Kaithal village faces acute water shortage
Residents of Kharak Pandva village in Kalayat subdivision of this district are facing an acute shortage of drinking water as the canal-based water supply scheme has become almost defunct because the canal
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Industrial consumers to get automated power meters, bills
The Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam has taken a major step in automation of metering and billing (AMR) of 3,200 high tension industrial consumers in the command area of the Nigam. The area comprises the following districts: Panchkula, Ambala, Yamuna Nagar, Kurukshetra, Kaithal, Karnal, Panipat, Sonepat, Rohtak, Jhajjar and Jind. A spokesman said here today that the implementation of the AMR
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Treated water finds few takers in Haryana villages
Nearly 100 reverse osmosis plants in three dists non-functional Geetanjali Gayatri Kaithal: Three years after they were given the go-ahead by the Haryana Government, most of the state
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Haryana losing battle to save the girl child
Kaithal/Karnal: Haryana is known to have a bias against the girl child and the provisional Census figures released last week confirmed the gloomy trend.
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Rs 15.30 cr okayed for flood-affected areas
Chandigarh: Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda has approved Rs 15.30 crore under the special package for the flood-affected areas for civic bodies of Bhiwani, Kaithal and Sonepat districts. An official spokesman said here today that under the special package for the flood-affected area scheme, Rs 40 crore had been earmarked during the current financial year.
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Haryana steps to prevent floods
CHANDIGARH: The Haryana Government has devised Rs.25-crore plan for preventing floods in Kaithal district, said State Public Works (Building and Roads) and Public Health Engineering Minister Randeep Singh Surjewala on Tuesday. He said the capacity of
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Dadpur-Nalvi canal breached, villages face flood threat
Several villages in Barara area are facing a flood threat after the Dadpur-Nalvi canal, which passes through Ambala, Kurkshetra and Kaithal districts, breached at several points and flooded the fields in Adhoya and nearby villages. Locals said the canal was dug in 2004 on an assurance that it would irrigate the parched lands of the three districts.
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Flood situation in Haryana worsens
CHANDIGARH: The flood situation in Haryana worsened on Thursday as Kaithal district authorities called in the Army to assist in rescue and relief operations after seven villages -- Tatiana, Khushal Majra, Baupur, Hemu Majra, Lalpur, Seo-Majra and Bhatian -- got flooded due to a breach on both sides of the Ghaggar river in Tatiana village.
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Hafed to grow organic wheat, basmati variety
Panchkula Following the rising awareness about organic food, the Haryana State Cooperative Supply and Marketing Federation (Hafed), will now be producing desi organic wheat and CSR-30 basmati rice. After coming up with organic wheat around three years ago, the state is now experimenting with these crops.
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No Harayana village is thirsty , no tap is dry in the town
Haryana, at the time of its creation from the womb of Punjab was partly a parched state. Large areas were dry treeless sand dunes. Even drinking water was a privilege. Its has taken long strides since then. The State is becoming a real green land. All the villages get potable water.
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Rain, winds cause heavy damage in Kaithal
Kaithal: A spell of rain this afternoon in Kaithal and various parts of the district accompanied by high-velocity winds not only provided much-awaited relief from prevailing scorching heat but also added to woes of people, as it caused heavy losses to electric installations in the Keorak area of the district.