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 …
JAIPUR: Monsoon has brought relief to farmers and officials of the Public Health and Engineering Department (PHED). Overflowing dams and natural reservoirs across the state indicate an end of water woes for next summer as well. According to sources from the irrigation department, a majority of dams, including Bisalpur, Kota …
JAMMU: Minister of State for R&B, Javid Ahmad Dar on Friday convened a meeting of senior engineers of Jammu division to review progress of various road projects being executed in the division. Chief Engineer, R&B, Thaseen Mustafa, Superintending Engineer, Jammu circle, Bharat Bhushan, Superintending Engineer Udhampur, D. D. Gorkha, Superintending …
‘Adherence to building by-laws must in the Capital' The building by-laws must include disaster management concerns and due importance should be paid to them since Delhi is extremely vulnerable to natural disasters like earthquakes and floods as well as man-made ones such as bomb blasts, acts of terrorism, fires, industrial …
DURGAPUR, 13 JULY: Production at two Eastern Coalfields mines (see SNS photo) has come to a halt for the past five days after water from a river gushed inside the mine pits of the sick coal major in the Satgram area in Raniganj. Though the ECL has initiated extensive pumping …
Heavy rain lashed large parts of north India on Sunday, including the national capital, even as seven persons were killed in rain-related incidents. Five persons were washed away in flash floods in Uttarakhand's Nainital district, while two children, including a girl, were killed in Azamgarh of Uttar Pradesh after lightning …
Jorhat, July 3: Tea gardens in Golaghat, Karbi Anglong and Jorhat districts may soon turn to rainwater harvesting in response to change in climate and have sought help from IIT Guwahati. The chairman of the North Eastern Tea Association (NETA), Bidyananda Barkakoty, said a primary study carried out by IIT …
LUCKNOW: The executive committee of the Lucknow Municipal Corporation has termed the work of cleaning the city drains as `inefficient`, even as continuous rains hit the city for the past few days. Committee chairman and city mayor Dinesh Sharma on Friday convened a meeting with various corporators and members of …
The pleasant spell of weather continued in most parts of North India on Monday with monsoon rain lashing the region even as four persons died in rain-related incidents in Uttar Pradesh. Rain in the national Capital for the second consecutive day brought the temperature down besides slowing movement of traffic …
Almost a year ago, the Ashok Gehlot government in the state enforced a blanket ban on the use of plastic bags in the state. The move was much appreciated and welcomed. However, that was then.The present situation is quite different. Plastic bags are being used by almost everybody in the …
Life in Kolkata and many other parts of West Bengal virtually came to a standstill on Friday because of heavy rain accompanied by gales. Six persons are reported to have died in one incident here and two in the districts since Thursday. While a landslip in Kurseong sub-division of Darjeeling …
This monsoon season, residents of North and West Delhi will be spared the trouble of water-logged streets and collapsing roads, asserts the Delhi Jal Board. Ahead of the rainy season, the water utility says it has done its homework to ensure that the city's sewers, particularly in the North and …
Water in the Vembanad lake and Pampa river turns saline ALAPPUZHA: Even as the threat of floods that loomed over the water-logged Kuttanad seems to have receded, the people are now up against another recurrent scourge. Kuttanad is facing an acute shortage of drinking water, even for its cattle. The …
A high-level committee under the chairmanship of the Chief Secretary will be set up to monitor issues related to water-logging, flood and cleanliness on roads. This was decided at the Flood Control Apex Committee meeting, chaired by Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Monday. Ms. Dikshit urged all the departments concerned …
After the heavy and incessant rains on Saturday which led to water-logging and traffic congestion across the city, minor showers continued to lash the city on Sunday. While the suburban Santacruz weather station recorded a rainfall of 26 mm, the Colaba weather station recorded a rainfall of 12 mm. According …
Demanding permanent solution of the problem of artificial flood in Jorhat town Asam Jatiyatabadi Yuva Chatra Parishad of Bhogdoi unit conducted a road blockade programme on NH-37 near Bhogdoi bridge here today. They also shouted slogans and submitted a memorandum to Jorhat Deputy Commissioner. Last week, the citizens of Jorhat …
Recognising that Climate Change most adversely affects marginalized communities, INECC felt that it was necessary to have a better understanding of the vulnerability of these communities to climate change as well as develop and prepare adequate resilience to the impacts of climate change. The problems and the solutions will be …
KOCHI: Waterlogging is one of the worst issues faced by Kochi. Once it rains, all the roads will be flooded. Though there are 18 projects to construct adequate drainages in Kochi, only four have been completed so far. The lack of coordination among various agencies like the Kochi Corporation, PWD, …
Bangalore, Heavy rain lashed the City on Thursday evening, bringing down the soaring temperature and causing widespread damage. The City received heavy rain for the second consecutive day. On Wednesday, Yelahanka and K R Puram had received 43 mm rainfall in a short span of an hour. The isolated rainfall …
The State Chief Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank laid the foundation for and inaugurated various development schemes costing more than `58 crore in Kashipur on Sunday. Thousands of people from different parts of the Udham Singh Nagar District attended the public meet presided over by the CM during which he also …
