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 …
In Bihar's flood-prone villages, a cycle of misery is perpetuated - report by Bharat Dogra In a month's time the monsoon will arrive. And I am reminded of my visit to East Champaran district of Bihar four months after last year's "exceptionally destructive" floods. As person after person narrated his/her …
Residents blame district administration for laxity in preparing for the monsoon Lack of preparedness by the municipal authorities for the monsoon has affected normal life in the three border districts of Amritsar, Tarn Taran and Gurdaspur. As alerts were sounded in the region after the overflow of Beas and Ravi …
Aarti Dhar NEW DELHI: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has written to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on "denial' of compensation promised by the Centre after the floods that affected 2.5 crore people last year. The relief work was executed with the State's own resources and it was expected that the …
MENDHAR : The shopkeepers of Mendhar town today observed a shutdown for couple of hours in protest against the losses occurred due to the flash floods in the area. Flash floods caused by heavy rains caused havoc in the area resulting in losses worth lakhs of rupees as the water …
The first wave of floods has hit the State with devastating consequences. Several embankments were breached and overtopped, and communication snapped on NH-52 in upper Assam. In lower Assam also, cropland and human habitations have been inundated. With the rainy season having just started, indications are that a series of …
The state government has instructed Forest employees to tackle possible flood situations by coordinating with district administration. At the behest of Forest Minister Kunwar Vijay Shah a circular has been issued to all the conservators of forests, officers of National Parks and divisional forest officers to coordinate with the district …
Beijing: At least 62 were killed in torrential rain and flooding across south China, the government said. Floods pose a threat to Gaungxi province if the embankment of Xijiang river bursts open, while four other rivers have crossed danger levels, officials said. Over one million people left their homes and …
Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi today stressed the need for establishment of flood forecasting stations in coordination with organisations like the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), Central Water Commission (CWC) and the Meteorology department to mitigate the losses due to flash floods. An official release said that the Chief Minister today …
The districts of Lakhimpur and Dhemaji and parts of Arunachal Pradesh have been totally cut off from the rest of the country following washing away of a portion of National Highway-52 by flood waters and it will take some time to restore road communication even as the flood situation in …
The Sindh government has declared as calamity-hit areas 153 dehs of three talukas of Dadu district and five talukas of Qambar-Shahdadkot district which were hit by heavy rains, floods and breaches in different waterways during Kharif season of 2007. According to a notification issued by the provincial additional relief commissioner …
Fresh wave of floods this year is creating havoc in many parts of upper Asom, particularly in Jorhat, Lakhimpur and Dibrugarh districts. The Central Water Commission said the Brahmaputra is flowing above the danger level at Nimati Ghat in Jorhat. CWC sources said water levels of the Brahmaputra will cross …
LALITESHWAR PRASAD SINGH In two months the monsoon will arrive. And I am reminded of my visit to East Champaran district of Bihar four months after last year's "exceptionally destructive' floods. As person after person narrated his/her misery to me, it was clear that the government's relief was inadequate and …
Travel advisories issued by the US government to its globe trotting citizens are usually to do with terrorist attacks or the outbreak of a deadly virus. However, this time in Mumbai it's the monsoon and BMC's handling of it that has got Uncle Sam to caution its citizens. A travel …
One dead in city after slab collapses on him; two kids die in Raigad roof-crash; two bodies found on Kashid beach Sunday's downpour may have been considerably lighter than the previous day
With the support of community participation, Environ, a city-based environmental NGO, is planning to make the recycling of plastic more productive in terms of employment generation and pollution control. Plastic waste, often occupying a considerable space in any household, and also a prime cause of flash flood in the city, …
The All Assam Students' Union today queered the pitch for the speedy execution of the anti-erosion works by the Brahmaputa Board to protect the geographical area of Majuli. Office-bearers of All Jorhat District Students' Union (AJDSU) have also expressed serious displeasure over the nature of work done by the central …
Incessant rains inundated low-lying areas of Mungul, even as the River Sal was flowing in full spate on Sunday. Large tracts of low-lying areas on the banks of the River Sal, especially at Mungul was flooded with rain water. However, the authorities said there was no need to evacuate the …
Hasna Moudud, green activist and former chairman of the special parliamentary committee in Bangladesh on environment and coastal areas, is founder-adviser of GLOBE International, a forum that brings legislators, scientists and business leaders together for dialogues on environmental issues. She talks to Narayani Ganesh of the need to focus on …
