{
  "id": 2155035,
  "title": "Monsoon shortfall in the Nilgiris exposes water stress in Coonoor",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/monsoon-shortfall-in-the-nilgiris-exposes-water-stress-in-coonoor",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-20T14:22:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/monsoon-shortfall-in-the-nilgiris-exposes-water-stress-in-coonoor/article71369019.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Conservationists call for studies to understand Coonoor town capacity; they say the Ralliah Dam, the town’s primary water source, was built to cater to the needs of a fraction of the town’s current population",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}