Schools in Himachal Pradesh could remain closed in vulnerable districts as the state braces for heavy to very heavy rainfall under an IMD orange alert from July 19 to 23. Deputy commissioners have been authorised to suspend classes based on local weather conditions, with authorities prioritising student safety amid landslide, flash flood and road disruption…
The recent torrential rains caused localised flooding and infrastructural disruptions in the city Pune: The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has decided to install CCTV cameras to monitor illegal activities like large-scale debris dumping along the riverbeds of Mula and Mutha within the civic limits following repeated complaints.“We have identified 30 chronic spots. New CCTV cameras…
Itanagar: Rajya Sabha MP Tai Tagak on Tuesday urged the Centre to extend a special relief and rehabilitation package for Arunachal Pradesh, saying the scale of devastation caused by recent flash floods and landslides was beyond the state’s capacity to handle on its own.Addressing a news conference at the BJP state office here, Tagak said…
Itanagar: An 84-metre steel truss bridge over the Kumey river on the strategic Yangte-Tali road in Kra Daadi district of Arunachal has been washed away in flash floods triggered by incessant rainfall, cutting off at least eight remote villages in Tali assembly constituency.The bridge, located between Jha and Ruhi villages, was the main road link…
Itanagar: Flash floods ravaged parts of Arunachal Pradesh’s Kurung Kumey district on Monday, snapping bridges and isolating Huri village.The floods, triggered by heavy rain in the upper reaches of the Kumey River in the early hours, damaged public infrastructure, inundated homes and farmland, washed away livestock and disrupted connectivity to several villages. No casualties were…
Shillong: Meghalaya has been put on high alert to tackle flood situations and landslips following incessant heavy rain, with CM Conrad K Sangma on Saturday directing deputy commissioners of all 12 districts to closely monitor the evolving “monsoon situation”.“I have directed the administration to remain on high alert as rain is forecast to continue, to…
Jamshedpur: With the monsoon turning active and rainfall intensifying across the state, the Jamshedpur Notified Area Committee (JNAC) has stepped up preparations for rescue-and-relief operations in anticipation of possible flash floods.The areas under civic body have been divided into nine sectors and teams deployed in each sector. Several relief camps have also been identified to…
Rajkot/Surat: What began as a relatively quiet morning, with barely an inch of rainfall till noon, snowballed into monsoon mayhem in Junagadh’s coastal Mangrol taluka by evening, leaving the region battered by nearly 500 mm (about 20 inches) of rain in just 14 hours on Friday.Though there were no deaths or mass shifting of people…
The 468-m bridge over Balsaon river at Dudhia, connecting Siliguri with Mirik, was washed away on Friday after a surge in the water level triggered by heavy rain Darjeeling: Incessant rain in Darjeeling district triggered landslides and flash floods on Friday, snapping a key road link between the hills and the plains, disrupting transport and…
The drill was jointly organised by Dharwad District Disaster Management Authority, Hubballi Dharwad Municipal Corporation and the department of fire & emergency services Hubballi: DC Snehal R said the Bennehalla and Thupparihalla streams in the district flow at a larger volume, leading to heavy overflow during the rainy season and causing flash floods in about…
