People face hardships due to leakage in main pipeline.
Normal water supply could be restored from Thursday NEARLY half of the population, on Tuesday faced water scarcity due to discontinuation of water supply from Ramnagar Plant.
A large number of overhead tanks, which supplied potable water to nearly 40 wards of the city remained parched.
Residents of various affected areas complained that they did not receive potable water through tankers which was promised by Jabalpur Municipal Corporation (JMC).
A large number of residents from nearly 40 wards of the city faced water scarcity due to leakage in main water supply pipeline.
Residents could not get potable water on Tuesday morning.
Though the Water Department of JMC started repairing the work, but it would not be able to resume normal water supply on Wednesday as well.
The Water Department has started repairing work but it could complete the work in next one or two days.
Water Department has claimed that it had sent a large number of water tankers to various affected areas in the city and provided needed water to the residents.
Now, the fresh leakage in the pipeline would again trouble people for several days.

Pali-Thane villagers compelled to use muddy borewell water for drinking.
Pali, which comprises 300 houses, is located some 11 kms from Valpoi town in Sattari taluka.
It is facing acute shortage of drinking water due to which the villagers are now forced to drink water which is not fit for consumption.
Another villager, Paryekar said that “the water which they get once a day for an hour is from the borewell and it is not clean and for last few weeks we have been getting muddy water.” A woman said that “due to water shortage and also over hygiene concern, the womenfolk have to go over long distances to get clean water.” An elder resident of the village said that in Pali there is only one borewell and that it was built by water supply department 10 years ago.
“Till now, the department has not cleaned it.
Hence, you can imagine the amount of waste that has been accumulated in it.
He said as pressure decreases the water does not reach houses on hilly area.
“We are installing a new water pipeline in Pali village and the work is in progress.
This will benefit the villagers immensely and the water supplied will also be clean.” However, Paste told this reporter that PWD will be monitoring the situation and increase the trips of water tankers.
He said that a joint meeting with sarpanch and panch members has been convened on May 3 to address their grievances.

YSR Congress leaders and people from several municipal divisions in the Kurnool Municipal Corporation took out a huge rally carrying empty plastic pitchers from the district party office and staged a demonstration at the Collectorate here on Monday deploring the acute drinking water scarcity.
Ramaiah, Kurnool constituency in charge Hafeez Khan and secretary Narasimha Yadav led the rally and demonstration.
‘Water diverted’ All the 51 municipal divisions in Kurnool were reeling under water scarcity, but the Ministers and officials were not initiating any remedial measures, Ms. Charitha Reddy alleged.
The MLA attributed the scarcity to storage of less than one tmcft of water in Gajuladinne project having a capacity of 4.50 tmcft and lack of storage in the summer storage tank.
Officials were discriminating against the 14 municipal divisions in the erstwhile Kallur panchayat in Panyam constituency and supplying water once in 10 days, as against alternate day supply in other municipal divisions in Kurnool city, she alleged.
Water was being released after midnight in areas inhabited by poorer sections and they had to spend sleepless nights to fill a few pitchers of water, he added.
Gundrevula project The YSRC leaders submitted a representation to Collector S. Satyanarayana and sought construction of Gundrevula project and another summer storage tank in Kurnool.
They said water could be drawn from the Pandikona reservoir and wanted desilting of the wells in the Tungabhadra river course.
They sought alternate day water supply in Kurnool and Kallur.
The Collector assured them of resolving the water problem by discussing with irrigation superintending engineer Chandrasekhar Reddy and municipal commissioner S. Ravindra Babu.

‘Power hungry’ AIADMK least bothered with governance: DMK.
Chennai (Tamil Nadu)[India], April 25 (ANI): Slamming the state government for not focusing on serious issues like water scarcity in Tamil Nadu, the DMK party on Tuesday asserted that the AIADMK government’s sole purpose is to remain in power.
DMK spokesperson Saravanan told ANI, “This OPS-EPS faction fight clearly illustrates one thing that AIADMK government is interested only in ensuring that they remain in power.
They are not worry about the governance issues.” Sarvanan further stated that the ruling dispensation in the state should resign and walk out rather than making the mockery of the entire democratic process.
“Our working president M.K.
Stalin has slammed this government.
The AIADMK government is worried about opening of liquor shops, the national highway is denotified, but what have they done for water scarcity, these are the issues which the state is facing since long,” he added.
Meanwhile, the first round of merger talks between the OPS faction and that of Chief Minister E. Palanisamy (EPS) are likely to take place this week, with the two factions looking to merge and bring stability to the state government.
Talks for a merger between the OPS and EPS camps gained ground after an FIR was registered against AIADMK deputy general secretary T.T.V.
Dinakaran for bribing Election Commission officials for staking claim of the ‘Two Leaves’ symbol of the party.

Residents of the Rajiv Gandhi Hostel for Girls (RGHG) in Delhi University on Monday staged a protest demonstration against the hostel’s water crisis near its front gate.
The students alleged that the RGHG, despite being the most expensive hostel in the University, is not able to provide adequate water facilities to its nearly 600 residents.
"The temperature has risen up to 43° Celsius.
Exams are upon us and the most expensive hostel in the University is not able to provide water to the 600 residents on its campus," said a hostel resident.
"The warden does not pick up calls and the provost does not care to show up to address the issue," she added.
Many of the hostel residents expressed their concern over the sanitation and hygiene issues rising from the lack of water.
"One can imagine how it feels when there is not a single drop of water to even freshen up or to flush the toilets," a student complained.
"They (hostel authorities) have strict curfews, defined fee structures, behaviour norms and a rule book, but paani nahi hain dene ko (but no water to provide)," said some of the agitating residents.
Hostlers also said that such cases of negligence have happened before too.
"Last year, women residents of RGHG and UGHG (Undergraduate Hostel for Girls) had come out in protest, right before their exams, in the middle of the summer for the exact same issue," said a hosteller.

Water scarcity hits Langate villages.
Srinagar: The residents of Mawer Langate areas of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district are up in arms against the Public Health Engineering (PHE) department for ‘failing to provide adequate water supply in their villages from past two weeks’.
Accusing the authorities for ignoring their plights, the residents of several villages including Shanoo, Batagund, Shartgund, Sudergund Hangah, Chontipora villages of Mawer Langate area of Kupwara district here have demanded immediate redressal of their genuine grievances.
The residents told KNS that acute water scarcity has hit their villages from past two weeks while the officials are paying no heed over their sufferings.
“We approached to the higher ups in this regard but unfortunately all in vein.
All the assurances given by the officials proved hoax,” the residents according to the KNS correspondent said.
They said that the authorities must not ignore their plights and should take the measures in this regard at earliest so that the villagers here could feel a sigh of relief.
The inhabitants later appealed the higher ups of PHE department to look into the matter and redress their genuine grievances as soon as possible.
(KNS)

The UAE is collaborating with a team of leading meteorologists to develop a potentially ground-breaking technology in cloud seeding, to address the country’s water scarcity challenges.
The concept revolves around the ‘electrical seeding’ of clouds, a theoretical concept that studies the effect of electrical charges on rain-bearing clouds.
Harrison, who is also a Second Cycle awardee associated with the UAE Research Program for Rain Enhancement Science, will lead the research.
Secondly, they will attempt to measure and modify the charges present in clouds using balloons and aircrafts.
An innovative aspect is the use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) to artificially modify the electrical properties of the clouds.
A promising attribute of the electrical seeding approach is that it leaves no local environmental residues, as the UAVs are electrically powered and hence pollution-free.
Commenting on Professor Harrison’s project, Dr. Abdullah Al Mandous, Director of the National Center for Meteorology and Seismology, said: "The success of the Emirates R&D program is evident at its third session, which has been demonstrated by the significant increase in the number of participating countries and research, A strong indicator of the importance of encouraging innovation and sharing knowledge and expertise through fruitful international partnerships.
Alya Al Mazroui, Manager of the UAE Research Program for Rain Enhancement Science said, "We are delighted to be working with Professor Harrison and his team on this highly transformative project.
Launched by the Ministry of Presidential Affairs of the UAE and overseen by the UAE National Center of Meteorology and Seismology (NCMS), the UAE Research Program for Rain Enhancement Science offers US$5 million in grant assistance to encourage scientists and researchers to explore new horizons in developing rain enhancement science and technology.
The Program is also a rallying platform that facilitates international cooperation through advancing research and innovation in the field of rain enhancement.

Chivas Brothers funds PhD to help combat effects of climate change on water supply Chivas Brothers, the Scotch whisky and premium gin business of Pernod Ricard, is today announcing plans to award £4,000 in grant funding to support key research into combating the effects of climate change on distillery water resources.
This research aims to identify solutions to preserve this key ingredient.
Research and development of mathematical models to help identify the best locations to manage water flow for other distilleries will be carried out at The University of Aberdeen, with the support of the James Hutton Institute.
Gordon Buist, Production Director at Chivas Brothers, said: “There are three ingredients that go into creating a single malt Scotch whisky – malted barley, yeast and water – and each is incredibly important to developing the depth of flavour and quality unique to The Glenlivet.
“As part of the project, we will support the student by providing them with the opportunity to work with our experienced environmental and sustainability team at The Glenlivet distillery, including access to a wide range of training, expertise and laboratory facilities.” Dr. Josie Geris, Lecturer in Hydrology at the School of Geosciences, University of Aberdeen, said: “We are pleased to be working with Chivas Brothers and the James Hutton Institute.
This project provides a unique opportunity for a research student to gain real world experience out in the field and identify solutions that will greatly benefit the whisky industry in the long term.” Chivas Brothers has a longstanding commitment to supporting further academic institutions in Scotland with students from both Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen and Edinburgh University completing one-year laboratory placements with the business over the last five years.
The company also supports research and development on behalf of the whisky industry, through the Scotch Whisky Research Institute, based in Edinburgh; and funds a bursary scheme for further education and vocational training in conjunction with the Scottish International Education Trust, which is open to employees and their family members.
Notes: About Chivas Brothers Chivas Brothers is the Scotch whisky and premium gin business of Pernod Ricard, the world’s n°2 in wines and spirits.
Chivas Brothers’ award-winning portfolio features some of the world’s most revered Scotch whisky brands including Chivas Regal, the world’s first luxury whisky and the No.1 Scotch whisky in China; Ballantine’s, Europe’s No.1 Scotch whisky; The Glenlivet, the single malt whisky that set the standard; and Royal Salute, the world’s only exclusively prestige Scotch whisky range.
Source : http://www.whiskyintelligence.com/2017/04/chivas-brothers-funds-phd-to-help-combat-effects-of-climate-change-on-water-supply-scotch-whisky-news/

Government’s emergency water supply ready for 500 villages nationwide.
In case of water shortage this summer, the government has set aside emergency water supply for 500 villages around Myanmar.
Rural Development Department director U Kyaw Thu Aung from the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation said surveys have revealed that villages in Mandalay Region, Kayah and Rakhine states faced high possibilities of water shortages.
U Kyaw Thu Aung said the government had also allocated K81.5 million worth of fuel cost to township offices under the emergency water supply program, in case the villages face water shortages.
U Kyaw Thu Aung said the water shortage this time might not be as severe as last year’s but the government was not taking chances.
Due to the El Nino phenomenon last year, the department estimated over 1000 villages to face water shortages.
The severity of the problem was reduced following measures such as the digging of ponds and prioritised water distribution to villages in a 100-day program by the new government.
U Kyaw Thu Aung said the 368 ponds dug last year would help alleviate concerns of water shortage this year, by storing enough rain water.
Water shortages are common in Myanmar’s hot and dry zones, affecting all states and regions.
Those wells had been supplying water to locals.

Water shortage hits 20 Shan villages.
In some villages in Shan State water scarcity is forcing villagers and animals to travel for miles in search of drinking water.
SOME 20 villages in Shan State’s Pindaya and Kalaw townships are facing water shortages after wells and reservoirs dried out, locals and the Taung Yoe Youth Network said.
The network’s leader Ko Aung San said the locals have been facing water shortage troubles since mid last month.
When summer comes, the water starts to dry up and the people have no water,” he told The Myanmar Times.
The rain had given the villages enough water for a week, he said.
U Nyi Nyi, Shan State MP for Pindaya township, told The Myanmar Times that those locations were “not the worst” as the people had enough water from donors.
“There was some rain, so the donations have stopped.
He also said the state government was installing water supply systems at the wards in Pindaya and some villages in the township.
‘’I found some villages having a lot of trouble with the water shortage because their rain reservoirs and well have dried up.