Kerala Health Minister Veena George on Wednesday announced the activation of the State Control Room in the Health Department Directorate to bolster epidemic prevention efforts due to heavy rains. Health workers and the public can contact the control room at 0471-2302160, 9946102865, and 9946
The Chief Minister said that he would request all the pilgrims to pray for good rains in the country and the state in the current financial year and for the prosperity of the country.
Minister for Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs of Tripura Sushanta Chowdhury expressed his gratitude to Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha for restoration of railway connectivity after heavy rains on April 26 in the Jatinga-Lampur area of the Lamding-Badarpur section of North Eastern Front
The UAE today sent the first relief plane carrying 100 tonnes of food, medical supplies, and relief aid to help the victims of the floods and heavy rains that recently swept Brazil.
Local authorities in Ghor stated that due to flash floods triggered by heavy rains in the region on Friday, approximately 2,500 families, residential homes covering hundreds of hectares of agricultural land and orchards, and hundreds of bridges, culverts, and retaining walls in various areas
Crops that are sown during October and November and the produce harvested from January depending on maturity are Rabi. Crops sown during June-July and dependent on monsoon rains are harvested in October-November are kharif. Crops produced between Rabi and Kharif are Summer crops.
Two people have been killed and six have been injured as the heavy rains created havoc near Peepal Kothi on the hilly areas of Uttarakhand and the Badrinath Highway. 17 more have been injured due to building damage.
The Supreme Court (SC) expressed concern on Wednesday about the fire in forest of Uttarakhand and said that cloud seeding, depending on rain, was not the answer to stop the fire.
Heavy downpour, followed by floods in Afghanistan has claimed lives of at least 14 people, and has also resulted in widespread destruction across the nation, according to TOLOnews.
Birnagar, a small village near the bank of river Ganga in Malda, has lost majority of its houses due to heavy rains and there is no dam or barrage over the river.