Press Trust of India | Apr 14, 2016, 8:14 AM IST
"The ten wagons, each with a capacity of around 50,000 litres, were filled with water at Miraj railway station in Sangli district," said chief spokesperson of Central Railway Narendra Patil.
India.com Sports Desk | Apr 13, 2016, 12:32 PM IST
The IPL COO asked if they are willing to provide drinking water to the drought-hit places in Maharashtra.
India.com News Desk | Apr 13, 2016, 4:55 AM IST
In a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Arvind Kejriwal expressed his concerns for the drought affected families and hailed the central government's efforts towards mitigating the crisis.
Press Trust of India | Apr 12, 2016, 4:58 PM IST
Arvind Kejriwal in a letter to the Prime Minister said the people of Delhi are ready to send 10 lakh litres of water per day to Latur for the next two months and demanded that the Centre make arrangements for transportation.
Press Trust of India | Apr 12, 2016, 1:30 PM IST
The 'water train' with 10 wagons carrying water for Latur had left from Miraj in western Maharashtra at around 11 am yesterday and reached Latur at 5 am today, taking 18 hours to traverse a distance of around 350 kilometres.
India.com News Desk | Apr 12, 2016, 1:07 PM IST
The train had left from Miraj Railway station, in Sangli district of Maharashtra from where the water was filled in the wagon. Narendra Patil, Central Railway chief spokesperson said, "The first batch of ten wagons, each with a capacity of around 50,000 litres, were filled with water at Miraj Railway station".
Mohammed Uzair Shaikh | Apr 8, 2016, 8:17 PM IST
Thane has been receiving water for only 20 minutes once in 60 hours. The situation is about to turn even more adverse with nearly three months of summer remaining.
Press Trust of India | Apr 6, 2016, 11:46 PM IST
Notably, amid an unprecedented scarcity of water, the administrations in parched Latur and Parbhani districts have clamped section 144 of CrPC to bar assembly of more than five people around the wells and water filling points to prevent possible violence.
India.com News Desk | Apr 6, 2016, 6:20 PM IST
The Thane district administration recently launched a toll free helpline number to tackle with the crisis, by preventing commercialisation of water and encourage proper utilisation.
Shweta Parande | Mar 22, 2016, 10:02 PM IST
Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan has urged the people of India and especially the drought-hit Maharashtra state to use less water this Holi.
India.com News Desk | Mar 21, 2016, 6:30 PM IST
Former Maharashtra chief minister Prithviraj Chavan criticised the BJP-led state government for being able to solve the water crisis in Marathawada region
Press Trust of India | Mar 18, 2016, 11:00 AM IST
Attacking Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for opposing the construction of SYL canal in Punjab, Haryana Agriculture Minister O P Dhankar on Friday asked him to "get his own canal constructed for carrying Delhi's share of water".
