Guwahati, July 24 (IANS) The Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) on Friday issued an advisory asking people to stay away from the Dikhow River in Sivasagar district as the water level continued to remain dangerously high despite showing a falling trend.Officials said the warning was issued after the Central Water Commission (CWC) reported that the Dikhow River at Sivasagar continued to flow in a severe flood situation on Friday morning.According to the CWC, the river was flowing at…
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Guwahati, July 24 (IANS) Floodwaters continued to affect large parts of Assam, with 11 districts remaining inundated and more than 7.21 lakh people impacted, while the death toll in the current wave of floods stood at six, officials said on Friday. According to the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), the flood-hit districts are Golaghat, Hojai, Kamrup, Charaideo, Jorhat, Dibrugarh, Sivasagar, Nagaon, Kamrup (Metro), Karbi Anglong and Tinsukia.A total of 37 revenue circles and 883 …
Guwahati, July 21 (IANS) Assam’s flood situation remained grim on Tuesday with 11 districts reeling under inundation, affecting more than 3.1 lakh people, even as rescue teams intensified evacuation efforts in the worst-hit areas, according to an official flood report, officials said. The preliminary flood situation report issued today said 11 districts and 36 revenue circles have been affected by the deluge.The worst-hit districts include Dibrugarh, Jorhat, Golaghat, Sivasagar, Charaideo, Dhema…
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) Union Jal Shakti Minister C.R. Paatil on Monday will lead discussions on water and flood management projects and ‘Catch The Rain Campaign’ at a meeting of top officials of Water Resources Departments of states and Union Territories, an official said on Sunday. Paatil will interact with officials at the All-India Conference of Senior Most Secretaries of Water Resources Departments of states and Union Territories at Chanakya Hall in Sushma Swaraj Bhawan, an official state…
Bengaluru, July 10 (IANS) Union Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy on Friday criticised Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar for reportedly stating that Karnataka has given its consent to the proposed interlinking of the Krishna, Godavari and Cauvery rivers, questioning how the state could agree to such a project before its share of water had been determined. Addressing the media in Bengaluru, Kumaraswamy alleged that the Chief Minister was acting irresponsibly on a matter of vital importance to Karnataka’s ir…
Jaipur, June 29 (IANS) Rajasthan’s long-pending Yamuna Water Project has achieved a historic breakthrough as the Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) between the Governments of Rajasthan and Haryana was signed in New Delhi on Monday, paving the way for implementation of a project that had remained pending for nearly 32 years. With an estimated investment of Rs 34,102 crore, the Yamuna Water Project is expected to become a landmark initiative in Rajasthan’s water management sector, ensuring long-term dr…
Hyderabad, June 24 (IANS) Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy has urged the Centre to intervene to ensure the utilisation of the state’s rightful share of water from the Tungabhadra project and to facilitate coordination among the stakeholder states. Telangana is entitled to receive 15.9 TMC of water from the Tungabhadra Dam and river flow, but the Chief Minister expressed concern that the current inflow is not exceeding five to six TMC.Under the RDS (Rajoli Banda Diversion Scheme), water …
Jaipur, June 23 (IANS) Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma will participate in a high-level meeting in New Delhi on the Yamuna Water Project on Tuesday. The meeting will be attended by Union Jal Shakti Minister C.R. Patil, Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini, and senior officials from the departments concerned.Discussions will focus on finalising the Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) for the project and resolving key issues related to its implementation.The Yamuna Water Project is being p…
Chennai, June 19 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly on Friday unanimously adopted a resolution strongly opposing Karnataka’s proposed Mekedatu dam project across the Cauvery River and urged the Union Government not to grant any approval or clearance for the scheme. Moving the resolution in the House, Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay said protecting Tamil Nadu’s water rights transcended political differences and called for a united stand to safeguard the state’s farmers’ and people’s …
New Delhi/Bengaluru, June 12 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Friday called on Union Jal Shakti Minister C.R. Paatil at his residence in New Delhi and urged the Centre to expedite clearances for the Mekedatu project and several other pending water resources projects vital to the state’s irrigation and drinking water requirements. In his submission, Shivakumar, who assumed office as Chief Minister on June 3, said Karnataka remains committed to enhancing agricultural production, …