monsoon season

New Delhi, April 11 – Well before the monsoon season, Delhi Public Works Department (PWD) Minister Parvesh Verma visited several key roads in the city on Saturday, assessing the drainage cleaning and preparedness on the ground.As part of the "Government on Wheels" initiative, Minister Verma...

New Delhi, April 10 The Delhi government will involve religious institutions in a campaign to plant over 70 lakh saplings across the city to boost green cover and tackle air pollution, Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa said on Friday.The government will encourage plantations at...

Jaipur, April 10 – The Rajasthan government on Friday directed officials to ensure that all dilapidated but repairable school buildings across the state are repaired well before the monsoon season arrives.A meeting to this effect was held under Rajesh Yadav, Additional Chief Secretary (School...

New Delhi, April 8 Delhi Lieutenant Governor Taranjit Singh Sandhu and Chief Minister Rekha Gupta visited the Vasudev ghat along the banks of the Yamuna on Wednesday to assess the government's preparations for the summer and monsoon seasons.During the visit, Sandhu stated that he had discussed...

New Delhi, April 6 – A major controversy is erupting in Pakistan over the distribution of water among provinces, with the southern province of Sindh protesting ahead of a crucial meeting of Pakistan’s water regulator for allocating water during the monsoon season, according to local media...

Bengaluru, April 2, Amid concerns arising from instability in the Middle East, the Karnataka Agriculture Department has initiated a series of measures to ensure adequate availability and effective management of fertilizers for the upcoming monsoon season.Agriculture Minister N...

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...