State of the Climate in Asia 2024
<p>The World Meteorological Organization’s State of the Climate in Asia 2024 report warns that the region is warming nearly twice as fast as the global average, driving more extreme weather and posing
Floods
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Soil shortage delays embankment repair work
TAMLUK: Irrigation engineers have run into trouble while attempting to repair the breached river embankments in the flood-affected areas of Midnapore East district due to the non-availability of soil. The flood conditions at a few blocks in this district continue to remain grim because of this.
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NEDFi camp for flood-hit people of Lakhimpur
In view of devastating floods affecting Lakhimpur district and nearby areas in Assam, the North Eastern Development Finance Corporation Ltd (NEDFi) with the help of Gramin Mahila Vikash Kendra, a leading NEDFi assisted NGO of the district, organised three camps in three different locations with close association of the district administration. The Deputy Commissioner of the district, Jayanta Nalikar also attended one of the three camps. Bleaching powder, medicines, tarpaulin sheets, chira, gur, clothes were distributed among the inmates of the three camps.
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Lakhimpur train services
Train services have been suspended between North Lakhimpur and Murkong Selek under the Rangia division after floodwater washed away the bolder base of both sides of a railway bridge between Dhemaji and Silapathar stations. The 5814 Dn Murkong Selek- Rangia Arunachal Express stands cancel between Murkong Selek and North Lakhimpur. The train will leave North Lakhimpur at 5 am on July 5 instead of 9.15 pm of July 4. The 761 Up Rangapara-Murkong Selek Passenger has been terminated at North Lakhimpur instead of Murkong Selek. It will return from North Lakhimpur as 762 Dn on July 5.
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Bharalu desilting on to tackle city floods
Guwahati Mechanical Division of the Water Resources Department (WRD) is engaged in resectioning of the Bharalu and the Mora Bharalu rivers since February last at an estimated cost of Rs 1.3 crore under a Guwahati Development Department (GDD)-sponsored scheme. Sources in the WRD said that removal of silt from the Bharalu is completed in its reach between the Jonali PWD RCC Bridge on the RG Baruah Road and Bishnupur behind the Arya Vidyapeeth College. Between Bishnupur and Bharalumukh, the riverbed below the bridges over the river too has been cleaned..
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In reply to civic chief statement, the Dutch say: we overcame '53 floods, can advise how to tackle elements
Mumbai, July 2 A day after Municipal Commissioner Jairaj Phatak cited to Mumbaiites the example of the people of The Netherlands who "have learns to live with floods', diplomats from the The Netherlands pointed out tersely that the Dutch had overcome the devastating floods of 1953 and could quite easily offer Mumbai's administrators some advice on how to tackle the elements.
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Massive erosion, floods posing threat to KNP
The flood and erosion by the Brahmaputra has posed a major threat to the northern part of the Kaziranga National Park (KNP). About 40 sq km of the 430 sq km area of the Park has been affected. According to satellite survey, about 37.40 sq km have been gobbled up by the mighty river. The Arimona forest beat office was set up in 1951 in Kohora range. The office conducts the patrolling of the forest personnel. A luxurious guest house was also constructed near the beat office.
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Mumbai waterlogged again, civic chief says in Netherlands they've learnt to live with floods
Mumbai, July 1 200 mm in Colaba, 149 mm in Santacruz; before monsoon, BMC said widened drains ready to take 400 mm rain in a day The fear of the monsoon havoc hit Mumbaiites once again on Tuesday morning as rail and road traffic were stalled by waterlogging and two people were washed away by flood waters in suburban drains. Worse, by evening, a harried Municipal Commissioner Jairaj Phatak had this to say: "In the low-lying country, The Netherlands, people have learnt to live with rains, as they cannot cope with the situation.'
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Flash floods hit city
A shower that was among the briefest of the season swept away the tall claims and the ambitious projects of the Guwahati Development Department within hours. Once again the city today reeled under urban floods. The rains that fell measured 2.9 mm, but the disruption caused was immense. With the various agencies involved in maintaining drainage systems and adjoining hills apparently having failed to learn their lessons from the recent urban floods, city life again was seriously disrupted with arterial routes transformed into massive drains, and traffic coming to a standstill.
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Water security in Eastern Himalayan region
Governance in the water sector is crucially important since the overarching goal of water security is to ensure the mitigation of global water crisis. Water security in mainland South Asia (Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Nepal and Bhutan) hinges upon the fulfillment of two conditions.
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Floods - need to look beyond blame game
The Government of India adopted the first Flood Control Policy in 1954 and proceeded to construct 33928.642 kilometers of embankments along its rivers, 38809.857 kilometers of drainage channels dug to drain unwanted floodwaters and protect 2458 towns against floods and raise 4716 villages above the maximum observed flood level. It is worth noting that the nationwide floods of 1954 had a spread area of only 7.490 mh. This had gone up by 22 times in the 51 years between 1954 and 2004 despite an investment of Rs. 8113.11 crores till the end of the ninth FYP (2002).