Energy and Water Needs Collide in Central Asia

After a harsh winter and intense spring flooding, the cities, towns, and villages of western Uzbekistan are facing a long hot summer with little water. The cyclic irony of their plight is present over much of Central Asia, where winter energy shortages forced hydroelectric reservoirs to be drained, only to leave the water sparse desert regions short after the spring thaws ended. Read more

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Drinking water in the pipeline

GANDHINAGAR, India - The unthinkable in this semi-arid state will start at Morbi, a water-starved Saurashtra town, where 34,000 metered connections will start providing round-the-clock drinking water to the entire town in two years. Gandhinagar town, which already has good pipelines, may be even quicker. Read more

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India’s future drying up?

NEW DELHI - With the winter rains predicted to fall, water storage levels in India could dip leading to greater water stress during the lean monsoon period. Combined with the fall in winter rains, the increasing intensity of rain would lead to a higher number of floods during monsoon which too could result in reduced groundwater recharge potential, the authors of an IPCC report have warned. Read more

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China, Tibet, and the strategic power of water

Pollution and global warming threaten Asia’s most important freshwater source
Circle of Blue reports on a crucial but little-known factor in China-Tibet debate Read more

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Water shortage sparks protest

DHAKA, Bangladesh - Hundreds of people staged protests in the Bangladeshi capital on Wednesday against a shortage of drinking water, witnesses said, defying a ban on such demonstrations. Read more

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Toxic water panics Indians

FARIDKOT - A sudden increase in water-borne diseases over the past two weeks due to highly toxic and polluted drinking water has made residents in Faridkot, Muktsar and Abohar areas panicky as authorities have not been able to improve the situation. Read more

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Well levels rise as residents turn to municipal supply

PUNE, India - Water levels in the wells of this city have increased. The reason: citizens are more dependent on water supplied by the municipal corporation. Read more

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Plan to clean the Ganges

India’s sacred river, the Ganges, supports over 400 million people, and for many, is an important symbol of purity. But as it travels along its 1,500-mile journey through India, over 1.4 billion liters of untreated waste water are dumped into it each day. Read more

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2,000 farmers charged with stealing water

LUCKNOW - The state government has booked nearly 2,000 farmers in drought-stricken Bundelkhand on a rare charge — that of stealing water. Read more

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Water Diversions May Lead to Strike

KARNATAKA - The stand-off between the state and Tamil Nadu over the drinking water project at Hogenakkal, a region where River Cauvery enters Tamil Nadu, is the reason for the current bout of heated exchanges. Read more

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