waterlogging

New Delhi: A breach in the canal that supplies water from Haryana to Delhi led to knee-deep waterlogging in parts of a residential colony in Bawana here, leaving residents stranded in their homes.Water from the Munak canal barrage entered J, K and L blocks of the colony in northwest Delhi...

New Delhi, India Meteorological Department (IMD) officials said on Wednesday that the intensity of rain in Delhi is likely to increase in the coming days.While the national capital received light rain on Wednesday, a day earlier, sudden rain coupled with strong winds washed away several parts...

Kolkata: The weather office on Wednesday predicted torrential rains in North Bengal till July 13, raising the possibility of flood-like conditions at some places in the region that has been hit by heavy rains for the past several days.West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has ordered the...

Panaji: Waterlogging inside a tunnel in Goa's Pernem again disrupted traffic on the Konkan Railway route on Wednesday morning, leading to cancellation and diversion of some trains, officials said.Konkan Railway Corporation (KRCL) deputy general manager Baban Ghatge said, "Train traffic on the...

New Delhi: Sudden rain accompanied by strong winds occurred in parts of Delhi on Tuesday, causing inconvenience to people and causing heavy waterlogging and traffic jams.The Safdarjung Observatory, the primary weather station in the city, recorded 30.8 mm rainfall between 11.30 am and 2.30 pm...

New Delhi, The Delhi BJP demanded that the AAP government convene an all-party meeting on monsoon preparedness and desilting of drains after some parts of the national capital suffered flooding following heavy rains. on Tuesday.The city government should call an all-party meeting within 24...

New Delhi: Heavy rains lashed parts of the national capital on Tuesday, leading to waterlogging at many places and traffic disruptions as commuters struggled to reach their destinations.The Public Works Department (PWD) said till afternoon it had received 22 calls regarding waterlogging and...

New Delhi: Sudden rain coupled with wind on Tuesday led to flooding in parts of Delhi, causing inconvenience to people and causing waterlogging and traffic jams.Heavy rain was recorded in other areas including Laxmi Nagar, Central Secretariat, Delhi Cantonment, Palam, Safdarjung, Parliament...

Mumbai: Rains eased in Mumbai on Tuesday, a day after paralyzing normal life and disrupting air, rail and road traffic in the city.Mumbai witnessed cloudy skies on Tuesday morning, but rains took a break even as schools and colleges were closed in view of the IMD's warning of heavy rainfall...

Mumbai, Incessant rains lashed Mumbai and adjoining areas, disrupting suburban train services and flight operations as normal life was disrupted in the metropolis, where an elderly woman died of burns caused by a short circuit, while people walked through water . cleared streets and faced...

Mumbai, Central Railway port line services were suspended on a stretch on Monday night due to waterlogging of tracks amid heavy rain in Mumbai and its adjoining metropolitan region.Due to waterlogging at Wadala station, services between Wadala and CSMT were suspended at 10.15 pm, while trains...

Mumbai Central Railway services faced major disruption due to rain-induced waterlogging on Monday despite installing high-capacity pumps in low-lying areas, inconveniencing thousands of passengers as local trains stopped on tracks for hours.Many trains leaving the stations bound for Mumbai...

New Delhi, From increasing the number of bilge pumps to cleaning manholes and drains, the NDMC is taking a slew of measures to prevent a repeat of the severe waterlogging that occurred due to heavy rains that lashed the national capital. on June 28. said a member of the municipal body.The...

Mumbai, Heavy rains lashed Mumbai and adjoining areas, severely affecting suburban services of the Central Railway due to waterlogging of tracks and also affecting airport operations, leading to the cancellation of 50 flights on Monday.The chaos of the rain led to flooding of many low-lying...

“Citizens should go out only if necessary. I also appeal to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, Police Administration and Emergency Services to cooperate,” he said.“Life has been disrupted in Mumbai due to heavy rains everywhere. There is a traffic jam on the road and traffic on the...

Mumbai, Local train services on Central Railway routes were severely affected and flight operations were also affected in Mumbai on Monday after heavy rains in the city, officials said.The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) declared a holiday for all civic, government and private schools...

New Delhi: The Delhi government will construct a 4.5 km long drain between Najafgarh Supplementary Drain and Mundka Hat railway station to solve the problem of waterlogging in Kirari, an official statement said.The statement said that the 4.5 km long drain will be connected to smaller drains...

Gurugram, Haryana Chief Secretary TVSN Prasad on Sunday held a meeting to review measures to address waterlogging in the city during the ongoing monsoon and announced formation of a committee to set standards for doorstep garbage collection vehicles to doorPrasad said the Municipal Corporation...

In a meeting with citizens in Gurugram, the Chief Secretary directed the officials to make new plans based on the suggestions received.At the meeting, Prasad announced the formation of a three-member committee to set standards for door-to-door garbage collection vehicles.The Chief Secretary...

Mumbai: Several long-distance trains were diverted, rescheduled or short-terminated on Sunday due to waterlogging caused by heavy rains between Kalyan and Kasara stations, Central Railway officials said.He said that the trains whose timings have been changed include 16345...