Floods

State Govt declares HP as “natural calamity affected area”

Representative Image SHIMLA, Himachal Pradesh: The Government of Himachal Pradesh declared the state as a “natural calamity affected area” due…

9 months ago

Odisha to invest Rs 400 crore for disaster management

Representative Image BHUBANESWAR: In order to strengthen its disaster management system with cutting-edge equipment and thorough training for frontline units…

2 years ago

Flood alert issued as dam gate breaks in Guntur district

Representative Image HYDERABAD: A crest gate of the Pulichintala Irrigation Project in Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, broke and was washed away…

3 years ago

Maharashtra to give Rs 11,500 crore for flood victims, repair works

Representative Image MUMBAI: The Government of Maharashtra, on Tuesday, August 3, announced that a sum of Rs 11,500 has been…

3 years ago

Lunar wobble and climate change to cause high tide flooding in US: Study

Representational Image WASHINGTON: A new study conducted by NASA concluded that in the mid-2030s, coastal areas in the United States…

3 years ago

Water supply in New Delhi hit due to Uttarakhand disaster

Representative Image NEW DELHI: Water supply in Delhi, which is 500 kilometres (km) downstream of where the flash flood hit…

3 years ago

Climate Change may lead to extensive floods in southern India: Study

Representative Image NEW DELHI: A new study published in the journal Nature Climate Change warned that an uneven shift in…

3 years ago

Post floods, heavy rainfalls, GHMC engages in special sanitation drive

Representative Image HYDERABAD: The south Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, among others, experienced heavy, unseasonal rainfall during the…

4 years ago

Heavy rains destroy crops in Andhra Pradesh

Representative Image AMRAVATI: River Krishna of Andhra Pradesh was flooded by around seven lakhs cusecs of water and destroyed standing…

4 years ago

North Delhi Mayor expresses concern over rising water level of Yamuna

Representative Image NEW DELHI: Jai Prakash, Mayor, North Delhi, on Wednesday, August 26, expressed his concerns over the rising water…

4 years ago