Divy Khare|TNNBokaro: Incessant rainfall over the past 24 hours has led to waterlogging in several parts of the district, affecting traffic movement and causing inconvenience to residents, exposing several vulnerable pockets.One of the worst-affected spots is the CZ Gate, City Centre Sector-4 in Bokaro Township, where rainwater accumulated on the road, making it difficult for…
Cleared/Salil (PUBLISHED ONLINE)Dharmapuri: Heavy rain in Kerala and Karnataka resulted in a sharp increase in the inflow into the Kabini reservoir near Mysuru, forcing authorities to step up discharge of surplus water. With inflow touching 19,037 cusecs, officials gradually raised the outflow from 12,000 cusecs to 25,000 cusecs on Monday.Tamil Nadu water resources department (WRD)…
Pavana dam has hit 96.6% of its capacity Pune: Key reservoirs around Pune are now just a whisker away from hitting their collective capacity, staging a dramatic turnaround from the grim situation barely a month ago. With the four dams in the Khadakwasla circle only 2 TMC short of reaching their combined capacity of 29.15…
Bokaro: Tenughat Dam authorities on Tuesday increased water discharge from the reservoir, opening three radial gates and putting people living along the Damodar River on alert. The executive engineer’s office said the gates were opened at 1 pm, releasing nearly 8,000 cusecs (226.53 cumecs) of water into the river. One under-sluice gate is also operational.A…
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…
An autorickshaw cautiously makes its way through a waterlogged stretch near Khadki railway station as heavy rains lash the city Pune: The combined storage in the Khadakwasla dam system shot up to 8.32 TMC (28.5% of total capacity) after receiving an inflow of 2.6 TMC, enough to meet the city’s demand for almost two months,…
Just four days of rain and Pune’s infrastructure shows early signs of distress as potholes emerge on major arterial roads. Pune: Showers in the catchments of Khadakwasla (16mm), Temghar (46mm), Panshet (45mm), and Varasgaon (44mm) dams have led to a sizeable increase in their water stock on SundayThese dams that provide water to Pune Municipal…
Krishnagiri: Revenue officials on Tuesday issued flood warnings to people living on the banks of the Thenpennai river as 1,203 cusecs (cubic feet per second) of water was being released from the Kelavarapalli dam in Krishnagiri district. Officials advised people not to bathe or wash clothes in the river.The inflow into the Kelavarapalli dam stood…
Gorakhpur: The UP govt is revamping the flood protection infrastructure in Gorakhpur by replacing the five-decade-old regulators on the Herbert embankment with modern structures.The initiative, being carried out under the direction of CM Yogi, aims to improve flood management along the Rapti river while also enhancing urban connectivity through a four-lane road project.The 3.9-km-long Herbert…
