial effluents without adequate treatment. This is resulting in water stress/scarcity. Issue of Water Scarcity In India As a country that receives sufficient rain, water scarcity in India is mainly attributed to human factors such as: * India’s population has steadily risen since independence. Absence of comprehensive family planning, and lack of education, spurred this. This in turn has increased the demand for water. But, no government has so far been able to equate the difference of water distribution – more than 50% of the country’s population lack access to safe drinking water. * Corruption and lack of planning and coordination are also blamed as factors of water scarcity in India. Many projects to supply safe drinking water are often stuck in red tape. * More than 80% of water needs of the country is met by exploiting the ground water resources of India. This has aggravated the depletion of water table, and led to an unprecedented water shortage. Per Capita Water Availability In India The per capita availability of water in the country is 1545 cubic meters as per the 2011 CENSUS. The average annual per capita availability of water in the country, taking into consideration the population of the country as per the 2001 census, was 1816 cubic meters which reduced to 1545 cubic meters as per the 2011 census, denoting that the per capita water availability in the country is reducing progressively due to increase in population. The daily drinking water requirement per person is 2-4 liters, but it takes 2000 to 5000 litres of water to produce one person’s daily food. Also there are reports that…

The Jigawa Government on Wednesday, said it would make available 5, 000 water pumps and tube wells in farmlands to check perennial water scarcity experienced by farmers in the state.
Hassan said the State Government had worked out modalities to construct tube wells in the 5, 000 hectares of farmlands to encourage irrigation agriculture.
He stated that one water pump and a tube well would be provided in each hectare of the farmlands.
“Farmers are experiencing water scarcity due to the blockage of channels by typha grass on Hadejia River.
Hassan said that the tube wells and water pumps would be provided to the farmers to address the problem and encourage production.
He disclosed that arrangements were underway to open up additional 5, 000 hectares of lands to expand the scope of the rice and wheat cultivation programme.
“This is to provide lands for cultivation and enhance effective utilisation of water and agricultural resources”.
The deputy governor lauded the community leaders for mobilising participation in agriculture, adding that the trend would encourage food production and enhance wealth creation in the society.
The Hadejia valley project was initiated by the Federal Government in the 1980s to encourage irrigation activities, enhance fishery and water supply to communities.
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Drought in the Western Ghats Part 3: Ambulance service supplies water to 700 families in Kerala’s Kottayam.
Around 700 families in Kottayam town, a central Kerala district – where a 78 km long river flows and is home to the largest lake in India – were struggling to get drinking water until three weeks ago.
With groundwater levels declining at an alarming rate, the government tankers were not able to meet the rising demand and reach out to the needy.
In the town, there are 52 wards.
Out of it, Anandkumar distributes water at ward numbers 30, 43 and 44.
Anandkumar supplies around 13,000 litres of water four times a week in the three wards.
Otherwise, we will be suffering a lot in the coming years,” Seema added.
Reji Malayalapuzha, a green activist in Pathanamthitta bordering Kottayam district, said that due to less rain in 2016 and deforestation in the Western Ghats, rivers originating from the mountains were seen drying up at many places this year leading to water scarcity and drought in Kottayam, Pathanamthitta and Idukki districts.
The State Green Mission is not only holding different kind of awareness campaigns to protect water sources, it also is initiating river and lake cleaning programmes with help of local bodies all over the state to overcome the water crisis.
All the 14 districts received below average rain – the deficit ranged from 24 percent in Ernakulam district to 59 percent in Wayanad district.

With water scarcity looming large in Vadakku Kalankarai village of Korampallam panchayat, most of the affected residents from the village thronged the Collectorate here on Monday with empty pots seeking the intervention of the district administration to ensure regular supply of drinking water.
Six months ago, borewells, which remained the key source of water, were cleaned up with the active participation of the local community and people managed to access water to some extent.
But of late, these wells have also dried up.
Though the issue was brought to the notice of the Secretary of Korampallam panchayat and the Block Development Officer of Thoothukudi Union, nothing has been done.
An aggrieved resident, Siva Mariammal, said there was only one water pump and it was not sufficient to cater to the needs of all households in the village and sought more such pumps.
S. Perumalkani, another affected woman, said people had no alternative but to buy packaged drinking water cans after walking up two kilometers.
“One can of water was sold at Rs.
25 when it was bought directly from the seller at the selling point and the same quantity of water was sold at Rs.
40 when it was delivered at the doorstep,” she said.
Subbulakshmi, another affected villager said the officials should at least take steps to supply water through tanker lorries during the scorching summer.

Locals see red over Kinfra exploitation of water in Thiruvananthapuram.
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Local people on Monday blockaded Kinfra international apparel park near Thumba alleging that the companies there were overexploiting ground water.
The blockade, led by the Kinfra Joint Action Council, began in the morning.
According to the demonstrators, the over 80 industries and allied agencies in the park had constructed four huge wells to draw the water which has left neighbouring residential areas high and dry in the summer.
The demonstrators demanded that the pumping of water from these wells should be stopped with immediate effect.
They also wanted the waste water generated in the industrial premises processed properly, and closure of all industries in the park which fail to follow the pollution norms set by the Kerala State Pollution Control Board.
The coastal areas of Thiruvananthapuram, especially Veli and Thumba and their neighbourhood have been hit hard by water scarcity during the current summer season.
In most of the coastal belt water trickles down through public taps only a few times a week.
Oxygen cylinders are supplied to the hospital from Kinfra Park.
Hospital officials, however, said hospital activities were not hit on Monday due to the blockade.

Lack of access to clean drinking water is the reality for millions of Indian citizens, an issue that National Geographic and Water Aid India are hoping to tackle through the launch of Mission Blue.
Mission Blue will see Nat Geo air documentaries and television specials spotlighting the country’s water crisis across its channels in India.
The short films, which have been made available on the initiative’s website, touch on how water scarcity impacts daily life for people in India and are directed by Bollywood heavy hitters Imtiaz Ali, Hansal Mehta, Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury, and Madhur Bhandarkar.
“I am proud to be associated with an iconic brand that has the legacy of working for the cause of preserving the planet,” said Bollywood actor Farhan Akhtar, who serves as the face for the campaign.
It has the power to enlighten, inspire and empower people who are unaware of what they can do towards the cause of water scarcity and drive real change.
To further engage viewers, Mission Blue’s website has been designed to provide viewers with an interactive experience in which they can calculate their own water footprints and provides tips on the different ways they can save water every day.
“National Geographic has always been a brand that has stood for driving purposeful change, something we have been doing for over a century now,” said Swati Mohan, Business Head at National Geographic and Fox Network Group India.
In the last five years, the National Geographic Society has funded more than 50 grants relating to conservation in the United States and around the world.
For World Water Day 2017, it joined forces with Stella Artois and director Crystal Moselle to create Our Dream of Water, an extension of the brewer’s Buy a Lady a Drink campaign which aims to raise awareness about the global water crisis.
We help people stop and think about what’s going on in the world today, but also — more importantly — what could happen to make it better,” said Gary Knell, President and CEO of National Geographic Society.