Bhubaneswar, April 6 Expressing dissatisfaction over the lack of meaningful action to stop illegal activities along the Mahanadi riverbed and floodplain in Cuttack, Odisha, the National Green Tribunal has constituted a joint committee to examine the matter and submit a report within 15 days...
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cuttack
environmental protection
floodrisk
forest department
illegal construction
joint committee
mahanadi river
moef & cc
national green tribunal
odisha
remedial measures
water resources department
Kathmandu, March 22 Two teenagers from India were reportedly swept away while swimming in a river in Nepal’s Palpa district on Sunday, according to a media report.Faran Ansari, 17, and Aman Ansari, both from Sant Kabir Nagar, Uttar Pradesh, went missing while swimming in the Tinau river...
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gorkhapatra
india
missing persons
nepal
palpa district
river recreation
river safety
sant kabir nagar
search operation
swimming accidents
tansen municipality
teenagers
tinau river
uttarakhand
New Delhi, February 26 Describing glacial lake outburst events in the Himalayan region as "very serious," international environmental expert Pema Gyamtsho said that urgent action is needed to monitor risks and strengthen disaster preparedness.Speaking on the impacts of climate change in the...
central water commission
climate change
disaster preparedness
floodrisk
glacial lake outburst floods
glacial lakes
himalayan region
icimod
india
nepal
permafrost
transboundary cooperation
water management
water resources
water scarcity
Shimla, February 21 Shimla Deputy Commissioner and District Disaster Management Authority Chairman Anupam Kashyap on Saturday directed the Sunni sub-divisional magistrate to identify potential threats from siltation in the Sutlej river and submit a report so that dredging operations can commence...