Waterlogging

Order of the Gauhati High Court on rampant hill cutting in greater Guwahati and its surrounding areas, Assam, 17/03/2025

Order of the Gauhati High Court in the matter of North East Eco Development Society Vs The State of Assam & Others dated 17/03/2025. In response to the direction given by the HC on December 18, 2024, an affidavit was filed on behalf of the government of Assam, Department of …

Order of the Gauhati High Court on rampant hill cutting in greater Guwahati and its surrounding areas, Assam, 17/03/2025

Order of the Gauhati High Court in the matter of North East Eco Development Society Vs The State of Assam & Others dated 17/03/2025. In response to the direction given by the HC on December 18, 2024, an affidavit was filed on behalf of the government of Assam, Department of …

Judgment of the National Green Tribunal regarding construction of a storm water drainage in Deoria, Uttar Pradesh, 09/04/2024

Judgment of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Nirmal Kumar Tripathi Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 09/04/2024. The NGT said that the geo-physical setting of the city of Deoria results in serious water logging problems during monsoon. Thus, the project scheme of storm water drainage …

Order of the High Court of Meghalaya regarding the pitiable condition of the APMT road, Meghalaya, 10/07/2023

Order of the High Court of Meghalaya in the matter of A H Hazarika Vs State of Meghalaya & Others dated 10/07/2023. The petitioner, A H Hazarika said that despite the previous order of the High Court requiring immediate repair work to be undertaken for the 9 km stretch between …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding drainage congestion leading to waterlogging and flooding, National highway-3, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, 22/05/2023

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Ravendra Singh Vs National Highways Authority of India & Others dated 22/05/2023. Grievance in the application is against inaction of authorities in cleaning drain in Gauri Kunj and on the service lane of the National highway-3, Agra, Uttar Pradesh. Case …

District Magistrate Ayodhya report on damage to hydrolgy and drainage due to the construction of Sri Ram International Airport, Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, 03/03/2023

Report of the District Magistrate, Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh. An application was filed by Durga Prasad Yadav regarding damage to river Trilodki Ganga by the construction of Sri Ram International Airport. The report informed the court that as per revenue records, no river by the name of Trilodki Ganga is recorded …

Joint committee report on the dumping of sewage in the green belt area, Ansal estate, Loni, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, 21/11/2022

Report of the Joint Committee submitted in compliance to the National Green Tribunal order, March 11, 2022 in Original Application 196/2022 Hariom Gupta & Others Vs Nagar Palika Parishad, Loni & Others. Grievance of the applicant, Hariom Gupta is regarding dumping of hazardous sewerage of surrounding Nagar Palika area to …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding incomplete drain in front of Saket Girls PG College, Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh, 01/07/2022

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Saket Girls PG College Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 01/07/2022. The matter related to an incomplete drain in front of Saket Girls PG College, Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh. Water logging in the said drain is causing serious health …

Mumbai hit by heavy rainfall, triggers fears of floods

According to rainfall data released by the India Meteorological Department, the suburb of Malad West had received 301 mm of rain from 8.30 am until 7.30 pm on Monday. Late at night, residents of Malad, Andheri, Borivili, Ghatkopar, Kurla, Chembur and other suburbs said the rain was coming down in …

Smoke on water: countering global threats from peatland loss & degradation - a rapid response assessment

UNEP and Ramsar launch the revised edition of Smoke on Water – Countering global threats from peatland loss & degradation. A Rapid Response Assessment. More than 180 countries have peatlands but we are only just starting to understand their role in both climate change and our efforts to curb it. …

Forest department seeks monsoon pause on tree-felling, focus on plantation

GURUGRAM: The forest department has sought a break from tree-felling in view of the monsoon and would like instead to focus on proposed plantation drives for the next two months. “Our office gets a lot of requests for tree-felling. The staff members generally remain busy in inspecting sites and giving …

West Bengal: Five killed in lightning strikes, one drowns; alert issued in districts

Sources at state secretariat, Nabanna, said, they had a control room from where the chief minister would monitor the situation across the state. According to a source, all district magistrates have been alerted and asked to keep a watch on the situation round-the-clock. Five persons were killed in lightning strikes …

Flash floods hit Tinsukia

Tinsukia: Waterlogging of arterial roads here in less than an hour of heavy showers on Thursday exposed this Upper Assam town's lack of preparedness to combat flash floods. A portion of busy AT Road, which houses the ASTC bus stand and winger stand, was under a feet of water. Stretches …

Smoke on water: countering global threats from peatland loss & degradation

At the side event Good Peatland Governance to Strengthen Economic, Social and Ecosystem Resilience at the UNFCCC COP23 in Bonn, Germany, the Global Peatlands Initiative under the leadership of UN Environment will release its rapid response assessment Smoke on Water – countering global threats from peatland loss and degradation. Erik …

Adapting aquifer storage and recovery technology to the flood-prone areas of Northern Ghana for dry-season irrigation

Limited access to water, droughts, floods and other climatic conditions are major challenges to food security in Ghana. Over 70% of smallholder farmers in the country practice rainfed agriculture, which is highly vulnerable to rainfall variability. Flooding and waterlogging of farmlands limit land use and crop productivity. The Bhungroo Irrigation …

Mumbai rains: Highest 12-hour rainfall since 2005

“The circulation of low pressure area from south west Madhya Pradesh moving westward is likely to intensify into a depression and that is likely to give heavy rainfall in Madhya Maharashtra,” said KS Hosalikar, deputy director general (western region), IMD. AT 315.8 mm, the Santacruz weather station in suburban Mumbai …

Gujarat floods: Citizens stay in as sky rains down woes

AHMEDABAD: A rain-wrought terror gripped Amdavadis on Thursday, pushing the already monsoon-sodden city into a self-imposed curfew. Many Amdavadis preferred to stay indoors and avoid getting stuck in traffic or having to wade through waterlogged areas during peak hours. The city saw an average rainfall of 67.63 mm on Thursday. …

In few days, Gujarat gets 24% of monsoon rain: 32 dead in rain-related incidents

Ahmedabad recorded an average rainfall of 50.61 mm in the past 12 hours. The traffic in the city was also hit by heavy rainfall on Monday. Due to water logging, Akhbarnagar underpass was closed for three hours and Kubernagar underpass for 30 minutes. Following incessant rain in the last three …

Guwahati floods: Three dead in 10 days

Angry residents protest on streets, clash with police. Guwahati: Heavy rainfall has reduced Guwahati to a deathtrap with at least three people, including a Class 7 student, losing their lives due to electrocution on the waterlogged streets of Guwahati in past 10 days. Dulal Malakar, an employee of a KFC …

Eight killed in Mizoram floods

As many as 350 houses submerged; 84 families evacuated; schools closed Eight persons have been killed and six others are missing after flash floods caused by heavy rainfall wrecked havoc at Tlabung in Mizoram’s Lunglei district. National Highway 54, which links the State with Assam, has been cut off at …

Farmers hit as rain flattens wheat crop

The recent rain and strong winds in the district are giving anxious moments to farmers as the standing wheat crop has flattened at several places. Further, farmers in the waterlogging-affected areas said the power connections to the sub-surface drainage system had been snapped due to non-payment of bills by the …

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