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79 per cent households in Afghanistan suffer water shortage: Survey
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
Around 79 per cent of households in Afghanistan reported severe water shortage, making it challenging for the people to consume clean and safe water.
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Delhi LG VK Saxena takes stock of Bhagirath Palace fire site
Updated : 2 months ago IST
"Visited the fire site at Bhagirath Palace, Chandni Chowk, where the cooling process is yet on. With hanging wires, overloaded circuits, old buildings, water shortage & narrow lanes, such areas are dangerously prone to blazes," tweeted LG VK Saxena.
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China: Sichuan experiencing severe power outages amid drought, heat waves
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Beijing [China], August 23 (ANI): China's Sichuan province is experiencing severe power outages due to water shortages amid drought and heat waves.
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Pakistan political party holds rallies protesting water shortage in Sindh
Updated : 7 months ago IST
Sindh [Pakistan], July 1 (ANI): Pakistan's political party Jiye Sindh Quami Mahaz (JSQM) took out rallies in parts of Sindh protesting the water shortage in the province, local media reported.
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Water crisis in Pakistan impacts food security
Updated : 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 27 (ANI): The ongoing water crisis in Pakistan has badly impacted the agriculture sector and agri-driven export industry as the situation is leading to severe drought in several areas of the country.
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People in Pak's Bajaur district continue to suffer from power cut
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 23 (ANI): Residents of a tribal district in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province continued to suffer from power cut and water supply in various areas since Monday, local media reported.
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Pakistan: Sindh barrages suffer 61 pc water shortage
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 13 (ANI): Sindh's all three barrages, Guddu and Sukkur barrage in upper Sindh and Kotri Barrage downstream witnessed a 61 per cent water shortage in Indus water.
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Water woes: Pakistan's largest water reservoir at dead level for weeks
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 10 (ANI): Tarbela Dam, Pakistan's largest water reservoir, is facing an acute water shortage and the dam continues to be at a dead level for the last couple of weeks.
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Water crisis: Maharashtra villagers 'risking lives for a bucket of water'
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Melghat (Maharashtra) [India], June 10 (ANI): A group of villagers in Maharashtra's Khadial village hurling their plastic and metal cans, buckets and bottles strung with ropes down a deep well to fetch water is now a common sight. In the peak of summer, the parched residents of the village i
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Pakistan: Locals warn of protests over water shortage in Khyber Pakhtunkhw
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Mansehra (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) [Pakistan], June 7 (ANI): The residents of Mansehra city in Pakistan accused the Tehsil Municipal Administration of failing to ensure smooth water supply and warned the administration to stage street protests if their demands for proper water supply are not met
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Pak: Blame game between Punjab, Sindh continues amid water crisis
Updated : 8 months ago IST
Hyderabad [Pakistan], June 2 (ANI): Amid the rising water crisis in the provinces, the blame game between Punjab and Sindh continues as Sindh officials accuse their counterparts in Punjab of not agreeing to an independent evaluation by the Wapda's International Sedimentation Research Institu
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Water shortage worsens amid scorching heatwaves in Pakistan
Updated : 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 31 (ANI): Residents of Sindh and other parts of Pakistan are living under extremely hot weather conditions with mercury surpassing 50 degrees Celsius, and water woes are making the situation worse as clean drinking water and water for the crops are diminishing.
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