Chennai water crisis

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The Four Ways in Which India’s Water Blessings Are Turning Into Disasters

Himanshu Thakkar 04/07/2019

India's water resources establishment, led by the Big Dam...

Karnataka is in the grips of an acute drought. Will the southwest monsoon save it? Photo: Nidhi Jamwal

Not Just Chennai, India’s Drought Situation Is Far Worse Than We Realise

Nidhi Jamwal 27/06/2019

By the end of the last monsoon, it was...

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We Parched the Country to Quench the City, and Chennai Still Cries for Help

Nityanand Jayaraman 27/06/2019

Chennai swings from a flood one year to a...

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After the 2015 Floods, Chennai Only Exploited the People Who Were Cleaning it

Krupa Ge 27/06/2019

"Hundreds of workers complained that they were transported to...

Residents fill their vessels with potable water from a hand pump at Marina beach, in Chennai on June 20. Photo: PTI

For Chennai, ‘Unless It Rains, Things Are Not Going to Be Normal’

Kavitha Muralidharan 24/06/2019

As Tamil Nadu's Dravidian parties bicker over what needs...

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister E. Palaniswami. Credit: IANS

Water to Be Ferried to Chennai by Train From Vellore: Palaniswami

The Wire Staff 21/06/2019

Chennai and Tamil Nadu have been reeling under the...

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Private Vendors Increase Prices by Over 100% as Chennai Water Crisis Continues

The Wire Staff 19/06/2019

Authorities have cut piped water supply in the city...