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 serious threats to lives, ecosystems, and economies. In 2024, Asia experienced its warmest or second warmest year on …
KOLKATA, 19 AUG: Four more persons died today in West Midnapore and Malda taking flood-related death toll to 40 even as the meteorological department predicted heavy rainfall in the state over the next 24 hours. Though the flood situation has marginally improved in south Bengal districts, the threat of devastation …
The Centre today suggested in the Supreme Court that the dispute over the strengthening of the Hansi-Butana canal should be referred to an expert committee comprising members from Punjab, Haryana and the Central Water Commission (CWC). Punjab, however, opposed the proposal contending that Haryana would complete the strengthening work on …
Rain claimed four lives in Uttar Pradesh and forced officials to issue an alert in Uttarakhand as the monsoon remained fairly active in North India on Wednesday. Delhiites had a much comfortable day with the maximum temperature settling at 34.7 degrees, nearly 4 notches lower than Tuesday's. The minimum was …
BAHRAICH: Much chaos was witnessed in dozens of villages of the district after Spur no. 7 constructed to protect the coastal dam of Adampur-Rewali submerged 25 meters deep into the flood waters of the Ghaghra on Wednesday night. Nearly 12 housed and 90 bighas of fields are also submerged in …
Nagpur: The detailed project report (DPR) of the Damanganga-Pinjal link, a project to share water of two river basins across Maharashtra and Gujarat is likely to be ready by the end of this year. The Geological Survey of India (GSI) central region, one of the agencies involved in the project, …
The water-sharing dispute between Delhi and Haryana was resolved on Tuesday with Haryana agreeing to release an additional 610 cusecs of Yamuna water in Munak canal to cater to the needs of the capital. While Haryana will give Delhi 610 cusecs water (610 cubic feet per second) or 17,273 litres …
The canal is expected to mitigate Capital's water problems After years of dithering and disagreeing, Haryana has agreed to complete the long-pending work on the Munak Canal. Delhi and Haryana have been at loggerheads over the construction of the canal that is expected to mitigate the Capital's water woes. The …
JAMMU: Though the State Government has flagged tapping of available hydro-electric potential in time bound manner as priority sector yet it failed to get the work on Stage-II of the Baglihar Hydroelectric Project on river Chenab started during the past over six months despite the fact that the project has …
The temperature rose on Sunday after rains eluded most places in the northern region including the National Capital, while heavy downpour in Uttar Pradesh led to river Sharda crossing the danger mark. In Uttar Pradesh, Birdghat (Gorakhpur) received 102 mm of rain and Siddhartha Nagar had 96.6 mm during the …
BHUBANESWAR: The Centre is reported to have taken a stand that the Andhra Pradesh Government cannot go ahead with the Polavaram dam without consent from Orissa and Chhattisgarh governments. Centre had recently granted environment and forest clearances to the Polavaram project despite strong protest from the State Government. The clearances …
In what could mark onset of the flood season in Assam, the Brahmaputra river is flowing above danger level at Dibrugarh and likely to rise further during the day. This was officially stated by the Flood Forecast Monitoring Directorate, functioning under the Flood Management Organisation of Central Water Commission, Ministry …
Torrential rain over the last few days due to an intense depression over the Bay of Bengal has rendered almost 2 lakh people homeless in East Midnapore in West Bengal. Sabong and Daspur regions in West Midnapore have also been critically affected. State irrigation minister Manas Bhunia and Union minister …
Compelled by the incessant downpour in the Jharkhand catchment areas, the Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) would discharge water at the rate of 50,000 cusec from its Maithon reservoir by early tomorrow.
400,000 MAY BE DISPLACED The environmental impact assessment (EIA) of the project says 276 villages will be affected; an estimated 177,275 people live in these villages. The Polavaram Project Environmental Impact Appraisal Report of 1985 expected 150,697 people to be displaced in 226 villages. But the population of these villages …
The Environment Ministry on Friday lifted its stop-work order at Maheshwar hydel power project in Madhya Pradesh and allowed the construction of five remaining gates of the dam amidst concerns that existing structure could be severely damaged during the monsoon if not completed. But it said the gates cannot be …
Ministry of Environment and Forests has ordered the lifting of the stop work order on the construction of the last five spillway gates of the controversial Maheshwar Hydel Project being constructed on river Narmada in Madhya Pradesh by the S. Kumars Group of Companies. The Ministry of Environment and Forests …
Jharkhand High Court today pulled up the government for the inordinate delay in construction of the Kanhar Dam in Garhwa. While hearing a PIL on the dam, the division bench of Chief Justice Bhagwati Prasad and Justice D.N. Patel said the state administration had become incompetent and failed to perform …
