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Jharkhand: After CM order, tribals of Masalia get handpump for drinking wa
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], Aug 19 (ANI): After Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Wednesday ordered Deputy Commissioner of Dumka to provide pure drinking water to the residents of Jojotola in Masalia block, a hand pump was installed at the site later in the day.
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Flood situation improves in Andhra's Rajahmundry district
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
East Godavari (Andhra Pradesh) [India], August 19 (ANI): The flood situation is gradually improving at Sir Arthur Cotton Barrage, Dowlaiswaram area of Rajahmundry district due to decline in the water level of Godavari river on Wednesday.
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'Strict vigil' in flood-affected states for next 4-5 days: Central Water C
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 19 (ANI): The Central Water Commission on Wednesday advised several districts throughout the country to maintain a "strict vigil" for the next 4-5 days and to keep a close watch at the increase in inflows in dams.
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Delhi rains: Vehicles damaged in Saket after sidewall collapses
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 19 (ANI): A number of vehicles were damaged in the Saket area's J Block here on Wednesday after a side wall collapsed following incessant downpour across Delhi NCR.
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Heavy rainfall likely in Bhubaneswar, Cuttack: IMD
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Bhubaneshwar (Odisha) [India], August 19 (ANI): Heavy rainfall very likely to occur in some areas of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack city area in Odisha on Wednesday and Thursday, the India Meteorological Department said.
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AIIMS-IIT alumni duo invents novel technology to kill coronavirus with jus
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Aug 19 (ANI/NewsVoir): It was the year 2015 when the duo - Dr Shashi Ranjan and Debayan Saha were flying back to India to start their innovation journey at AIIMS, Delhi from Stanford University, the USA after completing their coveted Biodesign innovation fellowship with a d
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Traffic snarls after Delhi-NCR receives heavy rains
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 19 (ANI): Delhi and its adjoining areas such as Noida, Gurugram, Faridabad and Ghaziabad received rainfall in the morning, which led to waterlogging and traffic snarls at various major junctions.
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All agencies assure Parliamentary panel to work together to resolve waterl
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 19 (ANI): All departments and agencies have agreed together to resolve the waterlogging issues in the national capital during a meeting of Parliamentary Standing Committee on Urban Development Affairs on Tuesday.
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Villagers await rescue boat as Godavari river reaches alarming levels
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
West Godavari (Andhra Pradesh) [India], August 18 (ANI): Villagers awaited rescue boats after the Godavari river reached an alarming level in the Achanta Mandal of the West Godavari district on Tuesday.
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Don't fight for jurisdiction, work together to prevent waterlogging in cap
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 18 (ANI): Delhi, the capital of the country, seems to be in its worst condition every monsoon. Recently, an auto driver died in a mishap due to waterlogging on Delhi's Minto Bridge after heavy rain and the entire city was flooded. After that politics was played b
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Central Water Commission issues flash flood warning for East Madhya Prades
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 18 (ANI): The Central Water Commission (CWC) on Tuesday issued a flash flooding forecast for some of the areas of East Madhya Pradesh in the next six hours.
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Kerala converts boats into ambulances for COVID-19 patients
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Alappuzha (Kerala) [India], Aug 18 (ANI): Kerala Water Transport Department has converted rescue boats into ambulances for taking coronavirus patients residing in areas cut-off from the mainland.
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