Water shortage worsens amid scorching heatwaves in Pakistan
ANI | Updated: May 31, 2022 10:28 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.Khalid Bux, a […]
Gatineau: Boil water advisory for Masson-Angers
The city of Gatineau has issued a preventive boil water advisory for parts of the Masson-Angers area. The advisory is being issued due to a break of equipment that occurred during valve replacement work, the city says and is in effect until further notice About 500 homes will be required to boil any tap water […]
Family sells matchboxes in ‘fire for water’ project – 100 Mile House Free Press
Elias, left, and Kodi Nelson make 1 Match Boxes with their dad. (Lauren Keller photo – 100 Mile Free Press)The Nelson family (l-r) Jess, Kodi, James and Elias, are making 1 Match Boxes to sell and raise money for water wells in Haiti. (Lauren Keller photo – 100 Mile Free Press)Kodi left, and Elias Nelson. […]
Increased allocation sought for water, sanitation, hygiene
A group of development partners has urged the government to increase budgetary allocation for water, sanitation and hygiene, also known as Wash, in a bid to achieve sustainable development goals (SDG). The country has made remarkable progress in the sector, yet 41% of people fail to have safe drinking water and 61% struggle to safely […]
Telangana: Water Supply To Be Hit Parts Hyderabad June 1
Hyderabad: The drinking water supply in several areas of Hyderabad will be disrupted due to repairs to freshwater supply lines. Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWSSB) announced that the water supply in various parts of the city would be disrupted for 24 hours starting from 6 AM on June 1, to 6 AM, […]
Dharan plagued by acute water crisis driven by years of mismanagement
Manjita Khadgi, a resident of Shantipath in Dharan-7, struggles every day to manage water for household purposes. “At Shantipath, there are two pipelines–one that was built by the Nepal Drinking Water Corporation and another built by Dharan Drinking Water (Restoration, Upgradation and Development) Sub Project. The corporation pipeline always runs dry even though the corporation […]
Ghakar Street crying for water – Latest News – The Nation
RAWALPINDI – Water shortage has perturbed the residents of Ghakar Street Mehmoodabad at Adiala Road and its adjoining areas as no substitute arrangements were made by the Water and Sanitation Agency (WASA) to meet shortage of water in the area. The locals namely Rizwan Chatta, Zahoor, Adalat, Rab Nawaz, Ghulam Abbas, Riaz, Fayyaz, Said Rasool, […]
No drinking water supply in some areas on June 1
Hyderabad: Due to the repair works of arresting heavy water leakage on phase-III and 120 mm dia pipeline at three locations near Shankerpally and replacing damaged pipes with new barrels of 1150 mm dia, the Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewage Board (HMWS&SB) is going to shut down drinking water supply to certain areas from […]
WASA Failed To Supply Clean Drinking Water: MPA
Fahad Shabbir (@FahadShabbir) Published May 29, 2022 | 10:10 PM HYDERABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 29th May, 2022 ) :The Pakistan Peoples Party’s MPA Abdul Jabbar Khan has decried that the Water and Sanitation Agency (WASA) has been failing to supply clean drinking water to the citizens. In a statement issued here on […]
Learning to live with water scarcity
In many parts of the world now facing drought and water shortage, cities and countries are learning to adapt. Back in 2018, taps in Cape Town, South Africa almost ran dry, making it the world’s first major city to face the risk of running out of water. That problem hasn’t gone away — this year, communities in […]