New Delhi, Aug 7 (UNI) As Assam once again battles devastating floods that have affected lakhs of people and claimed over 90 lives, experts attribute the crisis to three converging factors: climate change, Himalayan warming, and a river system undergoing rapid transformation.
Jammu, Aug 5 (UNI) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today announced five-marla plots for families rendered landless due to the floods in Poonch district.
Jammu, Aug 5 (UNI) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday announced that families rendered landless by the recent flash floods and cloudbursts in Poonch district would be allotted five-marla plots as part of the government''s rehabilitation measures.
Bhubaneswar, Aug 5 (UNI) Reliance Jio has undertaken extensive measures to maintain telecom services and restore connectivity in flood-hit areas of Odisha, ensuring uninterrupted communication for millions of subscribers during the natural disaster.
Nahan, Aug 4 (UNI) Twenty-five people from four Gujjar families trapped in a flash flood in the Katasan Khad under the Nahan Assembly constituency on the Dehradun-Chandigarh National Highway were rescued safely today.
Bhubaneswar, Aug 3 (UNI) The Odisha government on Monday announced an initial Rs 110 crore flood assistance package after the current spell of floods affected over 8.64 lakh people across 22 districts, claimed six lives, damaged 3,567 houses and inundated nearly 33,458 hectares of agricultural land as per the preliminary assessment.
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 3 (UNI) Former Mizoram Governor and former BJP Kerala President Kummanam Rajasekharan has said the devastating floods in the heritage village of Aranmula have reinforced the long-standing environmental concerns over the proposed airport project, asserting that wetlands and paddy fields are indispensable natural flood buffers that must be protected.
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 1 (UNI) A landslide inside the Sabarimala forest triggered a massive surge in the Pamba River on Saturday, inundating Ranni town in Pathanamthitta district and creating a flood-like situation reminiscent of the devastating 2018 Kerala floods.
Bhubaneswar, Aug 1 (UNI) Around eight lakh people have been affected by the ongoing floods in Odisha, while 2.69 lakh people have been shifted to safer locations, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi said on Saturday, asserting that the flood situation is steadily improving and floodwaters are likely to recede within the next two days.
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 1 (UNI) Kerala remained in the grip of one of the season''s worst spells of monsoon rain on Saturday, with incessant downpours triggering landslides, flash floods and widespread destruction across the State.
Bhubaneswar, July 31 (UNI) Over 7.90 lakh people across 57 blocks and 446 gram panchayats in Odisha have been affected by the current floods triggered by incessant rainfall under the influence of a low-pressure system, State Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari said on Friday.