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 …
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 …
Even as the district has remained prone to floods for the last several years, the authorities have failed to take any concrete steps to protect the lives and properties of the local residents. Several people in Anandpur Sahib lose their crops and property due to floods in the Swan and …
Terming the Assam Government’s move to put four districts of the State on red alert following heavy rain warning as a well organized plan of the State Government to shield their corrupt practices in respect of flood and erosion control works carried out in the State, the Asom Jatiyatabadi Yuba–Chatra …
As Uttarakhand continues to reel under the impact of the devastating flash floods, the Ministry of Water Resources has decided to set up an official committee to look into the factors responsible for the disaster and recommend possible solutions for the future. Union Minister for Water Resources Harish Rawat told …
Muhi Borgohain, president of All Assam Water Resources Contractors Association (AAWRCCA), addressing a press conference here in the city today alleged that both the Central Government and the State Revenue and Disaster Department are not interested to solve the flood and erosion problem of the state. “Years after years, the …
The Delhi Government today announced 27 major proposals amounting to Rs 62 crore with an aim at strengthening embankments, improving drainage system, constructing access roads and bridges, carrying out anti-erosion works in Yamuna, besides protecting government land along the drains. Delhi Irrigation and Flood Control Minister A.K. Walia today held …
Three years after Sirsa witnessed one of the worst floods, the authorities here seem ill-prepared to deal with any eventuality, even as the monsoon has started creating havoc in several parts of North India. Several plans by the authorities to prevent floods seem to have gone astray, as a trip …
Thursday, June 13, 2013 - Lahore—Punjab Emergency Service (Rescue 1122) Director General Dr Rizwan Naseer reviewed flood arrangements and preparedness of flood prone districts. The director general chaired a meeting of senior rescue officials at Rescue 1122’s Headquarters here on Wednesday and discussed the flood action plan. The DG was …
The Krishak Mukti Sangram Samity (KMSS), on Monday, seriously objected to the report of the Dam Design Review Panel (DDRP) of the Lower Subansiri Hydro–electric Project. The KMSS has said that the DDRP report has not addressed the basic questions raised by the Thatte Committee and the Expert Committee on …
