Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Sunday inaugurated the Maa Ganga Aarti organized at Laxminarayan Temple, Laxminarayan Ghat, located at North Ganga Canal in Roorkee.
"I request you all to form the NDA government for another five years, and we assure you that we will make Bihar flood-free. Floods will become a past in Bihar. We have provided financial assistance for the Western Kosi Canal. Under the leadership of PM Modi, cultural development will be done
Police, while sharing information on the incident, said, "Two minors drowned in Bawana Canal. Both were brothers. The body of 12-year-old boy has been recovered; the search is on for his 9-year-old younger brother."
The demonstrators, mainly Sindhi activists, expressed their concerns about the construction of unauthorized canals on the Indus River, which they claim are severely damaging the region's agriculture and ecosystem.
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Lok Sabha member from Sangrur, Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer, raised Punjab's 'long-standing' water issues during the ongoing budget session of Parliament, said a press statement.
A shocking incident was reported from Andhra Pradesh's Ganapathinagar area of Ramachandrapuram Mandal, where a father allegedly killed his daughter by pushing her into a canal and later attempted to take his own life, a press release said.
The lawyers demanded the immediate withdrawal of the canal project, stressing its potential to worsen water scarcity and disrupt the balance of the federation. The protest reflected the growing tension between Sindh and federal agencies over water distribution issues.
The protest was supported by various nationalist leaders, human rights activists, intellectuals, and political workers who rallied against what they call an unconstitutional act that threatens the livelihoods of local communities in Sindh.
Rescue officials held a meeting here on Friday to assess the rescue operations for the seven workers trapped inside the SLBC Tunnel of Srisailam left bank canal after the portion of it collapsed on 22 February.
Rescue operations are underway in Nagarkurnool on Friday for seven workers still trapped inside the SLBC Tunnel of the Srisailam Left Bank Canal since February 22.
To intensify the search and rescue operation, robotic teams on Tuesday went inside the Srisailam Left Bank Canal (SLBC) tunnel in Telangana's Nagarkurnool, where seven workers are still trapped inside the tunnel after a portion of it collapsed.
The family of Gurpreet Singh, a worker from Punjab who lost his life in the Srisailam Left Bank Canal (SLBC) tunnel in Telangana, is seeking compensation and support from the Punjab government, as he was the sole breadwinner of the family.