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Assam floods: Over 1.23 lakh people affected in Nalbari district
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Nalbari (Assam) [India], June 18 (ANI): The flood situation in lower Assam's Nalbari district is still grim as more than 1.23 lakh people in the district have been affected by the current wave of the deluge.
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Bangladesh: Human chain to withdraw Chinese 'attack-case' on locals in Mat
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Mathbaria [Bangladesh], May 13 (ANI): A human chain has been formed on Thursday in demand of withdrawal of false charges in the violent attack on the locals for obstructing the construction of an embankment at Mathbaria in the Pirojpur district of Bangladesh.
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B'desh locals oppose Chinese construction, 9 including 3 Chinese nationals
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Pirojpur [Bangladesh], May 4 (ANI): Nine people, including three Chinese nationals, were injured after a brawl broke out as the locals opposed the construction by the Chinese company in Pirojpur district of Bangladesh.
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Bihar Water Resources Minister raises the issue of siltation in Ganga with
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], February 8 (ANI): In a bid to draw the Centre's attention to the perennial problem of floods, caused every year by the increase in the level of water in the Ganga due to the accumulation of silt, Bihar Water Resources Minister Sanjay Kumar Jha on Tuesday wrote to Sarba
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Nepal's month-long Swosthani Bratakatha starts amid COVID pandemic
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], January 17 (ANI): Separated from other devotees in an isolated area on embankments of Sali Nadi in Sankhu on the outskirts of Kathmandu, Hindu women donned in maroon red outfits sit next to the live-fire as they continue their month-long fast.
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Thousands of devotees celebrate Makar Mela in Nepal amid surge in COVID-19
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Kavrepalanchowk [Nepal], January 15 (ANI): Thousands of devotees flocked to the embankments of Tribeni Ghat in Kavrepalanchowk district in Nepal for the Makar Mela which is held once in every 12 years and began formally on Saturday despite a surge in COVID-19 cases.
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Allocate funds for construction of concrete embankment in Sundarbans to pr
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 26 (ANI): Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Monday urged the Centre to allocate funds for the construction of concrete embankment in Sundarbans to resist flood and inundation.
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Nitish Kumar undertakes aerial survey of flood-affected areas in Bihar
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], Aug 9 (ANI): Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday undertook an aerial survey of different embankments and flood-affected areas in many districts of Bhagalpur, Darbhanga, Munger, Purnia and Kosi divisions and directed the concerned authorities to carefully o
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Assam CM visits Dhakuakhana to inspect embankment on Charikoria river
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Lakhimpur (Assam) [India], July 30 (ANI): Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Wednesday visited Dhakuakhana in Lakhimpur and inspected an embankment on Charikoria river.
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Embankments under pressure from floodwaters should be monitored by enginee
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], July 27 (ANI): Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday said that engineers of Water Resources Department in the state should be alert in the regions where embankments are under pressure from floodwaters.
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Assam CM inspects embankment damaged by rainfall, increase water flow in B
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Nalbari (Assam) [India], July 21 (ANI): Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal late on Monday inspected an embankment damaged by rainfall and increased water flow in Buradiya river at Pokhura village of Nalbari district.
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Part of Bihar bridge collapses into river, days after inauguration by Niti
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Gopalganj (Bihar) [India], July 16 (ANI): A portion of Sattarghat Bridge on Gandak River that was inaugurated by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar last month in Gopalganj collapsed on Wednesday after water flow increased in the river due to heavy rainfall.
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