West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee hit out at the Centre and alleged that dredging activity is not carried out properly in the Ganga River, due to which West Bengal faces flood-like situation in the central regions every year.
Hitting out at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for his visit to Manipur, Union Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party leader Giriraj Singh on Monday called him "Yuvaraj" for not visiting West Bengal when atrocities were committed on Hindu women and stated that his visits can deteriorate the situat
Bharatiya Janata Party national general secretary Tarun Chugh on Monday condemned Congress MP and LoP Rahul Gandhi for "politicizing the law and order situation" in Manipur.
Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi on Monday slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for not visiting Manipur since ethnic violence erupted in the state in May last year and said party leader Rahul Gandhi has been highlighting the issues of the people of the northeastern state
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday hit out at the Assam government over the grim flood situation in Assam and said that the situation of the state reflects the "gross and grave mismanagement" by BJP's double-engine government which came to power with the promise of a "flood-free Assam".
As heavy rains ravaged Mumbai on Monday morning, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde chaired a high-level meeting to take stock of the situation. He also directed all emergency agencies to be on high alert.
The Congress leader arrived at Kumbhigram airport in Silchar, Cachar district, in the morning and visited a flood relief camp in Lakhipur to interact with the displaced residents.
The Chief Minister has directed both the District Magistrates to deploy the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) and the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams in the affected areas and carry out relief work expeditiously.
The civic body said that Colaba recorded 83. 8 mm of rainfall and Santacruz recorded 267.9 mm of rainfall in the last 24 hours. Mumbai city received a total of 2547 mm of rainfall, which is 27. percent of average annulal rain.
Anticipating a flood-like situation, the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has deployed its teams after waterlogging was reported in several parts following heavy rains in Mumbai.
The situation in Assam worsened after 8 people including three children died after drowning in flood waters in the state in the last 24 hours and the death toll in this year's flood mounted to 66.
The situation is improving in Darrang district, where floods have affected 1. 63 people and submerged 98 villages. The water level of the Brahmaputra River is receding.