In Tamil Nadu, India, a 33 year old man dies as the result of a fight that broke out over water. India is experiencing a heat wave with temperatures reaching higher than 50 degrees C/120 degrees F.
In Ranchi, India, one man stabs six other people due to water shortages. India is experiencing a heat wave with temperatures reaching higher than 50 degrees C/120 degrees F.
Fifty people are hurt during strikes called to protest power and water shortages. Protests are led by former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia over decrease in public services and deterioration of law and order.
The Catholic Archbishop of Colombo, Sri Lanka accuses the Sri Lankan army of shooting unarmed protesters and desecrating a church during demonstrations against water contamination. In the incident, at least six people are reported killed and more than 50 others wounded. Thousands of residents were protesting against the contamination of groundwater supply to 15 local villages, allegedly by chemical waste from a rubber glove factory.
An attack by a Pakistan-based group that killed at least 40 Indian soldiers has worsened tensions between the two countries, prompting Indian leaders to threaten to curtail water deliveries from rivers flowing into Pakistan. Curtailment of water deliveries could undermine the 1960 Indus Water Treaty, which stipulates the sharing of water resources between the two countries.
Lack of water in cities across India — due to drought, growing populations, and inadequate infrastructure — leads to high tensions, resulting in at least two deaths when a fight breaks out between residents waiting in line at a water truck. Those working for the water companies with the responsibility of turning different water lines on and off, called “key men,” are increasingly harassed by residents wanting to persuade them to keep their water on.
Water trucks supplying water to U.S. military forces in Afghanistan are contaminated with cyanide.
Two people are killed and 25 others injured in Kashmir when police fire at a group of villagers clashing over water sharing. The incident took place in Garend village in a dispute over sharing water from an irrigation stream.