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 …
Global warming may lead to more heat-related deaths and increase the damage caused by floods in Japan, a group of researchers said in a study released today. About 3,000 deaths each year in Japan are linked to heatstroke, a number that may double if no adaptation measures are taken, according …
The members of four different organizations named Youth Against Social Evils, Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI), Sara Bharat Krishak Sabha and Sara Assam Nirman Shramik Union along with the inhabitants of Manikpur GP under Borkhola constituency staged a protest demonstration in front of the office of the Deputy Commissioner …
Standing Committee on Water Resources (2013-2014) present the Twenty First Report on 'Review of Ganga Flood Control Commission'. The Committee (2008-2009) was the first to take up the subject 'Ganga Flood Control Commission' for detailed examination and report. The succeeding Standing Committees on Water Resources for the years 2009-2010 and …
Hundreds of locals living near Mohana River in Kailali are building an embankment along the river banks to prevent flooding in their settlement. They have taken the initiative after the government did not show any interest in combating the natural disaster, which annually inundates their settlement during rainy season. More …
The eighth meeting of Nepal-India Joint Committee on Inundation and Flood Management (JCIFM) was held during 4th – 8th February, 2014 in Kathmandu. The Indian delegation was led by A. Paramesham, Member (Coordination), Ganga Flood Control Commission (GFCC), Government of India and the Nepalese delegation was led by K.P. Regmi, …
The eighth meeting of the Nepal-India joint committee on inundation and flood management was held from February 4 to February 8 in Kathmandu. The Indian delegation was led by A Paramesham, member of Ganga Flood Control Commission, and the Nepali delegation was led by KP Regmi, director-general of the Department …
A set of Guidelines on ‘Integrating science into humanitarian and development planning and practice to enhance community resilience’ has been developed by Melanie Duncan at University College London in collaboration with a number of contributors. The guidelines are designed to encourage humanitarian and development non-governmental organisation (NGO) practitioners to think …
The Rs 180-crore Chhonchh khud channelisation project, the foundation stone for which was recently laid by Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh at Dahkulara in the Indora Assembly constituency in lower Kangra district, is expected to prove a boon for the inhabitants of 35 villages of 13 gram panchayats who have been …
As many as 226 new schemes were approved at the 45th meeting of Haryana State Flood Control Board held here yesterday with Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda in the chair. A sum of Rs 110 crore will be spent on these schemes, which aimed at strengthening the flood-control system during …
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, and Nepal in the Eastern Himalayas are interconnected by the common river systems of the Ganges, Brahmaputra, and Meghna (GBM). The GBM basin is home to approximately 700 million people, comprising over 10% of the world's population. The economy and environment of the region depend on water, …
Smarting under the effects of an unprecedented natural calamity in June, the Uttarakhand government is working on a Rs 9,000-crore action plan to minimize the impact of climate change in the state. The plan was presented on Tuesday by the State Council for Climate Change to chief secretary Subhash Kumar, …
The objective of the State Water Policy is to take cognizance of the existing situation, to propose a framework for creation of a system of laws and institutions and for a plan of action with a unified national perspective. According to the policy, public policies on water resources need to …
Plans On To Build 10m High Embankment Wall Along Tapi Surat: The irrigation department will be building a nine-km long embankment on the right side of Tapi river. It will be based on a study conducted by Gujarat Engineering Research Institute (GERI). The Central Design Organization (CDO), Gandhinagar is giving …
Unabated erosions by 12 rivers, including the Brahmaputra, Teesta and Dharla, have taken a turn for the worse, leaving some 3,400 families of over 100 villages in five upazilas of the district homeless over the last three months. According to sources at the local Department of Relief and Rehabilitation, the …
This Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) relates to matters arising from the performance audits of selected programme s and activities and compliance audits of Government departments and autonomous bodies. Compliance audit refers to the examination of transactions re lating to expenditure of the audited entities, …
Mumbai : Eight years after a deluge claimed 450 lives in the city in 2005, the ambitious revival of the choked Mithi river to check floods is far from complete. The deadline for the Rs 1,700-crore two-phase project undertaken by BMC and MMRDA was 2008. While widening and deepening of …
Comptroller and Auditor General Shashi Kant Sharma has ordered audit of the flood control measures and the drainage system in the capital on priority basis. The decision to audit the working of flood control mechanism in Delhi was taken in “view of the recent heavy rains which caused serious traffic …
The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), in collaboration with the Provincial Disaster Management Authorities (PDMAs), has finalised a contingency plan to tackle flash flood in vulnerable areas of the country. An NDMA official said that the district authorities had been directed to remain alert and finalise a contingency plan for …
