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Early arrival of monsoon in India brings worry for Nepal flood survivors a
Updated : 1 year ago IST
It is where Muna Tamang's house used to stand, along with four dozen others, till September 25, 2024. Now it has turned into an embankment covered with sand and rock, where the Roshi river carrying the murky water still flows through.
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Assam: Minister Hazarika reviews BTR embankments for monsoon flood protect
Updated : 1 year ago IST
The Minister for Water Resources in Assam, Pijush Hazarika, conducted a comprehensive one-day visit to Tamulpur district today to assess the advancement of various significant embankment projects within the Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR).
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YTF stages protest near Indo-Bangladesh border over 'illegal' embankment
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Thousands from the Youth Tipra Federation on Monday protested near the Indo-Bangladesh border in Belonia against alleged illegal embankment construction in Bangladesh.
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River embankment projects in Tripura expected to be complete in two months
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
The projects were introduced in response to devastating flash floods that hit Tripura last year, in 2024.
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Annual "Bhoot Mela" convenes in embankments of Kamala River in Nepal
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
The annual "Bhoot Mela," or the Ghost Fair convened in the embankments of the Kamala River in Nepal on Friday, with thousands of people attending the fair.
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Nepal observes Chhath, festival of benediction to lord "Sun"
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Nepal on Thursday observed the third day of Chhath, the festival of benediction to lord "Surya" making offerings to the setting sun on the embankments of Narayani River.
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Heavy rain inundates settlements in Kathmandu, throws daily life out of ge
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
The overnight rainfall which resulted in the inundation of settlements along the embankment is the third since the start of rainfall and the second within a week. Some are left without a proper place to take shelter as the tin sheets have been taken away by the flood's current and land mass
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'Repair of embankment of Munak Canal completed; water supply in Dwarka to
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
A day after the Munak Canal barrage broke down, Delhi Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Atishi on Saturday said that the repair of the embankment of Munak Canal had been completed and that the water supply in Dwarka would resume tonight.
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"Munak Canal almost repaired": Delhi Water Minister Atishi
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
A day after the Munak canal barrage broke down, Delhi's Water Minister Atishi on Friday conveyed that the repair work at the barrage is underway on a war footing and the levelling and compaction of the broken part of the embankment has been completed.
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UP Minister Swatantra Dev Singh reviews flood preparedness in Badaun after
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Swatantra Dev Singh inspected the embankments in Nagla Varan, where an alert has been issued after the recent heavy rains, to ensure they were prepared for any flooding.
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"Jal Shakti Department is being used like an ATM, BJP doesn't want permane
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Amid a disastrous situation in Assam due to floods, Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi on Thursday alleged that the BJP government is repeatedly giving embankment projects to the same contractors who have built faulty embankments.
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Assam Floods: Over 55,000 people reel under deluge in Morigaon; villagers
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
According to the Morigaon District Administration, "The flood situation in Assam's Morigaon district is still grim as more than 55,000 people have been affected by the deluge. Thousand of villagers are now taking shelter on embankments, and roads after the flood waters entered into their hom
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