Citizens panic, BWSSB says don’t worry
The announcement that there will be no water in the city from June 12 has created quite a panic in the city, and private water tankers, cashing in on the situation, are charging higher rates. But the
Tanker services doubled in city
The Water Board delivered as many as 5,307 water tankers on Monday, double the number that is normally deployed. Water Board officials stated that the board could deliver 5,307 tankers on Monday, and
Water Board makes a killing with tankers
Supplying water through mobile tankers is a lucrative business for the Water Board, as it earns 600 per cent more revenue than on the same quantity of water supplied by it through its regular piped ne
Water crisis worsens in Hyderabad
With the water levels in reservoirs depleting fast, complaints over an acute scarcity of water are pouring in from almost all parts of Hyderabad city. Citizens say a large number of areas in the city
Water problems solved on paper
Some officials of the Water Board seem to have found an easy way to solve the problem of water contamination in the city. Citizens complain that they have received SMSes from officials stating that
Illegal borewells leave city thirsty
Commercial borewells in residential areas are guzzling precious ground water. As a result, the domestic borewells in surrounding houses and apartments are going dry, causing utter inconvenience to cit
Villagers to take 'Jal Samadhi' if water issue not solved: Thane MLA
BJP MLA from Thane district Chintaman Wanga on Tuesday warned the state government that tribals would resort to 'Jal Samadhi' if the issue of water shortage in the villages of the district was not res
Water shortage in city takes a turn for the worse
The city’s water problem is turning acute as a large number of borewells have dried up, with experts attributing the worsening situation to the absence of rainwater harvesting (RWH) structures. Hydera
Poaching, water crisis and more
With the mercury on a steady upward drive, officials of the forest department are back to solving the poser thrown up at them every summer: How to provide water to the animals and birds in the state’s
Devotees miss holy dip as tanks go dry
Devotees visiting the famed Raja Rajeshwara Swamy temple in Vemulawada, Karimnagar district, have to be content with shower baths instead of a holy dip in the temple tank as a water crisis is looming