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Rework flood control strategies | HT Editorial

A study by the Asian Development Bank says that floods account for at least half of all climate-related disasters in India
editorials
Updated on Jul 24, 2020 07:25 pm IST

Polluted water making Ganga’s river bed unfit for sustaining aquatic life, says new research

Scientists say millions of litres of waste water, containing toxic elements and metals, is dumped in the Ganga.
india news
Updated on Dec 25, 2019 05:24 pm IST

Sutlej breach leaves residents of 20 villages in Mattewara on the edge

Residents of Ghari Fazil along with employees of irrigation department plugging the breach on the banks of Sutlej river in Mattewara area in Ludhiana on Sunday.
cities
Updated on Aug 19, 2019 12:15 am IST

India needs a long-term strategy on floods

While the immediate job now is to rescue people and animals (livestock and those in the wild) in the flood-hit regions as quickly as possible, the long-term work -- ensuring availability of adequate drinking water, food, clothes, and medicines; rehabilitation; and rebuilding critical infrastructure such as roads -- will also have to be done at a rapid pace
editorials
Updated on Jul 18, 2019 09:41 pm IST

Mumbai’s infra can’t handle change in rainfall pattern, climate change : BMC chief

Civic chief Praveen Pardeshi said Mumbai’s infrastructure is not capable of handling climate change and change in rainfall pattern.
mumbai news
Updated on Jul 05, 2019 08:26 am IST
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