Keeping this in mind, a campaign has been started…to prevent unnecessary use and waste of water, ” he said, warning that fines would be imposed in cases of violation. The Wasa official groundwater was depleting rapidly.... A fine of Rs10, 000 will be imposed on violators. According to a notification issued by the department, all illegal service stations have been ordered to shut down immediately.... Moreover, service stations operating without a water recycling system will face a hefty fine of

state of emergency to a lack of rainfall.... Italian news reports say several others are

this year because of severe drought across the U.S. West.... " Even in times where resources are

2050 spells the danger of drought ” due to the decrease in annual rainfall which Kuwait witnessed between

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is among the top 23 countries facing a major drought emergency.... In Pakistan

SEOUL( Reuters)-North Korea has made progress in its fight against drought, and rice planting is

versus releasing water to repel salinity or to push the salt downstream." Similar drought conditions

humanitarian assistance is" well underway" targeting some 6.4 million drought-affected people in

, which has been declared as being under a drought emergency. Seven schools as well as three places of

wildfire, near Osoyoos, B.C., on July 20. MIKE FITZPATRICK/ ReutersThe wildfire situation in British