Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi chaired a high-level meeting to address the Mahanadi water dispute with Chhattisgarh and stressed on resolving the issue through mutual talks with Centre's cooperation.
Flooding in Punjab's rivers has submerged homes and crops in hundreds of villages, forcing evacuations and displacing many residents. Authorities have issued alerts and are monitoring the situation as water levels rise due to monsoon rains and glacial melt, Dawn reported.
According to the State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA), a total of 344 roads remain blocked, 169 power distribution transformers (DTRs) are disrupted, and 230 water supply schemes have been hit due to heavy rains.
Amid continuous rainfall in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, authorities have issued a public advisory urging residents to stay away from water bodies as river levels continue to rise. SDRF teams remain deployed to monitor the situation and prevent casualties.
The incident occurred following heavy rainfall in the region, which led to the sudden rise in water levels of the Rajouri River. Eyewitnesses reported the boy had become stranded on a rock in the middle of the surging waters, with no escape route as the current intensified.
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According to the IMD report, Sikkim has received 561.3 mm of rainfall from June 1 to July 23, which is 29 per cent below the normal average of 793.1 mm for the same period. This deficit is reflected across all districts of the state, raising alarm among farmers and water resource managers.
India's automobile industry, the world's third largest, could reduce its manufacturing emissions by up to 87 per cent by 2050 through a transition to green electricity and low-carbon steel, noted a report released on Tuesday by the Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW).
The case focused on allegations that 19 industrial units and one Common Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP) were releasing untreated toxic waste, violating the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974, and the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981.
Earlier on Tuesday, in view of the continuous heavy rainfall in the Reasi region, the authorities opened all the gates of the Salal Dam to regulate the rising water level of the Chenab River.