Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Nizamuddin West Association Vs Union of India & Others dated 16/04/2025. The matter related to desilting of 24 drains with special focus on two drains - Kushak drain and Sunheri Pul drain before the monsoon. The court was informed that …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Abhjit Sinha Vs Ministry of Communications & Others dated 29/07/2019 regarding a mobile tower being constructed/installed illegally at Lalkothi Road, District Katihar, Bihar which is located at a distance of about 50 meters from schools and the hospitals. The District …
Patna: The death toll in the floods in the state increased to 72, but the situation slightly eased on Wednesday. Water resources department officials claimed the rivers, except the Ganga and Burhi Gandak, were showing receding trend across the state. State disaster management department said around 69.42 lakh people in …
PATNA: The flood situation in Bihar remained critical today with four more deaths reported from Katihar district, taking the toll to 95. The State disaster management department said 33 lakh people have been hit by the flood in 14 districts. Purnia district accounts for the highest number of deaths at …
33 lakh people spread across 13 districts affected by the deluge The death toll in Bihar floods on Thursday mounted to 64 with over 33 lakh people spread across 13 districts affected by the deluge. Purnia district has witnessed 26 fatalities, followed by 15 in Katihar and eight in Supaul, …
Farm produce on 1.61 lakh hectares of land has been damaged so far as per a survey. With one fresh death reported from Gopalganj, the toll in Bihar floods on Wednesday increased to 61 with many areas in 13 districts still under water in the state. The floods have affected …
Several rivers in spate; Toll stands at 26; Crops damaged in 3.39 lakh hectares of land The flood situation remained grim in 12 districts of Bihar where an estimated 27.50 lakh people were affected though no fresh casualty was reported, with the toll standing at 26. Ghaghra is flowing above …
Around 5.5 million people have been affected due to floods in 20 districts of Bihar , with the death toll going up to 160, official figures showed. With the flood situation remaining critical, thousands of people have been forced to flee their homes and struggle for survival under the open …
Dozens of blocks in the six districts have been reeling under flood as the level of the swelling waters of the Ganga has been refusing to fall along its downstream. This resulted in the death of one person in Munger in a boat mishap on Sunday, while floodwaters have entered …
Patna, Nov 8 (IANS) The Communist Party of India Marxist-Leninist (CPI-ML) said Thursday it will oppose the setting up of a nuclear power plant in Bihar's Katihar district. "We are against the proposal of the state government to set up a nuclear power plant," CPI-ML general secretary Dipankar Bhattacharya told …
With the submergence of thousands of villages in nine districts in Bihar appearing inevitable due to an alarming rise in the water levels of the Sone and the Ganga, chief minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday conducted an aerial survey to oversee the preparations for evacuation and relief distribution. “Teams of …
Thirty people died in the last three days as the Ganga river flooded over half a dozen districts including Bhagalpur, Purnea and Katihar, with 10 deaths in Bhagalpur alone. Bihar CM Nitish Kumar, who conducted an aerial survey of the 14 districts affected, said that over 500 relief camps had …
More than 70,000 families are facing the wrath of the turbulent Ganga in Bihar's Bhagalpur district. Aerial survey On Sunday afternoon, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who conducted an aerial survey of the areas ravaged by the river, however, told journalists here that “flood waters were receding” and that no major …
Shoumojit Banerjee A sudden, violent tropical storm mauled east Bihar late on Tuesday night, killing 77 people, besides rendering thousands homeless. Government sources said the Nor'wester, which also ripped through the North Dinajpur district in West Bengal killing 39 people there, severely hit Purnia, Araria, Katihar, Kishanganj and Supaul districts …
Alto gether 18 children were born blind in the arsenic affected blocks of Bhojpur district during the past three months, Bihar health minis- ter Nand Kishore Yadav confirmed on Wednesday. The cause of the blindness was not yet known, but health department officials were in touch with ophthal- mologists, he …
PATNA: Altogether 18 children were born blind in the arsenic affected blocks of Bhojpur district during the past three months, Bihar Health Minister Nand Kishore Yadav confirmed. The cause of the blindness was not yet known, but health department officials were in touch with ophthalmologists, he said. The arsenic affected …
Shoumojit Banerjee Patna: After the Bagmati debacle which afflicted more than a lakh people three weeks ago, it was now the turn of the Mahanada to breach its embankment. There were fears of a severe breach since Wednesday night as the residual part of spur no. 688 at Bholamari under …
A baffled Bihar is struggling to provide food and shelter to three million people rendered homeless by a flood that swept through five districts. The Down To Earth team travels across the areas inundated by the Kosi in Bihar and Nepal to grasp the impact and concludes that the flood …
