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First Census of water bodies in J-K launched
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Aug 12 (ANI): Financial Commissioner Revenue, Dr Pawan Kotwal, on Tuesday launched the first Census of water bodies of Jammu and Kashmir.
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Need to revamp water resources dept, says Telangana CM
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], August 12 (ANI): Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Tuesday said that the water resource department needs to be revamped.
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Namami Gange project included in PM's Awards for Excellence in Public Admi
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 30 (ANI): Namami Gange project has been included in the Prime Minister's Awards for Excellence in Public Administration 2020, informed National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG), Union Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation.
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Water crisis prevented Punjab from sharing water with any state: Jakhar
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], July 28 (ANI): Punjab Congress chief Sunil Jakhar on Tuesday said the Congress government in the state has never backed out from a humanitarian responsibility but it was difficult for it to share water resources with other states.
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Embankments under pressure from floodwaters should be monitored by enginee
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], July 27 (ANI): Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday said that engineers of Water Resources Department in the state should be alert in the regions where embankments are under pressure from floodwaters.
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Water levels in rivers still on rise: Bihar Water Resource Development Sec
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], July 20 (ANI): After eight districts in Bihar experienced flooding in the last few weeks, Secretary of Water Resources Department Sanjeev Hans on Monday reported that water levels in the state were still on the rise.
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Punjab Cabinet approves restructuring of water resources dept for more eff
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], July 15 (ANI): Punjab Cabinet, led by Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh, on Wednesday approved the restructuring of the Water Resources Department in order to bring more efficiency into its functioning.
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China raises flood alert to second-highest level
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Beijing [China], July 12 (ANI): China's Ministry of Water Resources (MWR) on Sunday raised the emergency response for flood control to level II, the second-highest in the response system, as heavy downpours continued to lash vast stretches of the country, Xinhua reported.
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'If standing with poor during Corona crisis is deemed politics then so be
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], July 1 (ANI): Bihar Minister Sanjay Jha on Wednesday defended the Centre's decision to extend providing free grains to the poor, needy people under the PM Gariban Kalyan Anna Yojana until the end of Diwali, Chhath puja.
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Team from Bihar goes to Nepal to carry out repair work on Gandak dam
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
West Champaran (Bihar) [India], June 23 (ANI): Labourers and a team of Bihar Water Resources Department on Tuesday went to Nepal to carry out repair work of Gandak dam after the two countries agreed for the same.
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Bihar CM calls high-level meet over flood prevention work on Nepal border
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], June 23 (ANI): Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday called a high-level meeting with officials of the water resources department after Nepal stopped all repair work of river embankments in Bihar on the India-Nepal border.
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Tejashwi Yadav slams Bihar govt as flood threat arises amid border issue w
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], June 22 (ANI): Soon after Water Resources Minister in the Bihar government, Sanjay Kumar Jha on Monday asserted to approach Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) after Nepal obstructed Bihar government from flood-prevention-related work, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav said tha
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