monsoon season

New Delhi, April 1 Goa BJP MP Sadanand Tanavade raised concerns in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday regarding repeated delays in the widening and upgrading of National Highway 66 – a key corridor linking Mumbai and Goa – and urged the government to expedite the remaining work before the onset of the...

New Delhi, March 13 The Delhi irrigation and flood control department plans to construct a three-kilometer-long wall along the Mungeshpur drain in the Outer Delhi area to protect against flooding, officials said on Tuesday.Last year, a section of the drain was damaged, allowing water to flow...

Shimla, March 30 The Himachal Pradesh government will undertake dredging operations in all areas where rivers cause damage, particularly during the monsoon season, said Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Monday.Responding to a question from MLA Bhuvneshwar Gaur raised by MLA...

New Delhi, March 26 Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw held a workshop with officials from all railway zones on Thursday and directed them to devise a plan to construct underpasses around settlement areas to ensure that people can cross the tracks safely.The Railway Ministry has planned to...

Chennai, March 25 – Even before the peak summer season begins, Tamil Nadu is preparing for rising temperatures starting Thursday, with the Regional Meteorological Centre forecasting a gradual increase in heat levels over the next few days.According to the latest weather bulletin, dry weather...

Hyderabad, March 18 Telangana’s irrigation minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy announced on Wednesday that a dedicated nodal agency will be constituted for ‘Flood Plain Zoning’ in the state.He promised to identify the first river reaches for demarcation with mapping of vulnerable pockets before the...

New Delhi, March 16 The Delhi government will construct a new Flood Control Monitoring Centre to improve emergency response during the monsoon season, Irrigation and Flood Control Minister Parvesh Sahib Singh said on Monday.He laid the foundation stone of the centre at the LM Bund Office...

New Delhi, March 14 India has expedited fertiliser imports to ensure supplies for the monsoon planting season, as the crisis in the Middle East disrupts gas shipments and shipping routes, government sources said on Saturday.India has fast-tracked a global tender for urea imports and ordered...

Porbandar/Junagadh, March 13: The Gujarat government has granted administrative approval for a Phase-2 project worth Rs 1,423.4 crore to provide a permanent solution to flooding in the low-lying areas of the Saurashtra region, officials said on Friday.The project aims to protect agricultural...

Shimla, March 12 Flood protection measures should be carried out using scientific and effective methods, and the work must be completed before July to ensure permanent safety arrangements, said Abhishek Jain, Secretary for Jal Shakti, Finance, Planning, Economics and Statistics.Jain visited...

Kohima, March 9 Rain accompanied by hail lashed parts of Nagaland on Monday, after more than four months of dry weather across the northeastern state, officials said.The sudden downpour, including in the state capital Kohima, Dimapur, Tseminyu, and Wokha, lasted for about 40 minutes, they...

Itanagar, March 9 Arunachal Pradesh Rural Works Department (RWD) Minister Pasang Dorjee Sona informed the Assembly on Monday that 1,254 out of the 1,309 roads sanctioned for the state under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) have been completed, while the remaining projects are yet to...

New Delhi, March 9 To reduce the risk of flooding in the city, the Delhi government has begun strengthening the banks of the Yamuna River by using "stone pitching" and upgrading drainage infrastructure between ITO and Sarai Kale Khan here.The work includes reinforcing vulnerable sections of...

Chandigarh, March 6 With the area under sugarcane declining in recent years, the Haryana government has asked farmers to adopt new technologies.Cooperation Minister Arvind Kumar Sharma said on Friday that farmers should adopt new technologies while cultivating sugarcane, as it will help reduce...

Aizawl, March 3 A large shipment of rice from the Food Corporation of India (FCI) arrived at the Sairang Railway Station in Mizoram on Tuesday, officials said.The shipment, consisting of 42 railway wagons carrying approximately 25,900 quintals of rice from Punjab, will be stored in the newly...

Chennai, March 2 Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Monday urged the Centre to immediately grant approval for archaeological excavations at 8 sites in the state to showcase the antiquity of the Tamil civilization.Questioning the Centre for repeatedly "ignoring" the state's request for the...

Patna, March 2 – Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar inspected the Saidpur drain near the Moin-ul-Haq Stadium in Patna's Rajendra Nagar area on Monday, closely reviewing the progress of the ongoing construction work.During the inspection, the Chief Minister directed officials to expedite the...

Jaipur, March 2: Rajasthan Industry Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore held a comprehensive review meeting with officials from the Municipal Corporation, Jaipur Development Authority (JDA), and National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to assess the progress of ongoing development works in...

Thane, February 27 Thane Mayor Sharmila Pimpalolkar has directed the civic administration to clean all drains in the city before the monsoon season, an official said on Friday.During a review of the Solid Waste Management Department's work at the Thane Municipal Corporation headquarters, she...

Chennai, February 17 Tamil Nadu will set up an additional 130 modern rice storage facilities at an estimated cost of ₹495 crore, Minister MRK Panneerselvam said on Tuesday.This move will enhance the State's annual rice storage capacity to 7.30 lakh metric tonnes, he added.Opposition parties...