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storm water news

GMDA floats ₹6.41 crore tender to build permanent drain at Narsinghpur

A flooded stretch near Narsinghpur village due to “the current improper drainage system,” locals said. (HT Archive)
gurugram news
Published on Dec 25, 2025 07:36 am IST

Admin to construct drain to divert storm water from Gurugram

The GMDA has been asked to check the feasibility of a drain from Gurugram to Bhondsi for diverting water without the use of mechanical pumping.
gurugram news
Published on Oct 17, 2025 08:04 am IST

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opinion
Published on Jul 27, 2023 09:54 pm IST

NGT seeks report from Delhi, UP on Shahdara drain

The Shahdara drain, passing through in Noida. (HT Archive)
delhi news
Updated on Jul 19, 2023 11:34 pm IST

Panchkula mayor to hold janta darbar from April 21

Mayor Kulbhushan Goyal has urged the residents to attend janta darbar for redressal of MC related problems, including property tax, property id, drains, roads, storm water, street lights and stray cattle issues. (HT File Photo)
chandigarh news
Updated on Apr 20, 2023 02:25 am IST

₹250-crore repairs on Mumbai’s 134 roads

Along with the roads, the civic body plans to repair side strips and footpaths, and any spoilt underground utility such as sewer lines, water pipelines, or storm water drains
mumbai news
Updated on Sept 07, 2019 02:11 am IST

Badshahpur drain ready for overflow from roads: HSVP

The Haryana Shahari Vikas Pradhikaran (HSVP) has said that the Badshahpur drain is now ready to receive the overflow of water from the entirety of Sohna Road and Dwarka Expressway after it functioned normally during the intense rain on Thursday. (Photo by Parveen Kumar/Hindustan Times)
gurugram news
Published on Jul 07, 2019 12:36 am IST

Penalty for not connecting houses to DJB’s sewer lines

Many households release sewage into storm water drains, which reaches the Yamuna and pollutes the river.
delhi news
Published on Jul 05, 2019 04:11 am IST

False clean nullah claim in Mumbai? Prove BMC wrong on app

Monsoon preparedness is one of the prime areas of focus for civic chief Praveen Pardeshi, who took charge recently.
mumbai news
Updated on Jun 06, 2019 02:40 am IST

GMDA plans to set up flood control room within five months

“The main function of the control room will be day-to-day monitoring of rainfall and urban flooding. It will always be on alert to take action,” a senior engineer in the GMDA’s infrastructure department said, requesting anonymity.
gurugram news
Updated on Jun 06, 2019 02:23 am IST

338 pumps along Metro-3 route to prevent flooding in Mumbai

In 2018, BMC had identified 17 spots where work on the underground Metro line had disturbed sewage and storm water drains leading to flooding during heavy rain.
mumbai news
Updated on Jun 03, 2019 04:21 am IST

Waste dumped in drains polluting Yamuna: Panel

A team of the NGT-appointed Yamuna pollution monitoring committee in the national capital has found large quantities of solid waste and polythene dumped in storm water drains across the city that empty into the river, polluting it.
delhi news
Published on May 27, 2019 03:44 am IST

Four killed while cleaning water pumping station in Gujarat

The bodies were sent for postmortem and a case of accidental death was registered, the official said.
india news
Published on May 19, 2019 11:26 pm IST

Municipal Corporation of Gurugram staff takes over at Suncity

The Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) has deputed 20 of its staff members for maintaining civic amenities in Suncity
gurugram news
Updated on Mar 27, 2019 04:32 am IST

Cut illegal sewage lines or face police action: Gurugram civic body warns residents

The Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA), on Tuesday, warned residents and property owners to not discharge their sewage into storm water drains and disconnect the same at the earliest.
gurugram news
Published on Mar 27, 2019 04:21 am IST

Parsik tunnel in Thane is almost garbage-free

Heaps of garbage that once covered the area near Parsik tunnel have now been cleared and a tiger has been painted on a rock.
mumbai news
Updated on Sept 30, 2018 12:28 am IST

New storm water drain to ease waterlogging woes in Gurugram

The drain is planned to ease the load on Badshahpur drain, which narrows down near National Highway-48, leading to water-logging at Khandsa and Hero Honda Chowk.
gurugram news
Updated on Sept 20, 2018 03:35 am IST

Residents in Mumbai hold ground, save 313 trees from civic body’s axe

Residents form a human chain to save a tree along LBS Road on Thursday.
mumbai news
Updated on Sept 07, 2018 12:35 am IST

WR to widen water drains to prevent flooding of tracks in Vasai-Virar

Rains caused severe waterlogging in Vasai on July 10, 2018.
mumbai news
Updated on Aug 28, 2018 12:44 am IST

Monsoon claims 34 lives in its first month in Mumbai, 30% rise from 2017

A section of a pedestrian bridge collapsed at Andheri railway station four days ago, killing Asmita Katkar, 34, who succumbed to her injuries on Saturday. She was the 34th victim in a rain-related incident this year.
mumbai news
Published on Jul 08, 2018 12:38 am IST

655 million litres of untreated sewage released daily into Mumbai’s creeks, sea: MPCB tells NGT

At the BMC sewage cleaning plant at Love Grove Complex, Worli
mumbai news
Updated on Jul 06, 2018 12:36 am IST

Monsoon audit: Choked drains forecast floods as Pune remains unprepared to welcome showers

Heavy rain at Deccan led to flooding and the situation was magnified by overflowing drains and a broken storm water pipe on Wednesday. Various locations across the city flooded as a result of rains on Sunday, leading to stagnant traffic and a murky mess.
pune news
Updated on Jun 08, 2018 03:37 pm IST

HT Monsoon audit: Is Mumbai rain-ready this year? Not really

The Dharavi nullah in Dadar after a cleaning in May.
mumbai news
Updated on Jun 07, 2018 11:45 am IST

Trash chokes Mumbai’s Poisar river, civic body blames slums

The seven-kilometre Poisar river is brimming with untreated domestic waste, sewage, and carcasses, said NGO Watchdog Foundation.
mumbai news
Updated on Jun 03, 2018 01:32 am IST

Firm run by tainted contractor’s kin gets Mumbai civic body contract again

The firm has been appointed to transport 650 metric tonnes of garbage per day from Mahalaxmi refuse transfer station to the dumping ground at Kanjurmarg, Deonar or Mulund for a year.
mumbai news
Published on May 15, 2018 12:43 am IST

Mumbaiites, beware of open manholes this monsoon too

A senior civic official from BMC’s storm water drains department (SWD) confirmed that BMC will not be fixing nets under manholes in the suburbs for this monsoon.
mumbai news
Updated on May 03, 2018 11:27 am IST

BMC to appoint consultant for rejuvenation of 3 Mumbai rivers

The civic body will soon begin a ₹209-crore rejuvenation and beautification programme for 3 rivers including Dahisar.
mumbai news
Published on Apr 24, 2018 12:06 am IST

Khandsa widening may miss monsoon deadline

The Huda has to widen 600 metres of the Khandsa drain.
gurugram news
Updated on Apr 21, 2018 11:03 pm IST
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