Thiruvananthapuram: Houses were damaged, trees were uprooted and the water level in rivers and dams continued to rise after heavy rains accompanied by strong winds lashed many parts of the state on Wednesday.High tides and sea intrusion were reported in districts such as Thrissur and...
Bengaluru, Union Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas Suresh Gopi has held discussions with ISRO regarding the use of space technology-based inputs to analyze flood risk associated with Mullaperiyar and Idukki dams in Kerala.The Kerala MP, who is also the Minister of State for...
Mumbai, Maharashtra A 52-year-old man on Thursday climbed over the security net at the Mantralaya here to protest over the issue of maintenance and safety of dams in Maharashtra. Police gave this information.A police officer said that Deepak Bachche Patil (52), a resident of Pune, came down...
Nashik: At least 8 out of 24 dams in Nashik district have no water reserves left, officials said on Wednesday, worsening the water shortage situation amid the scorching heat.The remaining 16 dams have water reserves of 5,862 mcft (8.93 per cent) as of June 5.Ojharkhed, Punegaon, Teesgaon...
New Delhi: Jawaharlal Nehru University may install water harvesting centers and check dams within the campus in view of the long-standing demand of students to address the issue of water scarcity in the university, Jawaharlal Nehru University said on Friday. said in a statement.It may also...
Mumbai: The average water stock in nearly 3,000 dams in Maharashtra is 22.06 per cent low, with Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar division recording the lowest of 8.78 per cent, an official said on Friday.According to an official report, the stock is down 0.58 per cent in the last two days.There...
Mumbai: The average water stock in nearly 3,000 dams in Maharashtra has fallen to 22 per cent of their total storage capacity, with Chhatrapat Sambhajinagar division recording the lowest of 9.06 per cent, an official report said on Wednesday.There are 2,997 dams in the state where 22.64 per...
Mumbai: The current water stock of dams in Maharashtra has fallen to 23.6 per cent and due to water shortage, water is being provided through 3,692 tankers to 2,973 villages and 7,671 hamlets in 25 districts across the state. Officials gave this information on Friday.This year the situation...
Vasava, the AAP candidate from Bharuch, alleged that "in 2022, fake work orders worth Rs 8 crore were issued for wells, check dams and Jeevan irrigation schemes, with payments made to non-existent offices"."Of the Rs 68 crore allocated in the Adarsh Gram Yojana, only Rs 18 crore reached the...
The fire and rescue department has also geared up for any possible rescue operation.Speaking to IANS, Kanyakumari District Fire Officer Satyakumar said, "The fire and rescue department is ready to conduct any rescue operation and shift people in case of any flood."He also called on people...
This includes building an efficient rainwater drainage network and increasing the capacity of dams to hold large amounts of water. "The ministry has put in place an integrated operational plan to repair the affected federal roads and has taken precautionary measures to ensure continuity and...
The first factor is the poor condition of the dams spread across Mathurapur which has resulted in flooding in various parts of this constituency.The complaint of the common people in Mathurapur is that despite being elected thrice from this constituency since 2009, outgoing Trinamool MP...
Dubai [UAE], The UAE committee to assess flood damage held its first meeting to decide priorities and plans to evaluate the condition of infrastructure, roads and dams following the unprecedented weather event. The committee was formed by the UAE Cabinet and is led by the Ministry of Energy and...
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed the construction of four proposed dams inside the Kalesar Wildlife Sanctuary in Haryana's Yamunanaga district.A bench of Justices BR Gavai and Sandeep Mehta issued notices to the Centre, Haryana government and others seeking their response.The...
A Tamil Nadu forest department official told IANS that the department has requested the public to support the initiative to fill the reservoirs.The official said the department has requested people to donate for the project during special occasions at their homes, including birthdays and...
Dubai [UAE] Hassan Al Mansouri, Under-Secretary of Infrastructure and Transport Affairs at the Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure (MoEI), highlighted that the UAE proved to be highly effective in dealing with the consequences of the extreme weather conditions experienced last week Is. Adding...
North Lakhimpur (Assam) constituency of Assam, located on the north bank of the Brahmaputra River, faces problems of floods, erosion, poor connectivity and remoteness.While sitting BJP MP Pradan Barua's failure to raise these or, for that matter, any issues in the outgoing Lok Sabha may be...