Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal on Wednesday attended the meeting on the Final Master Plan of Dibrugarh Vision 2045 organised by the Dibrugarh Development Authority (DDA). He advocated planned measures against artificial flooding in Dibrugarh and said that
"Today's flood in Madurai is due to natural causes or negligence of the DMK government. This is due to the negligence of the government, Madurai has become an island with water logging up to the waist level after one day of rain," said RB Udhayakumar.
An unprecedented rainfall of 9.8 cm hit Madurai district bringing the daily lives to a halt. The downpour began last afternoon, but intensified dramatically after a few hours, continuing late into Friday night. Officials said that within just 15 minutes from 3 pm yesterday, 4.5 cm of rain wa
Shivakumar on Wednesday paid a visit to Kendriya Vihar apartments in Yelahanka, Mariyannapalya in Horamavu along with officials of the BBMP. He had a discussion with the Apartment Owners' Association on the situation. He also held discussions with SDRF and NDRF personnel involved in flood re
Environment expert Vimlendu Jha said that it was important for Bengaluru to de-urbanise and focus on its wetlands and its green cover to avoid flooding in parts of the IT capital of the country.
The relentless downpour in Madurai on Wednesday has led to severe flooding, with water from the overflowing Pandalkodi canal entering residential areas. The Residents are facing immense hardship due to the deluge in the city.
Union Minister HD Kumaraswamy criticised the Congress government in Karnataka for its handling of recent rainfall that has led to widespread flooding and waterlogging in Bengaluru.
Heavy rainfall has caused widespread flooding in parts of Bengaluru city, following which disaster response force personnel have also been deployed in the metropolitan city after the rain forecast.
According to Andhra Pradesh I&PR, "In light of the heavy rains occurring in the state, Andhra CM Chandrababu Naidu advised officials to remain vigilant. He reviewed the heavy rainfall affecting several districts, including Nellore."