Mumbai, July 7 (IANS) The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an ‘Orange Alert’ for Mumbai and its surrounding suburbs, predicting a third consecutive day of torrential downpours on Tuesday. A record-breaking spell of rain over the last 48 hours has severely disrupted normal life across the financial capital. The BMC announced a precautionary holiday on Tuesday for all government, private, and municipal schools and colleges in Mumbai.In response to the intensifying weather condition…
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New Delhi, June 23 (IANS) The New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) has decided that no road-cutting permissions will be granted from July 1 to September 30 in view of the upcoming monsoon season and to avoid public inconvenience and ensure smooth traffic movement, an official said on Tuesday. The NDMC has decided that in exceptional cases involving urgent public utility services or emergency works, permissions may be considered on a case-to-case basis with the prior approval of Chairman Keshav Cha…
Patna, June 13 (IANS) The first spell of heavy rainfall in Bihar brought much‑needed relief from the intense summer heat, but it also exposed serious infrastructural shortcomings at the Sasaram Sadar Hospital in Rohtas district. After nearly an hour of torrential rain on Saturday, the premises of the district’s largest government hospital were submerged under water, creating severe difficulties for patients, attendants, doctors and hospital staff.Large portions of the hospital campus, includ…
Chandigarh, June 12 (IANS) Haryana Industries Minister Rao Narbir Singh on Friday said Gurugram is expected to witness significant relief from waterlogging during the monsoon, as corrective measures have been carried out at all 158 locations identified as vulnerable to flooding last year.Addressing gatherings after laying foundation stones of development projects of Rs 16 crore in Maidawas and Dhumaspur villages under the Gurugram Municipal Corporation, he said the government is committed to acc…
Mumbai, June 3 (IANS) BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) Commissioner, Ashwini Bhinde, on Wednesday said that Mumbai never comes to a complete standstill, nor does it sink after incidents of waterlogging during the monsoon season.She claimed that an illusion of the entire city drowning is created by repeatedly showing on social media a few selective low-lying areas.While speaking to a Marathi news channel, the BMC chief remarked, “Mumbai appears flooded only to those who wish to see it tha…
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta announced on Monday that the government has decided to provide enhanced ex-gratia assistance of Rs 75,000 per hectare to farmers affected by heavy rainfall and waterlogging in fields during August-September 2025. The decision taken in a Cabinet meeting is likely to bring major relief to 10,000 Delhi farmers, she said.The Chief Minister said that a total of 10,977.44 acres (approximately 4,442.41 hectares) of agricultural land in Delhi was…
New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) Delhi-NCR finally received the much-awaited rainfall on Thursday, as thunderstorms accompanied by light to moderate showers lashed several parts of the national capital and its surrounding areas in the evening. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicted generally cloudy skies over Delhi-NCR with one or two spells of very light to light rain accompanied by thunderstorms, lightning, and strong winds reaching 60-70 kmph, gusting up to 80 kmph, during the evening an…
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) Vice-Chairperson Kuljeet Singh Chahal on Friday unveiled a comprehensive NDMC Monsoon Action Plan-2026 that aims to ensure smooth civic services during rains and minimise waterlogging, an official said. Chahal stated that the Action Plan has been prepared in accordance with the vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi for “smart, clean and technology-driven urban governance” to provide better, safer and modern civic facilities to ci…
Bhubaneswar, May 6 (IANS) The Odisha Housing and Urban Development department has issued a comprehensive Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) to all Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) to ensure robust preparedness for the upcoming monsoon season. An official statement issued on Tuesday said the SOP has been issued under the direction of the Housing and Urban Development department Minister Krushna Chandra Mahapatra, clearly mandating the officials to implement the guidelines in letter and spirit.Emphasisin…
Patna, May 2 (IANS) A brief spell of rainfall has laid bare the glaring deficiencies in Gopalganj’s drainage system, plunging the town into chaos on Saturday. While the showers brought temporary relief from the scorching heat, they simultaneously triggered widespread waterlogging, severely disrupting daily life.Major roads across the town are submerged, making commuting extremely difficult for residents.In several areas, stagnant water has accumulated to such an extent that even walking…