The state government is toying with the idea of denying approvals for new housing projects in the city for five years
29 Jun 2019 2:02 AM
Deputy CM said, 'Govt mulls a five-year ban on construction of multi-storeyed residential buildings in view of acute water crisis in state.'
28 Jun 2019 3:41 PM
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.
28 Jun 2019 12:30 AM
The brain behind project is Avadi legislator K Pandiarajan, popularly called Ma Foi Pandiarajan, who's also the Tamil Nadu Culture Minister.
27 Jun 2019 4:02 PM
'The southern Indian city of Chennai is in crisis, after the four main water reservoirs ran completely dry,' he wrote on Instagram.
27 Jun 2019 1:14 PM
Groundwater in Chennai and surrounding areas is fed by Puzhal and four other lakes - Sholavaram, Kaliveli, Pulicat and Maduranthakam.
26 Jun 2019 4:39 PM
The proposed meeting on June 28 would be the first official one between the two to discuss the contentious issues, sources added.
25 Jun 2019 2:43 PM
On Saturday, DMK began a statewide over actue water crisis issue.
24 Jun 2019 10:32 AM
On Friday, Palaniswami held a press conference following a high-level meeting on the prevailing water scarcity in the state.
22 Jun 2019 3:07 PM
Chennai is emblematic of India’s existing water management problem rather than water shortage, but that too isn’t far off.
22 Jun 2019 7:25 AM
As per reports, the incident took place on Thursday night in an apartment in Shankar Nagar in Anankaputhur.
15 Jun 2019 4:28 PM
PM Modi also showed optimism for effectively tackling drought situation in the country.
15 Jun 2019 9:47 AM
Locals also blame repeated monsoon failure for the condition in the city.
10 Jun 2019 9:35 AM
Villagers near Amravati and adjoining areas have been advised to boil the water before drinking it.
09 Jun 2019 10:53 AM
Nishant Sarap, a health worker in Sonapur village said that villagers have been advised to boil the water before drinking it.
09 Jun 2019 9:16 AM
This was the second such incident witnessed in the city in the last two days.
09 Jun 2019 12:13 AM
Meanwhile, the rising temperatures and delayed monsoon have added to their woes.
08 Jun 2019 1:53 AM
Fadnavis along with his cabinet minister Chandrakant Patil held a state-level meeting on Kharif season preparations.
07 Jun 2019 6:08 PM
Nearly 10,506 towns and 4,920 villages in Maha are facing water shortage.
31 May 2019 2:35 AM
Of the eight districts, Aurangabad, Beed and Jalna districts are the worst hit.
01 May 2019 3:20 AM