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 …
KARUR: Harness the excess water running down the Cauvery during times of flooding at the Panjapatti lake in Karur district so that hundreds of wells in the Krishnarayapuram taluk and surrounding areas could recharge easily, District Congress Committee has opined. Reiterating a long pending demand of the people of the …
Sikkim Flood Control and Irrigation Minister Dawcho Lepcha has called for the inclusion of the State as a permanent member of the Brahmaputra Board, a statutory body under the Union Ministry of Water Resources. Sikkim should be considered for permanent membership along with other Northeastern States in the Brahmaputra Board, …
Oct. 22: The United States government would assist Andhra Pradesh in flood prevention. This was revealed by the US ambassador, Mr Timothy J. Roemer, on Thursday. The top US diplomat to India called on the Chief Minister, Mr K. Rosaiah, at the Secretariat to discuss various bilateral issues and investment …
Having placed a request with the Prime Minister and Home Minister for a grant of Rs 10,000 crore under the National Calamity Contingency Fund (NCCF) for mitigating the flood damage across 15 districts of north Karnataka, Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa on Monday announced plans for a padyatra across Bangalore …
Probe may put Buta Singh in a fix on august 1, when the Bagmati river breached its sand embankment in Sitamarhi district, Bihar, it brought unforeseen trouble for the state
LUCKNOW: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati on Thursday called for formulation of long-term flood prevention and irrigation schemes along the 550-km Indo-Nepal border in the State, emphasising that quick exchange of information about rainfall in the catchment areas of rivers originating in Nepal was imperative. At a meeting with Nepalese …
Dinesh Kumar Mishra looks back at the history of floods in North Bihar and wonders what this year has in store Had the Kosi river not breached its eastern embankment at Kusaha last year, 2008 would have gone down as a drought year in North Bihar. The rains were scanty …
YICHANG: The China Three Gorges Project Corporation (CTGPC) has confirmed that, despite a decrease in water inflow, it generated nearly five billion kilowatt/hour of electricity more in January-June period of this year than in the first half of last year. It produced 32.23 billion kw/hour of power in the first …
Prerana Marasini KATHMANDU: Nepal and India have agreed to conduct round-the-clock patrolling of the embankments of the Koshi river during the flood season so that any repair needed is provided on time. Union Minster for Water Resources Pawan Kumar Bansal and Nepal
Creation of an integrated drainage facility suggested Authorities urged not to change alignment of proposed subway on Lawrence Road CUDDALORE: The Federation of All Residents
July 9: The Centre had informed the Parliament that it is considering five river-linking projects for diversion of surplus flood water to water deficient areas. Replying to supplementaries during Question Hour in the Rajya Sabha, water resources minister Pawan Kumar Bansal said 30 river links were identified for inter-linking. "Based …
The study of land-use pattern using remote sensing is a popular tool for researchers after the advent of high-resolution multispectral imagery. While most of the study deals with monitoring of vegetation, soil moisture and bare lands using visible, SWIR and TIR bands, little effort has been given to integrated study …
PWD Minister Durai Murugan inspects the progress of works GOOD PROGRESS: PWD Minister Durai Murugan, second from right, inspecting the progress of the flood control project works near Musiri on Wednesday. TIRUCHI: The Rs.253-crore flood control project, involving the strengthening of the bunds and construction of permanent protective structures along …
People in the remote areas of the south and south-eastern districts, inundated by tidal surges associated with cyclone Aila on May 25, are still facing acute crisis of drinking water, food and medicine amid an alarming spread of water borne diseases. A total of 17,708 persons contracted diarrhoea in Khulna …
For years, the residents of the slums along Manila's Zapote River have cursed the water lilies that clog up the waterway and cause flooding. Now, thanks to a handicraft project, they can't get enough of them. The lilies, which feed on the garbage that is dumped daily in the river, …
