Amid water shortage, Delhi imposed a ₹2,000 fine for water wastage. Delhi Jal Board Minister Atishi, will deploy 200 teams to enforce rule. Atishi urges residents to conserve water, citing a critical heatwave, reduced supply from Haryana
A Utrecht University study warns that climate change socioeconomic pressures could leave two-thirds of the world’s population facing water scarcity by 2100. Study emphasizes the need to reduce water demand and eliminate pollution to tackle this crisis.
On Ground | Indore, Madhya Pradesh revitalizes city lakes to achieve water self-sufficiency, mitigating reliance on the Narmada River and dwindling groundwater reserves, ensuring water security and resilience against potential supply disruptions.
Water | Environment Stories | Explained | Catch The Rain” campaign promotes rainwater harvesting in India. In 2023, it focuses on “Source Sustainability for Drinking Water” in 150 districts, creating check dams, water harvesting pits, rooftop systems.
Between 2018 and 2022, there was a 30 per cent increase in the polluted river stretches in Namami Gange-focused states. Among the five states, only West Bengal has shown improvement in the reduction of contaminated rivers.
Most households, hotels, and guesthouses in Ladakh have their own private borewell to meet over 80% of their water demand. The groundwater resources are extracted without regulation.
Madhya Pradesh | On Ground | The situation in Kharghahna, Dindori is so grim that sometimes people are forced to collect water from a small water puddle.
Environment Stories | Cases of villages that have been officially certified as having 100% coverage of functional tap water connections, having only pipes, no taps, and often no actual supply of water have been rampant, according to The Hindu.
On Ground | The water-scarce village in Tikamgarh has only one functional hand pump. Women walk for around 1 km early in the morning to fetch water.
In the villages excluded from the Amrit Sarovar Yojana, both ponds and groundwater suffer from deteriorating conditions. This increases economic burdens and challenges for villagers.