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Chandrababu's claims of floods being man-made are baseless: says Irrigatio
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Aug 24 (ANI): Minister for Water Resources Anil Kumar on Saturday attacked the former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu for alleging that the state government was conspiring to drown his house located on the banks of the Krishna River.
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Uttarakhand: Helicopter carrying flood-relief material crash-lands in Utta
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Uttarkashi (Uttarakhand) [India], Aug 23 (ANI): A helicopter carrying relief material to flood-ravaged Mori-Arakot areas crash-landed near a river in Tikochi area here on Friday, said District Magistrate Ashish Chauhan.
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Pak's accusation on India using water as 'weapon of war' uncalled for: Jal
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 23 (ANI): After Pakistan accused India of waging 'fifth-generation warfare' in Kashmir by using water as a weapon, Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Friday said the neighbouring country's claim was uncalled for and New Delhi has the right over tributaries
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Punjab to canalise its rivers with technical support from World Bank, ADB
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Aug 22 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Thursday announced that his government would canalise all the rivers of the state, taking technical support from the World Bank (WB) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB).
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Delhi: Water level in Yamuna recedes below 'danger mark'
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 22 (ANI): Water level of Yamuna river at the old iron bridge in the national capital was recorded at 204.95 metres on Thursday, which is 0.38 metres below the danger level mark of 205.33 metres.
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Odisha: No roads, villagers carry pregnant woman on cot for 12 kms
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Kalahandi (Odisha) [India], Aug 22 (ANI): In absence of proper road connectivity, a pregnant woman was carried on a cot by locals for at least 12 kilometers, through Jelingadhora River up to Kaniguma Gram here in order to avail the facility of an ambulance.
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Stopping water to Pakistan is priority: Jal Shakti Minister
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 21 (ANI): India is working on a priority basis to check its share of water under the Indus Water Treaty from going to Pakistan, Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat said on Wednesday.
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Naidu resides in house built on river embankment, how can he cry foul of f
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Aug 21 (ANI): YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) MLA and spokesperson Ambati Rambabu on Wednesday attacked former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu for alleging that the state government was conspiring to drown his house located on the banks of the
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Yamuna water level not rising anymore says Flood Control Department
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 21 (ANI): After breaching the danger mark few days back, the water level in Yamuna river in Delhi has become constant at 206.60 meters, informed Deepak Kumar, an official from Irrigation and Flood Control Department (I&FCD) on Wednesday.
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Delhi: DDMA rescues family after Yamuna breaches danger mark
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 21 (ANI): Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) on Wednesday rescued a family of four, who were stranded after the water level of the river crossed the danger mark.
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Punjab: 60 persons rescued from floods in Sultanpur Lodhi, Zira
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Sultanpur Lodhi (Punjab) [India], Aug 20 (ANI): Sixty persons were rescued from Sultanpur Lodhi and Zira on Tuesday in the wake of floods triggered by incessant rains and rising river water levels here.
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Kathua: Farmers await completion of Shahpurkandi Project on river Ravi
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Kathua (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Aug 20 (ANI): Farmers in the region here say they are keenly awaiting the completion of Shahpurkandi Project on Ravi River as the as the dam is set to bring more water to their agriculture fields here.
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