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 …
A financial assistance of Rs 4 lakh each would be given to their families. Eight persons have died due to floods in Bahraich over the past three days. At least 15 people have died due to flooding in Balrampur and Bahraich districts over the past three days, officials said on …
LUCKNOW: The swine flu tally for UP increased to 165 on Thursday with 24 new cases reported in various districts. Till now, 566 suspected cases of H1N1 have been screened in the state. Of all, Lucknow continues to be the worst hit with 18 new cases taking the district total …
Ghaghra has joined Saryu in wreaking havoc in Bahraich and cut off 400 villages from the rest of the country as more water from Nepal was released within the last 24 hours. The swollen rivers washed away several roads and the district's road link to Lucknow and Sitapur has been …
With the death of 12 more people toll from Uttar Pradesh flood has gone up to 75 as flood situation continues to be grim in the state with over 5 lakh people rendered homeless. The Government spokesman said here on Wednesday that the toll in the recent incidents of floods …
Over 1,500 Villages Inundated Flood fury continued unabated in Uttar Pradesh claiming 28 lives and displacing over 60,000 people in nine districts bordering Nepal till Sunday evening. As Rapti, Saryu and Ghaghra rivers continue to flow above the danger mark, the Centre on Sunday upgraded its flood alert level, calling …
Twenty-eight persons have died so far in Uttar Pradesh in floods which have hit the state with several rivers flowing above the danger mark and posing a threat to more than 1,000 villages in the affected districts. “Floods have so far claimed 28 lives with nine districts of the state …
Mercury levels soared on Tuesday in the Northern region along with humidity level. In Uttar Pradesh seven persons, including two minors, died in separate rain-related incidents. The State was by heavy rain in the last 24 hours. While three members of a family — Bhimsen (35), his wife Shivkumari (30) …
At a time when national and international agencies are trying to save vultures, which are on the verge of extinction, sighting of around 216 vultures and 21 nests, including white-backed vulture (gyps africanus), cinerous vulture (aegypius monachus), long-billed vulture (gyps indicus) in Katarniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary in Bahraich district comes as …
The forest department has started its preparation for counting tigers at Katarniaghat reserved forest area. The department would start the work from January 6. About 80 cameras would be installed in the forest area besides two teams on patrol. Katarniaghat reserved forest area is spread across 551 square meters. Tigers …
World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and UP forest department would now work in tandem to prevent destruction of crops and threat to human lives by elephants in villages adjoining Katarniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary in the Terai region. For this purpose, anti-depredation squad (ADS) comprising of 20 members has been formed …
Four persons died due to Japanese Encephalitis (JE) in the district while 27 more patients of the disease have been admitted to the district hospital. 181 deaths due to JE have been reported since January. Panchu (25), a resident of Khairighat, Ayub (8) of Nanpara, Etbar (45) of Balrampur and …
BAHRAICH: The level of Ghaghra is regularly rising because of heavy rainfall in the catchment areas and water being discharged by various barrages in Nepal and Uttarakhand. The flood water had entered 221 villages of Kaiserganj, Nanpara and Mehsi tehsils and affected a population of over five lakh in the …
Lucknow: The state government on Sunday said 152 persons have died in the floods so far. Most of the major rivers flowing through the state continue to be in spate, with at least eight districts receiving more than 25 mm rainfall in the past 24 hours. About 134 villages have …
Even as rivers continued to rise in the state, flooding more low-lying villages in various districts of the state, affecting over 20,000 people, state government stepped up relief operation and released Rs 6.50 crore for affected areas. While army was pressed into service along with flood relief teams of the …
Focus On Health Of Kids, Pregnant Women Lucknow: The state nutrition mission, approved by the state cabinet here on Monday, will begin with 41 high-focus districts. These districts, say officials in the state Health department, account for high rate of malnutrition. The list includes Gorakhpur, Kushinagar, Deoria, Ballia, Siddharthnagar, Bahraich, …
BAHRAICH:As many as 63,000 toilets would be constructed under BharatNirmalAbhiyan in Devipatan division. An amount of Rs 18 crore has been received by the division for the project and construction of each toilet would cost Rs 10,000. Villages under 'SamagraNirmal' schemes and those affected with Japanese encephalitis would be given …
The cold wave was relentless in most parts of North India on Monday, claiming six more lives to take the death toll in the past three days to eleven. As predicted by the Met department, the mercury remained low and residents of New Delhi, who went to bed on a …
BAHRAICH: A gharial, categorised as critically endangered species, was found dead near Gerua village in Katarniaghat wildlife sanctuary near here, a senior forest official said. The 4.48 metre long gharial was found dead at a mound near the river yesterday and his age was estimated to be around 90 years, …
In another sop for election-bound Uttar Pradesh, the Ministry of Water Resources yesterday included two irrigation projects of the state in the scheme of national projects. The projects are “Sarayu Nahar Pariyojana” and “Restoring capacity of Sharda Sahayak Project”. These projects would thus be eligible for 90 per cent funding …
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