News Topic:Water Scarcity
Kashmir
Pulwama villagers stage protest over ‘contaminated’ water supply
The residents of Padgampora village in Pulwama district staged a protest against PHE Department for supplying contaminated water.
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Kashmir
Amid high temperature, paddy fields dry up in Pulwama
Amid high temperature, the paddy sapling sown on kanals of land are drying up in Pulwama district as the pump station has got eroded.
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Sathergund residents in Pulwama decry drinking water shortage
Scores of households in Sathergund village in Kakapora Tehsil are up in arms against PHE Department over inadequate supply of potable water.
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Kashmir
Famous Springs in Khrew losing sheen
KHREW — Several famous Springs in Khrew town of Pampore belt in south Kashmir's Pulwama district are fast losing their glory due to official...
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Newa residents face acute water shortage
PULWAMA — Most of the residents in Newa area of Pulwama district are facing acute water shortage, which is making their life very difficult.The...
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Dadasara residents in Tral san pure drinking water
TRAL — Residents of Dadasara village of Tral area in Pulwama district complained that Water Works Department is supplying them impure drinking water.Locals said,...
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Paddy cultivation in Pulwama villages hit as land runs dry
PULWAMA — The Paddy crop being cultivated on thousands of kanals of land in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir, presently under the administration...
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11-year-old boy killed over water dispute in Kupwara
KUPWARA — An 11-year-old boy was killed over a water dispute in Manznad Kachhama area of Kralpora in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir...
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11 cold storage units in Pulwama face closure as PCC cracks whip
11 CA cold storage units in Lassipora Industrial Growth Centre have been served closure notices by the Jammu and Kashmir Pollution Control Committee.
Fake pesticides leave Shopian farmers in severe distress
The recovery of suspected sub-standard pesticides and fungicides from multiple locations in south Kashmir's Shopian district has sparked outrage among farmers.
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