"Sending a high-level disaster management team tomorrow to flood-hit North Bengal under my Irrigation Minister and including Secretaries of Disaster Management, Irrigation and Agriculture. North Bengal districts have received heavy rainfall, rivers have swollen, roads have been disrupted, pr
"A valley bridge on the border road leading to the Indo-China border, 9 km ahead of Malari, has come under threat due to the rapid flow of the river," BRO Commander Colonel Ankur Mahajan said.
BJP national spokesperson RP Singh on Sunday came down heavily on the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) over the prevailing flood situation in the national capital, accusing the ruling party of tryng to hide its failure in dealing with the water woes.
Teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) carried out rescue operations in the low-lying areas near Pragati Maidan late on Saturday night as the Yamuna River continues to overflow.
"The incessant rains that have hit Himachal Pradesh for three consecutive days have caused damage in most of the areas, Kullu, Mandi, Shimla and Sirmaur. The roadways on the banks of the rivers have been completely washed away. Many link roads have also been broken by floods. In the indus
SDRF Commandant Manikant Mishra said, "The state's SDRF i.e. State Disaster Response Force is leading on every front on the lines of a skilled guard. Due to the heavy rains in the state in the last few days, the general public is facing many difficult situations. Somewhere people are trapped
Notably, the Mekedatu balancing reservoir-cum drinking water project, to be constructed across the Cauvery river basin, has been at the centre of controversy between the states of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu
With the Yamuna River continuing to flow above the danger mark in Delhi creating a flood-like situation, Chief Secretary Naresh Kumar on Saturday issued an order to lAS and Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Island Civil Services (DANICS) officers to assist in the rescue, relief and rehabilitation w
The blame game over the Yamuna flooding in the national capital took centrestage, a day after Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena issued a joint statement stressing 'teamwork', with Health Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj on Saturday alleging that the BJP-rule