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 …
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 …
The Flood Control Order-2013 was released by the Delhi Government today in a meeting held to discuss arrangements for controlling floods during the monsoon which is expected to hit the Capital by this monthend. A meeting of the apex committee was held to review the arrangements to meet any challenge. …
This book results from an international collaborative effort to explore and distil best practice approaches to flood risk management in challenging large scale and inter-related environments. Part A provides a historical perspective on the flood events that have shaped modern approaches. Part B describes emerging good practice, including: the purpose …
Guwahati, April 5: To mitigate the artificial flood in Guwahati city, the Kamrup metropolitan district administration has been taking various steps. The district administration has observed that improper dumping of garbage/waste and contamination of water of the natural drains like Bharalu, Mora Bharalu, Bahini etc. by public and commercial establishments …
Uganda’s wetlands are an important stock of natural capital producing goods and services that have economic value. Despite the need to conserve them, their loss to unsustainable resource utilization activities has continued because they are considered to have little or no economic value. This study aimed at highlighting the economic …
A flood may cause innumerable problems such as loss of agricultural produce, water logging, erosion of land, health hazards and loss of human lives. Heavy rain causes flood. Inadequate rain causes drought. In other words, flood occurred when drainage facility is not able to drain out the supply of water …
The Nationals and Greens encourage the PM's Warragamba dam plan, but disagree on moves to expand the policy nationwide. Raising the height of the Warragamba dam wall to protect one of Australia's most flood-prone regions from inundation is not the best approach, a leading water researcher says. Responding to reports …
Sitapur: Taking a cue from their counterparts in Khandwa district of Madhya Pradesh, who participated in neck-deep ‘Jal Satyagraha’ in September 2012 demanding the lowering of the water level in the Omkareshwar dam, as many as 1,500 residents of Kashipur village and some others from the neighbouring Kamharia and Barhinpurwa …
The Gujarat government on Wednesday announced its annual budget for 2013-14, pegged at R1,14,450 crore with an annual development plan of R58,500 crore. The farmer-youth-women centric budget presented by finance minister Nitin Patel has allocated the largest chunk of available resources to social service (R24,586 crore), followed by irrigation and …
Lucknow: With a total of Rs 17,174 crore allocated for agriculture and allied sectors, UP budget-2013 is all set to shower some bounty on Uttar Pradesh’s farm sector. Last year, when chief minister Akhilesh Yadav presented the state budget, he made provisions for farmer loan waivers worth Rs 500 crore. …
China to build 3 hydropower projects on the Brahmaputra The Chinese government said on Monday that the new hydropower dams it was planning to build on the Brahmaputra river would not impact flood control efforts or the ecological environment in downstream regions. The Chinese Foreign Ministry said it was maintaining …
SILCHAR: Hundreds of bighas of Agricultural land and large areas of human settlements are being continuously washed away due to erosion of river Barak across Cachar. Despite people’s outcry and representations to the authorities concerned, no action plan has been initiated for protective measures. In fact, this is not a …
Mainstreaming DRR and climate change adaptation in local development planning processes lessons and experiences from Sri Lanka by Bhathiya Kekulandala, Practical Action at CSE Climate change adaptation workshop: Towards Climate Resilient Communities in South Asia: Emerging Policies and Practices (New Delhi, December 13 - 14, 2012).
