"drinking-water-crisis"

BRS working president KT Rama Rao accused the Telangana government of wasting Godavari waters by not operating the Kannepalli pumps. He warned of a looming irrigation and drinking water crisis, questioned the government's approach to Kaleshwaram and sought immediate pumping operations.

Telangana faces a looming drinking water crisis as deficient monsoon rains and El Niño have depleted reservoir storage and groundwater levels. Authorities are implementing contingency measures, but declining water reserves under Mission Bhagiratha have raised concerns over supplies in the coming months

Women from a colony in Jaggayyapet village staged a protest in Bheemini mandal over the lack of drinking water supply under Mission Bhageeratha. They alleged that they were forced to consume unsafe stream water and demanded immediate action from officials

Residents of Battupalli village in Asifabad staged a sit-in with empty vessels, protesting the persistent drinking water shortage. Despite multiple complaints and leadership changes, the issue remains unresolved, with Mission Bhagiratha supply proving inadequate for daily needs.

The former Minster said the government had failed both in supplying irrigation and drinking water. While agricultural fields went dry due to lack of water, now people are gasping for drinking water

The women from various tribal communities are trekking long distances to fetch drinking water from open wells located away from their homes and bore wells situated on the outskirts of villages

They are forced to fetch drinking water from a bore-well

The residents said they had no option but to trek for 2 kilometres to fetch a few pots of drinking water from a borewell located on a farm. They said that they were forced to rely on the borewell following the lack of water supply through taps of the drinking water scheme.

Their plight can be attributed to the borewell which dried up and lack of supply of water through Mission Bhagiratha scheme

Benjamin Franklin once said, “When the well is dry, we know the worth of water.” That moment has already arrived

People are forced to trek long distances to collect drinking water from streams. While some of the residents are relying on open wells, some are forced to use bullock carts to get drinking water from wells situated in far off places

Men and women from the remote Enoli village in Wankidi mandal staged a sit-in outside the IDOC, protesting against the ongoing drinking water crisis. They urged officials to take immediate action, accusing them of neglecting the issue despite repeated complaints.

Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) has imposed restrictions due to rising temperatures and decreasing groundwater levels

Due to power disruption people in over 5,000 habitations across Telangana faced drinking water problems after heavy rain lashed the State earlier this week

Sripada Yellampalli project, the main source of drinking water reaches dead storage level.

A video clip showing the hardships of the villagers went viral on social media platforms.

The special officers were instructed to visit the assigned districts immediately and focus on addressing the drinking water needs in the districts, in coordination with the district collectors and State-level departments.

Wankidi Inspector Sudhakar and Sub-Inspector D Ramesh said that they came forward to address the drinking water crisis of the tribals as part of community policing