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Five decades on, Pong Dam oustees await rehabilitation
A total area of 75,000 acres, spread over 94 villages in Nurpur and Dehra tehsils in Himachal Pradesh, was acquired displacing 20,722 families and a population of 1.5 lakh.
Published on Jan 21, 2020 05:23 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | Naresh Thakur, Dharamshala
A hand pump in Lucknow is named as ‘Anarkali’ for this peculiar reason
The boundary wall of the Housing and Development Board complex near the Polytechnic Chauraha features the handpump embedded into it.
Updated on Jun 30, 2019 01:32 PM IST
Lucknow | Asian News International
Water crisis Villagers find their own way to manage water
With water bodies drying up due to intense heat across the state at least three villages- one in Bundelkhand and two in Malwa region in Madhya Pradesh show how villagers can sustain their life by managing water on their own with no government help coming their way
Published on Jun 14, 2019 10:04 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Sagar/Alirajpur | Anupam Pateriya and CB Singh
In scorching sun, UP villages without a drop to drink
Hand pumps don’t work in this village in eastern Uttar Pradesh, in many pockets of which the water level has dipped below 300 feet.
Published on Jun 12, 2019 07:19 AM IST
Ghorawal/Dudhi/Myorpur/Govindpur (Robers | Sudhir Kumar
Residents of North Delhi give a thumbs up to parks
The park is surrounded by Jagatpur and Wazirabad villages on the one side and some newer settlements such as Baba Colony and Sangam Vihar.
Updated on Jun 05, 2019 06:38 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Vatsala Shrangi and Joydeep Thakur