Protests against the building of dams on the Brahmaputra River in India’s Himalayan state of Arunachal Pradesh turns violent, leading to two deaths and additional injuries. Both China and India have put forward plans for nearly 150 dams in the region, with major local opposition.
Twelve Indian security forces are killed by an IED planted in an underground water pipe during “counter-insurgency operation in Khanabal area in Anantnag district.’
Water shortage led to clashes between two groups in the parched Sehore district, India leaving 7 people injured and one critical.
Water shortages in Madhya Pradesh, India intensify during a heat wave, leading to numerous violent conflicts among Indian civilians. In one instance in Khajrana a water truck driver is beaten. In another instance in Panna, eight people are injured during a fight. The local government responds to the violence by ordering police to escort water trucks.
Two men are seriously injured in a clash over water in Krishna Nagar Colony, India.
A camp of the Assam Rifles of the Indian military at Yairipok in Thoubal district with a mission to protect a water reservoir is attacked by suspected terrorists who fired grenades and other explosives on January 27. Later, a spokesman for the United National Liberation Front (UNLF) claims that the attack was carried out by its armed wing, the Manipur People’s Army, which has been fighting for what it called an “Independent Manipur.”
Suspected armed cadres of the Purbo Banglar Communist Party (PBCP) kill six Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) workers at Naidighee village in Naogaon, on April 25. According to police sources, the incident appears to be a continuation of a long-standing dispute over nine government water reservoirs and khas (farming) land in the village.
A gas line and water pipeline in the Pir Koh – Dera Bugti District is blown up by insurgents, resulting in the suspension of water and gas supply to adjacent areas.
Thousands of farmers breach security and storm the area of Hirakud dam to protest allocation of water to industry. Minor injuries are reported during the conflict between the farmers and police.
According to the Nepal Defence Ministry, soldiers repulse attempts by rebels to blow up the sources of Kathmandu’s drinking water supplies at Shivapuri and Sundarijal. No details of these incidents are given.