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India Warns of Water Scarcity
www.voanews.com
[Voice of America] - The present legal situation gives every landholder the right to pump unlimited quantities of water from a bore well on his own ground. There is no regulation of ground water extraction and no coordination among competing uses." Regardless of governance
Borewell issue creates drift
www.deccanherald.com
[Deccan Herald] - The residents said the individual was scared that the water level in his bore well would deplete if the company digs bores in the colony. “There are more than 20 families in the colony, which have to struggle to get even a tumbler of water.
Never a dull moment
www.deccanherald.com
[Deccan Herald] - Even if it had functioned, it would have made little difference as the sump was empty and the bore well bone dry. There was water in the well but it was murky. Your friend came up with a brilliant suggestion that we order a tanker of water.
Rainwater harvesting funds unspent
www.thehindu.com
[The Hindu] only a tiny proportion of the amount collected from people was spent on RWHS works while more and more colonies report drastic fall in ground water level and bore well failures with commensurate increase in dependence on water tankers.
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