An ODRAF team on a rescue mission in Balasore Bhubaneswar/ Balasore / Keonjhar/ Rourkela: Torrential rain influenced by deep depression over the Bay of Bengal over past three days has triggered flash flood fear in north Odisha pockets.Vehicular movement on the Kolkata-Mumbai National Highway (NH‑49) has been suspended after severe flooding submerged a stretch near…
Dibrugarh: The six-member Inter-Ministerial Central Team (IMCT), led by M Ramachandrudu, Joint Secretary (Disaster Management), Ministry of Home Affairs, visited multiple flood-affected areas of Jorhat district on Tuesday, accompanied by Jorhat District Commissioner Jay Shivani, to assess the extent of damage caused by this year’s floods.Besides Ramachandrudu, the team comprised Sanjeev Kumar Suman, Director, Central…
Vijayanagara: The Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) has admitted through a Right to Information (RTI) reply that it lacks updated information on siltation, live storage loss and sediment management in Karnataka’s four major Cauvery reservoirs — Krishna Raja Sagara (KRS), Hemavati, Harangi and Kabini — after 2009, environmental activist Sadananda Heggadadalmath of Kottur said.Heggadadalmath said…
Patna: Geoscientists and hydrologists of the state on Friday emphasised the need of conjunctive use of surface water and groundwater for sustainable and integrated water resources management in the state.Participating at a dialogue-cum-workshop on groundwater utilisation organised by the Central Ground Water Board (CGWB), mid-eastern region, here on Friday they stressed that the coordinated and…
Ganga water level reaches Aarti platform at Dashashwamedh Ghat in Varanasi Varanasi: Continuous heavy rainfall in the hills has started impacting Varanasi, with the Ganga’s water level rising and several idols and small temples along the ghats beginning to submerge. Although the river level has remained largely steady over the past four days, the district…
Prayagraj: The water levels of the Ganga and Yamuna continued to rise in Prayagraj on Saturday, keeping the district administration and residents of low-lying riverbank areas on alert. Although the increase remains well below the danger mark, the rise in the past 24 hours has raised concerns among people living in flood-prone localities, particularly those…
Itanagar: Arunachal Pradesh CM Pema Khandu has emphasised that disaster management strategies for the frontier state must be tailor-made to suit its unique geographical features, climate and local population, rather than relying on standard, centralised policies.In a social media post on Thursday, Khandu shared details of wide-ranging discussions held with a high-level central delegation led…
Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka on Monday said the State government would complete the J. Chokka Rao Devadula Lift Irrigation Scheme on a war footing by clearing all pending bills, and by expediting the remaining works. Mr. Vikramarka, accompanied by Irrigation Minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy and Revenue Minister Ponguleti Srinivasa Reddy, visited the…
Bhubaneswar: The Mahanadi water dispute between Odisha and Chhattisgarh appears to be heading towards a negotiated settlement, with both states informing the Mahanadi Water Disputes Tribunal of their willingness to resolve the long-pending issue through mutual discussions.During a hearing before the tribunal on Saturday, both states conveyed their intent to find an amicable and permanent…
Bhubaneswar: Hirakud dam is all set to release the first flood water of the season into the Mahanadi system by opening four sluice gates at 11 am on Thursday. “This was finalised at a high-level meeting,” said engineer-in-chief of water resources department, Dilip Kumar Rout, on Wednesday.Rout said the flood water would pass smoothly and…
