As a symbolic gesture, the MP also presented Prime Minister Modi with a memento themed around Keeladi village, 12km from Madurai on the banks of the Vaigai river, an ancient site dating back to the Sangam era. However, the Centre and DMK-led Tamil Nadu government have been at loggerheads
While speaking to ANI, a resident, Prakash Ram said, "It's flooded... there's a lot of difficulties... You all have come here, bringing food and water for now. No one else has come yet. It's been 5-6 days, we are stuck..can't go outside... we wait for the boat to come to go out."
Amid the ongoing monsoon season and continuous rainfall, the water level of the Yamuna River in Delhi rose to 204.79 metres at 7 am on Thursday, crossing the warning mark of 204.50 metres and reaching the highest level of the season so far, officials said.
Spanning 80 meters, this bridge is located adjacent to the Vadodara-Surat main line of Western Railways. The bridge comprises three piers, one of which is positioned in the river stream and the other two on the banks of the river (one on each side).
Continuous heavy rainfall has caused the water level of the River Ganga to rise significantly at Parmarth Niketan Ashram in Rishikesh, with water seen touching the idol of Lord Shiva at the ashram's Aarti Sthal.
Heavy and continuous rainfall has caused the Ganga and Sone rivers to overflow, resulting in flooding of residential areas and submergence of roads in the Danapur area of Patna, Bihar.
The water level in the River Ganga on Wednesday rose to near the danger mark in Uttarakhand's Haridwar following continuous rainfall, Executive Engineer of the Irrigation Department, Vikas Tyagi, said.
Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) MP KR Suresh Reddy on Wednesday submitted a notice in the Rajya Sabha seeking a discussion on the Godavari-Banakacherla Project, raising concerns over Andhra Pradesh's alleged unauthorised diversion of the Godavari River, which affects the water share of Telangan
The level of the Saryu River in Uttar Pradesh's Ayodhya rose above the danger mark on Wednesday due to the heavy rainfall, Assistant In-Charge of Central Water Commission Ayodhya, Aman Rai Singh, said.
Residential areas in Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi are flooded as the water level of the River Ganga rose on Wednesday following incessant heavy rainfall in the city, causing trouble to local residents.
Authorities have successfully retrieved a truck that had been stranded since July 9, when a section of the Gambhira bridge linking Vadodara and Anand collapsed into the Mahisagar river, leaving 20 dead and several others injured.