The Mumbai civic authority requested that the residents avoid going out unless necessary, as the Indian Meteorological Department has issued an orange alert for the city, predicting heavy to very heavy rain on Saturday.
A day after the Munak Canal barrage broke down, Delhi Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Atishi on Saturday said that the repair of the embankment of Munak Canal had been completed and that the water supply in Dwarka would resume tonight.
Rain lashed many parts of Delhi on Saturday morning, causing waterlogging and traffic snarls. The rain, however, brought further respite from the July heat.
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister and Irrigation Minister D K Shivakumar today said that the water storage deficit in Cauvery basin reservoirs was at 28 per cent.
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday said that an appeal will be submitted to the Cauvery Water Management Authority against its order to the State to release 1 TMC of water to Tamil Nadu every day.
Anderson drew curtains to a legendary Test career spanning 188 Test matches and more than two decades on a high note, as England beat West Indies by an innings and 114 runs on Friday.
A day after the Munak canal barrage broke down, Delhi's Water Minister Atishi on Friday conveyed that the repair work at the barrage is underway on a war footing and the levelling and compaction of the broken part of the embankment has been completed.
The Tamil Nadu and Karnataka governments are locked in a protracted tussle over the sharing of Cauvery river water. The river is seen as a major source of sustenance for the people in either state.
A large number of fans gathered in cinema halls in Chennai to watch 'Indian 2,' which hit the big screens on Friday after a long delay and nearly four years of shooting.
Heavy rains in Moradabad have led to flood like situations today. The public has been facing issues like water logging and farmers facing severe crop damage.
A day after the Munak canal barrage broke down, the situation on Friday improved in JJ colony of Bawana in Northwest Delhi that led to severe waterlogging in the area.