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Rework flood control strategies | HT Editorial
Hindustan Times | By HT Correspondent
UPDATED ON JUL 24, 2020 07:25 PM IST
Instead of construction, return to natural solutions
Polluted water making Ganga’s river bed unfit for sustaining aquatic life, says new research
Hindustan Times, Kolkata | By Joydeep Thakur
UPDATED ON DEC 25, 2019 05:24 PM IST
A team of scientists found such hypoxic conditions at two stretches on the path of Ganga - down stream of Assi drain in Varanasi and downstream of Wazidpur drain in Kanpur.
Sutlej breach leaves residents of 20 villages in Mattewara on the edge
Hindustan Times, Gari Fazil (Ludhiana) | By Mohit Khanna
UPDATED ON AUG 19, 2019 12:15 AM IST
It was man’s determination versus nature’s fury on display as over 100 residents of the nearby villages with irrigation department staff tried their best to stop the rising water from eroding the banks.
India needs a long-term strategy on floods
Hindustan Times | By HT Correspondent
UPDATED ON JUL 18, 2019 09:41 PM IST
The government must go beyond rescue and rehabilitation to prevent devastation
Mumbai’s infra can’t handle change in rainfall pattern, climate change : BMC chief
Hindustan Times | By HT Correspondent, Mumbai
UPDATED ON JUL 05, 2019 08:26 AM IST
Since the 2005 deluge, Pardeshi said, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has spent thousands of crores on monsoon preparedness, but expectations keep rising.
Demolition of building built by Chandrababu Naidu in Amaravati underway
Amaravati | By Indo Asian News Service
UPDATED ON JUN 26, 2019 09:55 AM IST
After razing boundary wall, pantry, dining hall, toilets and other structures on Tuesday night, the officials began demolishing the main building of ‘Praja Vedika’ built by then Chief Minister Naidu in 2017 to hold official meetings.
Sunday Drive by Hormazd Sorabjee: The talents of the Trailhawk
Hindustan Times | By Hormazd Sorabjee
UPDATED ON JUN 15, 2019 08:55 PM IST
Jeep’s new Compass variant is extremely versatile, as at home in the city as off-road
In scorching sun, UP villages without a drop to drink
Ghorawal/Dudhi/Myorpur/Govindpur (Robers | By Sudhir Kumar
PUBLISHED ON JUN 12, 2019 07:19 AM IST
Hand pumps don’t work in this village in eastern Uttar Pradesh, in many pockets of which the water level has dipped below 300 feet.
‘Illegal miners built bunds on Yamuna’: Court panel
New Delhi | By HT Correspondent
PUBLISHED ON MAY 25, 2019 03:02 AM IST
The committee, headed by retired justice Indermeet Kaur, during an inspection on May 12 at Kanalsi and Mandoli stumbled upon hundreds of stone crushers and sites where sand and stone, mined from the river, were stacked.
30 killed, 7 injured in gold mine collapse in Afghanistan
Kunduz (Afghanistan) | By Reuters
UPDATED ON JAN 06, 2019 08:48 PM IST
Another seven were injured in the incident in Kohistan district of Badakhshan province, district governor Mohammad Rustam Raghi told AFP.
Uttarakhand high court lifts ban on rafting, paragliding and other water sports
Hindustan Times, Nainital | By Neeraj Santoshi
UPDATED ON SEP 13, 2018 07:12 AM IST
The ruling comes after the state government filed a comprehensive affidavit along with documents related to ‘The Uttarakhand River Rafting/Kayaking Rules, 2014’ before the high court.
In the offing: Better revenue expected from quarrying on Gola river
Hindustan Times, Haldwani | By Abhinav Madhwal
UPDATED ON MAY 05, 2018 09:23 PM IST
The river bed materials has a high demand in the state and is also taken to some parts of Uttar Pradesh by the operators.
20 feared dead as mini truck carrying wedding guests falls into Son river in MP
Hindustan Times, Bhopal | By HT Correspondent
UPDATED ON APR 18, 2018 03:46 PM IST
At least 20 people are feared dead and 30 injured when a bus plunged into Son river in Sidhi district of Madhya Pradesh.
3,000 Ivy Estate families in Pune find themselves parched with no water for ten days
Hindustan Times, Pune | By Nadeem Inamdar, Pune
UPDATED ON APR 14, 2018 04:58 PM IST
Builders claim that the water is not released into Bhima river from Bhama Ashked dam due to dispute with villagers.