The World Meteorological Organization’s State of the Climate in Asia 2024 report warns that the region is warming nearly twice as fast as the global average, driving more extreme weather and posing serious threats to lives, ecosystems, and economies. In 2024, Asia experienced its warmest or second warmest year on …
Badal briefs Central team on flood loss "State not yet utilised Rs.1,646 crore of the fund' CHANDIGARH: Even as Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal called upon a visiting Central team to assess the total loss in the State due to recent floods from a "new' perspective, the Congress party …
Saptakoshi flood displaced, taking shelter by the side of Koshi River in Saptari, have complained that they are compelled to live under scarcity as the relief program has been largely focused on the displaced people of Sunsari. Around 30,000 people from flood hit VDCs, who fled to Saptari side, have …
Jalandhar: The actual damage of crop and property may run into hundreds of crores, but the government has estimated that a tentative Rs 70 crore relief fund is required for the flood-affected families in Jalandhar and Hoshiarpur districts. Meanwhile, a girdawari is still on in both the districts. Kapurthala district …
Ashok K Mishra BIHAR BIHAR'S sorrow, the Kosi, has changed its course near Kusaha village in Nepal for the first time in the last 50 years after breaching the East Kosi afflux embankment threatening millions of lives. Over 12 lakh people are trapped between the old and the new streams …
Patna, With over 20 lakh people bearing the brunt of floods in 14 districts of Bihar, three Indian Air Force helicopters continued to drop relief materials in the worst hit Supaul, Araria and Madhepura for the fifth successive day as the turbulent waters of the Kosi submerged fresh areas in …
The Home Ministry has informed that around 40,000 people have been displaced due to floods in Saptakosi river. "Till now, 40,378 people of 7102 families have been displaced,' the Ministry has informed. The Ministry has informed that 5500 hectares of land, 12 km of black-topped road and 13 km of …
As thousands of displaced people suffer numerous problems related to food and shelter, the local administration on Sunday said it is going to rehabilitate them within a week. Following the government's directives, District Administration Office (DAO) Sunsari is preparing to set up temporary shelters either in Narsingha or Bhokraha VDCs. …
Several thousand people have been marooned and a vast track of crop fields damaged by the rain-triggered flooding in the coastal district of Patuakhali. More than 200 villages in all the seven upazilas of the district have been submerged by the flooding caused by heavy rain and high tide in …
PANSKURA: Expressing displeasure with the way emergency relief was distributed among the flood-affected people of both Midnapore East and West districts after the recent flash flood, Governor Mr Gopal Krishna Gandhi today asked the district administration of the two districts to ensure proper distribution of relief funds among the actual …
Giddarpindi (Jalandhar): Thier fight is not yet over. After surviving flood, the residents of the district are battling skin diseases, nausea, chest congestion and diarrhoea due to stagnant water. The problem may aggravate as not only land, but the air has also got polluted. Dirty water of Chitti Bein and …
Huzra (Jagraon): After Mattewara, about 120-foot-high dhussi dam here was washed away yesterday night due to strong water pressure. The damage started on Tuesday with little erosion, but by last night a part of the dam was eroded. Repair work has been started. Four villages along the bank, Bhagpur, Kaniya, …
With nearly 64 villages completely marooned even today, the state government has estimated the damage due to floods at over Rs 530 crore. This includes damage to crops, roads and houses. The figures do not include the extent of damage caused in Ropar district, for which the losses were being …
Germany announced on Wednesday to provide Rs 11 million assistance for flood victims in North West Frontier Province (NWFP). "The German Federal Foreign Office (FFO) is making available Rs 11 million to help flood victims in northwest Pakistan,' said a statement by the German embassy. The embassy said following heavy …
: NWFP Chief Minister Ameer Haider Khan Hoti on Wednesday declared those localities as calamity-hit areas, which had been badly affected due to torrential rains and floods on Aug 4. The areas include the Dirdawar circle of Mathra and 22 Patwar circles of Khalisa. These areas will be exempted from …
Around 40,000 residents of at least 10 village development committees (VDC) along the Koshi river in Susari district in eastern Nepal have been forced to take shelter in local schools and their relatives' houses as the swollen river has breached an embankment in the western side. According to local officials, …
Around 40,000 residents of at least 10 village development committees (VDC) along the Koshi river in Susari district in eastern Nepal have been forced to take shelter in local schools and their relatives' houses as the swollen river has breached an embankment in the western side. According to local officials, …
The panchayat pradhans of Malda's Ratua I and Harischandrapur II blocks have alleged inadequate relief for over 50,000 marooned people in the areas. The Ganga and the Phulhar are flowing above the extreme danger level in the district and the Mahananda, Tangon and the Punarbhaba are in spate. Twenty-one villages …
