Amid reports of tension in Odisha's Malkangiri district following the recovery of a headless body of a woman from the Potteru river, Odisha Law and Water Resources Minister Suresh Pujari on Thursday said the situation in the area is now "completely normal".
Maharashtra Water Minister Girish Mahajan on Thursday stated that trees cannot be cut down forcefully or without the necessary approvals, in response to a citizens' protest in Nashik against the cutting of trees for preparations for the upcoming Simhastha Kumbh Mela.
Goyal alleged that the Congress party had appealed to people not to contribute to the relief fund. "This exposes their mentality and shows how much Congress hates Punjab. The Chief Minister wants to rebuild a colourful Punjab, but yesterday Congress displayed a bankrupt mentality," he said.
Punjab Water Resources Minister Barinder Kumar Goyal on Thursday visited flood-affected areas in Ferozepur and Tarn Taran districts to assess the situation and monitor relief operations.
The meeting was attended by Deputy Commissioners of Hoshiarpur, Tarn Taran, Kapurthala, Ferozepur, and Fazilka, along with senior officers from the Drainage Department, including Executive Engineers and Superintending Engineers. Principal Secretary Krishan Kumar and Chief Engineer (Drainage)
The Minister held detailed telephonic discussions with Deputy Commissioners of the affected districts and directed immediate relief and mitigation measures to safeguard lives, livestock, and property.
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Tuesday attended a meeting on the water-sharing issue under the chairmanship of Water Resources Minister CR Patil.
The GoM held its first meeting today, June 25, in Chandigarh. It comprised Agriculture Minister Gurmeet Singh Khuddian as Chairman, Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs Minister Lal Chand Kataruchak, Transport Minister Laljit Singh Bhullar, and Water Resources Minister Barinder Kumar
Earlier, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) MLA T Mano Thangraj on April 28 took oath as a minister in the reshuffled Tamil Nadu cabinet after the resignation of V Senthil Balaji and K Ponmudy.
Punjab Water Resources Minister Barinder Kumar Goyal on Monday moved a resolution in the Punjab Legislative Assembly during a special session, vehemently opposing the Bhakra Beas Management Board's (BBMB) decision to release an additional 8,500 cusecs of water to Haryana.
The minister further claimed that if the water of the Indus River flowed from Pakistan to India instead then the country would have obstructed the river long ago, however India fulfilled its responsibility but Pakistan drank the same water and killed our people instead.