Vikram Kumar 🇮🇳

Researcher!
Alumnus: @iitroorkee & @IITBHU_Varanasi
Interests: Catchment Hydrology! Watershed Mgt! Hydro-Climatology! Flood Mgt!
Views are personal & unbiased.

[Vikram Kumar 🇮🇳 @25vikram]

You can’t replant a forest 🌴, you can’t build a river 🚣, you can’t paint a sky blue 🌨️🌧️.
But, you can protect a forest, save a river and keep your sky blue. 🌈🌈
Save #MOTHERLAND

#nature
#mountains
#River
#forest

[WION @WIONews]

El Nino to bring more heat and disasters, UN warns

UN Secretary General: World must treat it as urgent climate warming

UN warns world: Prepare for weather extremes

@BislaDiksha gets you more

[Narendra Modi @narendramodi]

People like Akash Gupta Ji from Uttar Pradesh and Balakrishna Aiya Ji from Goa are at the forefront of water conservation, thus giving a vital message of sustainability.

#MannKiBaat

[Piyush Rai @Benarasiyaa]

A drought year ahead.

[Vikram Kumar 🇮🇳 @25vikram]

@down2earthindia @bluewrit This is a serious warning for humanity, highlighting how rapidly global temperatures are rising. It reinforces the urgent need for stronger climate action, sustainable development, and immediate reduction in greenhouse gas emissions.

[Vikram Kumar 🇮🇳 @25vikram]

@Srish__T I agree that excessive use of coal, oil, and gas is worsening extreme heat and climate change. Greater awareness on clean energy, water conservation, and sustainable living is urgently needed.

[Vikram Kumar 🇮🇳 @25vikram]

This is not just the suffering of one village, but a serious warning of the growing water crisis, extreme heat, & excessive groundwater depletion—making water conservation and sustainable water management an urgent necessity.
#WaterCrisis #ClimateChange

[Narendra Modi @narendramodi]

Different parts of India are witnessing soaring temperatures and the challenges that come with it. This heat is harsh on all of us and I urge you all to take as many precautions as possible. Please stay hydrated, keep water with you when stepping out. Offer a glass of water to others. In weather like this, such kindness goes a long way.

[Narendra Modi @narendramodi]

देश के अलग-अलग हिस्सों में तापमान लगातार बढ़ रहा है और इसके साथ ही दैनिक जीवन में गर्मी से होने वाली कई कठिनाइयां भी बढ़ रही हैं। मैं सभी देशवासियों से आग्रह करता हूं कि जितनी अधिक सावधानी बरत सकें, अवश्य बरतें। कृपया स्वयं को हाइड्रेटेड रखें, घर से बाहर निकलते समय पानी साथ रखें। ऐसे मौसम में आपकी संवेदनशीलता भी बहुत बड़ा सहारा बन जाती है। यदि संभव हो, तो किसी प्यासे व्यक्ति को एक गिलास पानी अवश्य दें। मैं ऐसे लोगों की सराहना भी करूँगा जो अपने घरों के और दुकानों के बाहर मटके में जल रखते हैं ताकि कोई भी उनसे पानी पी सके।

[United Nations in India @UNinIndia]

High temperature extremes are anticipated to be more frequent and more intense throughout the Indian subcontinent, making agriculture vulnerable to heat stress.

The latest @WMO and @FAO report assesses the impact of heatwaves on food production and food security.

https://t.co/ov5K1C49va

[Vikram Kumar 🇮🇳 @25vikram]

@ZeeBiharNews आज देश के कई हिस्से भीषण गर्मी और जल संकट की मार झेल रहे हैं। सवाल सिर्फ सरकार या नागरिकों की विफलता का नहीं, बल्कि हमारी सामूहिक लापरवाही का भी है। अभी भी समय है कि हम जल संरक्षण, वर्षा जल संचयन और भूजल पुनर्भरण को प्राथमिकता दें।

[The Better India @thebetterindia]

While cities struggled with falling groundwater, IAS officer Prathap M saw hope in 1,200 abandoned borewells.

Instead of sealing them, he turned them into rainwater harvesting structures — helping recharge underground aquifers and revive dry wells across Tamil Nadu.

Sometimes, real change doesn’t need massive projects, just smarter thinking. 🌧️💧

Would you like to see this model implemented in more Indian cities? Tell us below.

@prathapmurugan

#WaterConservation #RainwaterHarvesting #SustainableIndia #GroundwaterRecharge #PositiveNews

[Rainwater Harvesting India, IAS Officer Water Conservation, Borewell Recharge Project, Groundwater Revival Tamil Nadu, Sustainable Water Solutions India]

[ANI @ANI]

#WATCH | Bihar's Baya River flows again with new energy

#BayaRiver #NamamiGange #RiverRevival #WaterConservation #SustainableIndia

[India Meteorological Department @Indiametdept]

🔥 HEATWAVE WARNING 🌡️

Heat wave to severe heat wave conditions are likely to continue over Central & Northwest India during the next 4–5 days and over East & adjoining Peninsular India during the next 3–4 days.

⚠️ Stay alert and take precautions:
💧 Drink plenty of water
🧢 Avoid direct sunlight during afternoon hours
👕 Wear light-colored, loose cotton clothes
🚫 Avoid strenuous outdoor activities
🥤 Keep ORS, fruits & fluids handy
👶 Take extra care of children, elderly & pets
📍Follow local weather updates and advisories regularly.

#Heatwave #HeatWaveAlert #WeatherUpdate #StaySafe #IMD #SummerSafety

@moesgoi @airnewsalerts @DDNational @ndmaindia @ICRER_MHA

[Indian Tech & Infra @IndianTechGuide]

🚨 India is set to witness Nautapa, the most intense phase of summer heat, from May 25 to June 2. Stay safe!

(ET)

[Vikram Kumar 🇮🇳 @25vikram]

@manas_muduli Big cities are entering compound climate stress where heat, water, and electricity systems are tightly interlinked. Without integrated planning, summer stress will shift from seasonal discomfort to structural urban crisis.

https://t.co/ojli3n7roM

[Vikram Kumar 🇮🇳 @25vikram]

@DainikBhaskar We don’t have a water crisis — we have a failure of accountability. Watching clean water go waste is genuinely frustrating. This is not scarcity, this is mismanagement where treated water is lost before it even reaches people.

[Vikram Kumar 🇮🇳 @25vikram]

Sasaram is facing severe water crisis, forcing residents to relocate temporarily.

This signals a deeper breakdown of urban water security where groundwater stress and weak infrastructure are no longer meeting basic demand.

#WaterCrisis
https://t.co/A6ZJUeNhoJ via @timesofindia

[CEEW @CEEWIndia]

#Opinion | Turning Up The Heat: Rising temperatures are reshaping Indian cities

If April and May are any indication, India is hurtling into a new era of extreme weather—one marked not just by blistering heat and sudden thunderstorms, but also by growing unpredictability.
With nearly half of India’s population predicted to live in cities by 2050, we must ensure that heat stress doesn’t halt access to basic water services.

Revisit @NitinBassiN and @vishchi's piece for @DeccanHerald 👇

https://t.co/EKYsafI7wq

[Vikram Kumar 🇮🇳 @25vikram]

@IndiaToday Warmer nights are a strong signal of climate change & urban heat island effect. When nights don’t cool, heat stress, energy demand, water stress & health risks rise.
Without urban planning, green cover, water conservation & emission cuts, such become normal in Indian cities.

[Vikram Kumar 🇮🇳 @25vikram]

@DainikBhaskar @NilGurudb421 When 40–60% of urban water is lost through leakages and poor management, the crisis becomes a governance failure.
Mumbai or Patna — solutions are clear:
✔ Leakage control
✔ Smart monitoring
✔ Rainwater harvesting
✔ Water recycling
Saving water is essential. Now or never.