2024 water funding gap report
Action Against Hunger released the 2024 Water Funding Gap report, finding that globally, only 36% of appeals for water- and sanitation-related funding were met in 2023, leaving a 64% gap. Despite dwindling
Drinking Water
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Nigeria Faces Disease Epidemics As 63m Lack Access to Safe Water
Thewater problem in Nigeria has reached crisis point. No day passes without stories or news about cases of water borne diseases caused by chronic shortage of safe water making the rounds. It is no longer
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Sewage and filth leaves Upper Lake gasping
Bhopal:Upper Lake considered to be the lifeline of the state capital is dying a slow death. A large part of the city's sewage, chemical and toxic waste finds its way into the millennia old water body,
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Civic body restores old water reservoirs to save cost, time
Navi Mumbai: In a bold move to save tax payers' money, PCMC commissioner, Sudhakar Shinde has restored old water reservoirs after obtaining a technical nod from a consultant. Instead of following the old
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Villages seek tankers due to polluted water sources
PUNE: Villages located on the outskirts of the city along the baby canal have demanded that the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) supply fresh drinking water through tankers. Residents claim that polluted
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Over 60% toilets nonfunctional in 250 govt schools
Meerut: A survey conducted by the basic education department has found that 60% of toilets in 250 primary and junior schools in the district are nonfunctional. There are 1300 such schools in Meerut district.
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RGIA gets green nod for expansion plans
HYDERABAD: The Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) got the green nod for its expansion plans of an estimated of `2,629 crore. The Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) of the MoEF uploaded its minutes
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Zimbabwe: Govt Appoints Beitbridge Water Commission
Environment, Water and Climate Minister Oppah Muchinguri Kashiri has appointed a seven-member commission to look into Beitbridge Town Council's (BTC) capacity to take over management of the border town's
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Rajasthan fails to use funds meant to redress water woes
Despite facing a major problem of water contamination, the Rajasthan government failed to use allocated budget for redressal of water quality related problems under the National Rural Drinking Water Programme
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City of Kigali rolls out Rwf467bn water, sanitation upgrade project
Water and sanitation are critical components that need to be worked on to ensure they are covered 100 per cent by 2020 if Rwandans are to live a better life, officials have said. Officials from the
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Malawi’s clean water crisis: 7,000 households grappling for one borehole in Salima North-West Constituency
SALIMA-(MaraviPost) – The country’s clean water crisis remains unabated and efforts towards addressing waterborne disease may continue to be hampered with fresh revelation that about 7,000 household in