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Climate crisis is causing lakes to shrink
By Asian News International | Posted by Jahnavi Gupta | Washington [US]
UPDATED ON DEC 24, 2020 06:08 PM IST
While global sea levels are rising due to the climate crisis and threatening near-coastal infrastructures, higher temperatures in other areas are having exactly the opposite effect.
Light rain likely in Delhi today
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON AUG 27, 2020 09:12 AM IST
Authorities in Delhi are also monitoring the water level in the Yamuna river. The water level has reached 203.7 metres, which is close to the warning mark of 204.5 metres
Yamuna continues to flow near warning level in Delhi
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON AUG 26, 2020 12:35 PM IST
Officials in the Delhi government’s Irrigation and Flood Control (I&FC) department said that the level recorded Wednesday is below the warning mark at present and is likely to remain so unless a higher volume of water is released
Delhi: Yamuna water rises close to warning level
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON AUG 24, 2020 12:28 PM IST
5,883 cusecs water was released from the Hathni Kund Barrage in the Yamuna at 8 am
Panic at 3 am as floodwaters enter homes in Chandigarh’s Khuda Lahora, Mohali areas hit
By HT Correspondents | Hindustan Times, Chandigarh, Chandigarh/mohali
UPDATED ON AUG 23, 2020 06:23 PM IST
MC teams sent to site after flooding reports came in from Khuda Lahora Colony to clear out clogged drains; police post under water in Baltana
Sukhna floodgates opened after heavy rain in Chandigarh
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, Chandigarh, Chandigarh
UPDATED ON AUG 23, 2020 12:16 PM IST
Two of the lake’s three floodgates were opened early on Sunday with no confirmation on when these would be closed
Rising water level in Pareechu river from China puts Himachal Pradesh on alert
By Gaurav Bisht | Hindustan Times, Chandigarh
PUBLISHED ON AUG 19, 2020 06:30 AM IST
Accelerated glacial melting leading to rise in water level of river that originates in India, meanders through the mountainous terrain of China-occupied Tibet before merging into the Sutlej in Lahaul-Spiti district of HP
Govt ensuring safety of people amid challenging flood situation: Narayan
By Asian News International | Posted by: Shankhyaneel Sarkar | Bengaluru
PUBLISHED ON AUG 08, 2020 02:07 PM IST
Various parts of the state continue to reel under flood-like situation due to incessant rainfall.
Flood situation in Assam grim; over 9 lakh in 23 districts affected, 20 dead
By Utpal Parashar | Hindustan Times, Guwahati
UPDATED ON JUN 28, 2020 08:36 PM IST
The floods have inundated nearly 60% of Kaziranga National Park and forced the stoppage of firefighting operations in a gas well in Tinsukia district.Flooding near Assam gas well on fire; work to control fire/blow out suspended
In one village, rising tide waters bring back nightmare of cyclone
By Dhrubo Jyoti | Hindustan Times, New Delhi, New Delhi:
UPDATED ON JUN 08, 2020 01:54 AM IST
The road approaching his house has almost been washed away, making it difficult for relief workers to access his family.
The Sea of Galilee is full, but the beaches are empty
By Associated Press | Jerusalem
UPDATED ON MAY 02, 2020 03:18 PM IST
After an especially rainy winter, the Sea of Galilee in northern Israel is at its highest level in two decades, but the beaches and major Christian sites along its banks are empty.
Residents vow to fight HC order on demolitions in Sukhna catchment area
By Idrees Bukhtiyar
PUBLISHED ON MAR 09, 2020 12:03 AM IST
Illegal construction still on in Sukhna catchment: Sarin to Punjab & Haryana high court
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, Chandigarh, Chandigarh
PUBLISHED ON NOV 26, 2019 12:35 AM IST
Senior advocate ML Sarin said that he and other lawyers, on court directions, have made a number of visits to Chandigarh’s Sukhna lake area and also submitted their reports in this regard
Time for hip waders: Venice sees record 3rd exceptional tide
By Associated Press | Venice
UPDATED ON NOV 18, 2019 10:35 AM IST
Stores and museums in Venice were mostly closed in the hardest-hit area around St. Mark’s Square, but tourists donned high rubber boots or even hip waders to witness and photograph the spectacle.
Delhi airport inundated, passengers wade through ankle-deep water inside terminals
By Anvit Srivastava | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON OCT 06, 2019 02:03 AM IST
Most passengers said the airport premises remained flooded till early Friday. As many as 50 flights were delayed or diverted because of the rain. Airport officials said flight operations were shut between 7.56pm and 8.20pm.
14 more rain-related deaths in UP in 24 hours, flood alert in 28 districts
By HT Correspondent | Lucknow, Lucknow
UPDATED ON SEP 30, 2019 04:15 AM IST
As per the information available on the Flood Management and Information System Centre (FMISC) website, UP received an average of 50mm rain in the past 24 hours. Data showed that districts in the eastern part received more rain than those in the western region.
Three die of suffocation in septic tank of an under construction building in Assam
By Sadiq Naqvi | Guwahati
UPDATED ON SEP 25, 2019 11:51 AM IST
NDRF and officials from the Fire Department rescued the bodies.
Ganga, Yamuna likely to breach danger mark in Prayagraj today
By Kenneth John | Hindustan Times, Prayagraj
PUBLISHED ON SEP 17, 2019 12:31 PM IST
An official attributed the rise in the water levels of Ganga and Yamuna to heavy showers in neighbouring states of Rajasthan and MP besides water being released from Kota Barrage in Rajasthan, Matatila Dam in Lalitpur, Lahchura Dam in Jhansi and Bariyarpur dam in Madhya Pradesh.
IMD predicts heavy rain in several states
By HT Correspondent | New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON SEP 17, 2019 01:26 AM IST
Due to the likely increase in rainfall over Nepal between September 16 and 18, there could be a rise in water levels in the rivers of east Uttar Pradesh and Bihar from September 17 to 20.
PM Modi to visit Sardar Sarovar Dam on 69th birthday
By HT Correspondent | New Delhi
UPDATED ON SEP 17, 2019 07:03 AM IST
Modi will visit the project site at Kevadiya village in Narmada district to celebrate the dam reaching its full reservoir level (FRL) of 138.68 metres for the first time..
Narmada above danger mark in Bharuch; 3,900 shifted in 3 days
By Press Trust of India | Ahmedabad
UPDATED ON SEP 13, 2019 08:21 AM IST
The Narmada’s water level has gone past the 31 feet mark due to discharge of over 7 lakh cusec of water from the Sardar Sarovar Dam (SSD) upstream. The river was flowing at 31.25 feet, three feet above the danger mark of 28 feet, at Golden Bridge.
Suburban services on Central Railways back on track after 19 hours
By Aroosa Ahmed | Mumbai
UPDATED ON SEP 05, 2019 11:20 PM IST
The CR now plans to approach the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to propose the widening of Mithi river, which swelled to dangerous levels on Wednesday, flooding tracks between Kurla-Sion and Chunabhatti stations and crippling services for hours.
Medha Patkar, on hunger strike, refuses doctors to examine her
By Press Trust of India | Barwani/Bhopal
UPDATED ON SEP 02, 2019 07:03 AM IST
However, district authorities said they could not confirm health status of sexagenarian Patkar while claiming that she was not allowing doctors at the site to examine her.
PSPCL creates new hydel production record, generation up 69% over last year
By HT Correspondent, Patiala
PUBLISHED ON SEP 02, 2019 01:03 AM IST
Mumbai may not face water cuts this year: BMC
By Mehul R Thakkar | Hindustan Times, Mumbai
UPDATED ON AUG 30, 2019 01:31 AM IST
The BMC supplies 3,750 million litres of water daily, against the city’s demand of 4,200 million litres. On an average, each household in Mumbai gets about three to four hours of water daily.
Over 16,000 evacuated in 22 days as Narmada backwaters rise in MP
By Press Trust of India | Indore
UPDATED ON AUG 29, 2019 07:47 AM IST
On Wednesday morning, Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted that the water level of the SSD, located in his home state of Gujarat, has touched a “historic” 134 metres.
Admn sets up new ‘ring bundh’ in Ferozepur village
By HT Correspondent, Ferozepur
UPDATED ON AUG 27, 2019 01:14 AM IST
Flood scare in Jharkhand’s Sahibganj as Ganga crosses danger mark
By Sanjoy Dey | Hindustan Times, Ranchi
UPDATED ON AUG 26, 2019 03:42 PM IST
The rising water level in the Ganga has impacted over 70 villages in the district. River water has inundated several low lying areas such as Shobhanpur Bhatha, Mathia, Haripur, Kamaltoal and others, officials said.
Dept fully prepared to contain disease outbreak, says health minister
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, Chandigarh
UPDATED ON AUG 24, 2019 11:23 PM IST
Specialists doctors have been deputed at the civil hospital of Lohian and Sultanpur Lodhi
Develop Gurugram’s Sukhrali pond as a tourist spot: Locals
By Dhananjay Jha | Hindustan Times, Gurugram
PUBLISHED ON AUG 24, 2019 02:46 AM IST
The pond, which is believed to be 165 years old, was revived in 2013 by the residents themselves who now want the MCG to declare it a lake.