Delhi LG, VK Saxena, has lauded the DDA (Delhi Development Authority) for its effort in constructing the airport drain, as a result of which, despite the recent record downpour, the IGI Airport remained free of waterlogging.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Wednesday directed officials from the state irrigation department to expedite work on the master drainage plan and flood plan zoning of cities.
In a relief and rescue operation, a team of the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) pulled out the four submerged vehicles from the Ganga river after they were swept away in the flooding of rain drain near Kharkhari in Haridwar on Sunday.
Indian-American Bhatia's card included a par on Par-5 17th after his golf ball went into a fairway drain through one of the holes in the metal cover. He got a free drop and he went on to make par. It was a second bogey-free round at the Detroit Golf Club
The meeting was conducted to review the situation arising in the city due to waterlogging, overflow of unsilted drains and the backflow of the clogged sewer lines in the wake of the pre-monsoons in the city.
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has approved the 'Tasreef' project aimed at developing Dubai's rainwater drainage network.
A sudden flash flood has wreaked havoc on Darel valley in Pakistan occupied Gilgit Baltistan, devastating the road infrastructure and causing extensive damage to both public and private properties.
Reportedly, the convict was beaten up with the metal (iron) cover of the drainage chamber located near the prison's bathing well after which he sustained deep cuts and started bleeding profusely.
Madhavi Latha, who is contesting from Hyderabad as a BJP candidate, lashed out at the Congress-ruled state of Telangana over the alleged apathy in the renovation of the local drains.
A driver died after the auto-rickshaw he was driving fell into a stormwater drain at Abbakka Nagara near Kottara in Karnataka's Mangaluru on Friday night.
Accused Rathore was carrying a reward of Rs 25,000 on his head and he was arrested from Uttar Pradesh's Etah district on Friday evening. After the arrest, he was brought to MG road police station in the district on Saturday, the police added.