water crisis
Karnataka move to ban construction is no solution
The state government is toying with the idea of denying approvals for new housing projects in the city for five years
B’luru water crisis: K’taka govt to ban construction of apartments for 5 yrs
Deputy CM said, 'Govt mulls a five-year ban on construction of multi-storeyed residential buildings in view of acute water crisis in state.'
A world without water: Scary future lies ahead
Chennai’s water crisis is front-page news; friends’ FB posts describe in grim detail what is it is like to go without enough water day after day.
Avadi lake project: This Chennai lake can show a new way for water crisis
The brain behind project is Avadi legislator K Pandiarajan, popularly called Ma Foi Pandiarajan, who's also the Tamil Nadu Culture Minister.
Oscar winner DiCaprio draws attention to Chennai's devastating water crisis
'The southern Indian city of Chennai is in crisis, after the four main water reservoirs ran completely dry,' he wrote on Instagram.
Watch: Time-lapse video shows Chennai’s Puzhal lake drying up in months
Groundwater in Chennai and surrounding areas is fed by Puzhal and four other lakes - Sholavaram, Kaliveli, Pulicat and Maduranthakam.
Andhra Pradesh, T'gana CMs to discuss water issues on June 28: source
The proposed meeting on June 28 would be the first official one between the two to discuss the contentious issues, sources added.
Water crisis in TN: Stalin joins protest; DMK gives notice in Lok Sabha
On Saturday, DMK began a statewide over actue water crisis issue.
DMK holds statewide protest over water scarcity issue in Tamil Nadu
On Friday, Palaniswami held a press conference following a high-level meeting on the prevailing water scarcity in the state.
India’s water crisis now getting worse and worse
Chennai is emblematic of India’s existing water management problem rather than water shortage, but that too isn’t far off.