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 …
Even as there is no fresh report of further escalation in the flood situation of the State, the Brahmaputra is flowing above the danger level at three places and some of its tributaries are also flowing above the danger level. According to the evening bulletin of the Central Water Commission …
Sudheer Pal Singh / New Delhi August 18, 2009, 1:11 IST Delay in the monsoon arrival had caused water storage to touch a historic low of 9% in June. With increased rainfall in some parts of the country, water reservoirs have risen 185 per cent in the past one month, …
The overall flood situation in the State has improved considerably with the improvement in the weather condition, said Water Resources department (WRD) sources here. So far, reports of 18 breaches in the embankments of the Jiadhol-Kumatia in Dhemaji district, Kakoi, Ranganadi, Singara, Dorpang in Lakhimpur district and Brahmajan channel in …
PRAMOD KUMAR The showers that lashed parts of India in the past week have led to a record rise in water levels at the 81 major reservoirs across the country, a report released on Thursday by the Central Water Commission said. These levels touched 35 per cent of total storage …
Reservoir levels rising, but storage below average Power availability in the country is likely to improve in the coming days, as water levels in various reservoirs have started going up following the resumption of monsoon. According to the latest data obtained from the Central Water Commission (CWC), water storage at …
Even as the decrease in the rainfall amount has led to the improvement in the overall flood scenario of the State, barring Majuli River Island, there is a possibility of the postponement of the execution of the geo-tube retirement dyke at Matmara to the next dry season. The Brahmaputra was, …
PRAMOD KUMAR Despite showers, reservoirs at dead level CENTRAL WATER COMMISSION DATA REVEALS LEVEL HAS NOT INCREASED In the southern region, except a few, the water level has not increased in most reservoirs Recent monsoon showers have brought no respite on the water front as the water level in most …
A minor phase of the Majuli Island protection project executed by Brahmaputra Board is expected to be completed next year, chairman of the Board Rajen Nair said. The Project is part of the long-term project sanctioned in 2005. The Brahmaputra Board prepared Detailed Project Report amounting to Rs.86.56 crore for …
NEW DELHI: Parched for water for long years, several areas of West Delhi including the mega township of Dwarka and the sprawling Najafgarh can now look forward to a better and more regular water supply. On Wednesday, the Supreme Court directed Haryana to release for Delhi the full 125 cusecs …
NEW DELHI: A committee of environmental experts set up by the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests has concluded that there were major shortfalls in complying with the prescribed environmental conditionalities and requirements with respect to the Sardar Sarovar Project (SSP). It has advised the Ministry not to permit further …
Surinder Sud / New Delhi April 27, 2009, 0:13 IST Post-winter rainfall has eluded most part of the country so far this year, portending acute water scarcity in the current summer. As many as 27 of the country
After reports of China trying to divert the waters of Brahmaputra, now friendly Bhutan has been found releasing excess river water to India causing heavy floods in the down stream North East. Large quantities of water had been released by Bhutan from various hydro-electric projects such as Tala, Chukha and …
J. Balaji NEW DELHI: Parliamentary Standing Committee on Water Resources Chairman and Guntur Congress MP, R. Sambasiva Rao, here on Friday denied having given any opinion on the safety of the Mullaperiyar dam.
KOCHI: The Parliamentary sub committee on Water Resources headed by Rajapathy Sambasiva Rao has found that the 130 year-old Mullaperiyar Dam is posing a threat to the lives of around 30 lakh people living in Idukki, Kottayam, Alappuzha and Ernakulam districts. Speaking to media after a meeting with the officials …
