Chennai Water Crisis: It is Time You Know What is Happening – India … facing the brunt of the worst drought Tamil Nadu has seen in over 140 years. A city that was receiving 830 million litres of water a day (MLD), has now been left reeling with a supply of a mere 470 MLD. Metrowater authorities, when questioned about the severe shortage, threw their hands up and blamed the lack of monsoon rains. … (LINK) Chennai Water Crisis: It is Time You Know What is Happening – IndiaDME GmbH2017-07-07T10:53:41+02:00
Stone quarries in Kancheepuram and Thiruvallur and the two desalination plants in the city are the primary sources of drinking water now. Chennai – India Drinking water supply to Chennai slashed by 50% as Tamil Nadu braces for worst drought in 140 years. Drinking water supply to Chennai has been slashed by 50% as Tamil Nadu stares at its worst drought in 140 years. Water supply officials told NDTV that the capital city, which requires 830 million litres of water per day, has been receiving only half of it for the past few days. To make matters worse, the four main reservoirs around Chennai – Poondi, Red Hills, Cholavaram and Chembarambakkam – are all running dry, which means piped water for drinking is being […] Stone quarries in Kancheepuram and Thiruvallur and the two desalination plants in the city are the primary sources of drinking water now. Chennai – IndiaDME GmbH2017-06-28T10:44:11+02:00
Chennai Turns Dry As Tamil Nadu Faces Worst Drought In 140 Years – India Tamil Nadu is suffering the worst drought in 140 years. Chennai is getting drinking water from Neyveli and Thiruvallur Chennai | Reported by J Sam Daniel Stalin, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Updated: June 26, 2017 14:34 IST Chennai: Chennai is facing an acute crisis of drinking water as all four lakes around the city have dried up, the local authorities have said. Tamil Nadu is witnessing the worst drought in 140 years. The city requires 830 million litres of water a day, but the supply has halved over the last few days, say water supply officials. There […] Chennai Turns Dry As Tamil Nadu Faces Worst Drought In 140 Years – IndiaDME GmbH2017-06-26T11:43:52+02:00
How rain-rich Chennai depends on the sea for its water supply … At present, TN accounts for 24% of the total desalinated water capacity in India, second only to Gujarat. Experts meanwhile describe desalination as a „last option“.S Janakarajan, professor at Madras Institute of Development Studies, says that seawater desalination was conceived for rich, rain-starved countries like those in West Asia. „Chennai’s average annual rainfall is well over 1,200 mm. It should ideally be the last resort which, in this case, is not,“ Janakarajan said. With scant supply , water distribution is charted out daily by the CMWSSB.“Our planning [daily distribution] hinges on how much water the desalination plants supply […] How rain-rich Chennai depends on the sea for its water supplyDME GmbH2017-06-06T12:19:37+02:00