Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item Titled "Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s Golconda Fort Cries for attention appearing in ‘The Siasat Daily’ dated 25 May 2025". The application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled “Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s …
Expressing dismay at the rampant corruption in State Flood Control Department, the Ministry of Water Resources (MoWR) has been moved to explore the possibility of setting up an expert committee to monitor the implementation of major flood management and anti-erosion projects. This suggestion was made by a delegation of United …
Local communities have always found ingenious ways to overcome adverse conditions like floods, which affect not only farming but also lives and livelihoods. Over centuries, people have evolved ways and means to adapt to this natural phenomenon and have learnt to live with flooding situations.
Floating agriculture is a good popular practice of the low-lying areas the south-western parts of Bangladesh where lands remain submerged most of time in a year. Not only to cope during floods, floating agriculture is also a potential means to increase the food production in the country.
LAHORE (September 01 2010): Kisan Board Pakistan (KBP) has urged the government to immediately start construction of Kalabagh Dam to control floods and its havocs in future. KBP President Sardar Zafar Hussein while talking to flood affected growers and KBP office-bearers of district Mianwali, also alleged that only some non-governmental …
No matter how dire the disaster and how pious the promises that it will not be allowed to happen again, it seems the Goa government just cannot get its act together when it comes to protecting its citizens from the vagaries of nature. No lessons have been learnt from the …
The main purpose of this paper is to present a somewhat unorthodox viewpoint about how the Indian Water Resources Engineers need to deal with water related extremes. Either such extreme situations are actually increasing, or the people's perceptions about such changes is becoming sharper.
The Central Water Commission (CWC) sent its response to the Kosi Bandh Katan Judicial Enquiry Commission, through Letter No 7/2/2/2009-FM.II/427 dated 04.12.2009, authored by C P Singh, Director FM-II, issued "with the approval of Chairman, CWC" as the letter says.
Woes of Bhogdoi Part-1 JORHAT, July 28: Government apathy and illegal settling of human habitation along the embankment of Bhogdoi River is posing a serious threat to the existance of the dyke. Even though the State Government has been releasing crores of funds for construction and strengthening of riverside embankments, …
Mumbai Five years after the deluge on July 26, 2005, a public meeting held at the Maharashtra Nature Park, Mahim, to discuss the status of the Mithi river and the work done by officials to combat future floods, saw just a handful audience. Organised by NGOs Jal Biradari and Mithi …
THE Institute of Remote Sensing, Anna University on Thursday identified 756 vulnerable pockets in the city in areas like GN Chetty Road, Virugambakkam, MKB Nagar, East-Velachery and Porur as areas with high risk of flooding, after it had conducted a flood-risk mapping of Chennai and its suburbs using ultra modern …
Punjab wants a joint action plan with the Centre and neighbouring states to tackle natural calamity like floods that wreaked havoc in the northern states almost every year, said Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal in Mohali on Monday. Talking to the media on the sidelines of flagging off a fleet …
CHONGQING, 18 JULY: More than 300 people remained trapped in flood and 12,300 others were evacuated early today in rain-soaked southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, said local authorities. Information from the city's Tongnan County government said three townships ~ Chongkan, Tai'an and Baizi and some other villages were flooded since 10.00 …
Gaurav Vivek Bhatnagar NEW DELHI: The Environment Committee of the Delhi Assembly has expressed apprehension over the preparations made by various departments such as the Delhi Jal Board, Irrigation and Flood Control and Municipal Corporation of Delhi for the monsoon and declared that it would undertake surprise visits to see …
The Ganga in Haridwar district has shifted 500 metres from its course over the past four decades, shows a study by the Uttarakhand Space Application Centre (usac). The state government agency said erosion of the river banks maybe speeding change of course. “Half a kilometre in 36 years can be …
BHUBANESWAR: Members cutting across party lines today criticised the State Government for its lack of preparedness to tackle floods even though only a few days are left for the onset of monsoon. The issue cropped up at the meeting of the State-level Calamity Committee presided over by Chief Minister Naveen …
Bhopal: It is expected that onset of monsoon in the state will be in the second week of June. To meet the situation arising in the monsoon season, the revenue department has issued guidelines to all divisional commissioners and district collectors. The district collectors have been asked to set up …
Ron Duarah DIBRUGARH, May 13 ? Even as the Brahmaputra flows menacingly and threatens to erode major chunks of its banks on either side throughout Assam, the state Water Resources Department has been found wanting to meet emergencies. It is just that the erosion has not yet seriously affected major …
Puts official machinery on flood protection duty Mohali Deputy Commissioner Prabhjot Singh Mand on Tuesday issued directions to free all canals and seasonal rivulets passing through this district from encroachments and other obstructions, if any, in the flow of water on their beds. Chairing a joint meeting of the district …
