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Monsoon delayed: Goa left with one month’s drinking water supply

IMD has predicted that rainfall activities will resume in the state by next weekend.

Updated on Jun 20, 2026 09:02 am IST

Catch-22 for BBMB: Store water for irrigation or release to prevent floods

With the water level in the Bhakra Dam reservoir nearly 45 feet higher than last year despite lower inflows, the Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) and Punjab’s water resources department are facing a difficult situation this summer amid fears of a weak monsoon as well as floods similar to those witnessed in 2023 and 2025 that caused extensive damage across the state.

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Published on May 27, 2026 07:26 am IST

River levels rising in Bengal districts; no fresh water release from DVC on Saturday

River levels rising in Bengal districts; no fresh water release from DVC on Saturday

Updated on Oct 04, 2025 03:45 pm IST

Punjab: Pong level remains three feet above danger mark

Constructed on the Beas River, the dam had briefly recorded a drop in water level to 1,389 feet last week when inflow decreased to 34,559 cusecs. (HT File)

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Published on Sept 21, 2025 04:52 am IST

Chandigarh: Sukhna floodgate opened for 11th time this season

The city recorded 21.1 mm rain on Thursday, with 5.8 mm logged till 8:30 am. MeT officials said there are chances of light rain on Friday too though it will stop from Saturday. (Keshav Singh/HT)

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Published on Sept 19, 2025 08:28 am IST

Nearly 1,000 households affected due to floods in Manipur

The Imphal-Ukhrul road in Manipur submerged due to flash flood.

Published on Sept 14, 2025 07:01 pm IST

SBS Nagar: Alarm after breach in dhussi bundh, no damage to agri land

Farmers plugging breach of the Dhussi bundh at village Burj Tehal Das.

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Published on Sept 10, 2025 08:06 am IST

Punjab: Water level in Pong dam dips by 2 feet but outflow still high

Due to reduction in inflow in Bhakra Dam reservoir, water level in the Bhakra dam on Sunday was 1,677.98 feet as against 1,678.14 feet on Saturday. (HT Photo)

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Published on Sept 08, 2025 04:46 am IST

Punjab: Pong releases 99,889 cusecs as water level exceeds limit

The Pong reservoir’s water level stood at 1,394.05 feet , four feet above its maximum filling capacity of 1,390 feet, on Saturday. (HT)

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Published on Sept 07, 2025 06:04 am IST

Yamuna level in Delhi hovers around 207m, dip expected today

Yamuna River water recedes considerably, as seen from Wazirabad Flyover on Friday. (Raj K Raj/HT Photo)

Published on Sept 06, 2025 04:04 am IST

Punjab floods: Release of additional 4,500 cusecs would have helped lower Bhakra reservoir levels: Data

The additional 4,500 cusecs water could not be released to Haryana due to Punjab’s stiff resistance.

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Published on Sept 05, 2025 07:10 am IST

Yamuna continues to flow above evacuation mark day after flooding parts of Delhi

The Yamuna waters gushed into parts of north and east Delhi on Wednesday. (HT PHOTO)

Updated on Sept 04, 2025 10:25 am IST

Amid Punjab’s request to hold water, Bhakra ups release, says can’t compromise safety

The water level in the Bhakra Dam reservoir, Gobind Sagar Lake, on Wednesday rose to 1,678.45 feet, just 1.5 feet short of its maximum filling capacity of 1,680 feet (HT File)

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Published on Sept 04, 2025 07:40 am IST

CWC revises forecast as Yamuna breaches 207m in Delhi for 5th time since 1963

The river touched 207 metres at 1 pm; 207.04 metres at 2 pm, and at 3 pm, was flowing at 207.09 metres. (AFP)

Published on Sept 03, 2025 04:33 pm IST

Bhakra Dam level rises 3 ft in 24 hours, triggers flood alarm downstream

The inflows into the Bhakra stood at 1.07 lakh cusecs, while 56,000 cusecs of water is being released downstream through the dam’s turbines and spillway gates. (HT File)

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Published on Sept 03, 2025 05:59 pm IST

Surging Yamuna inundates low-lying areas in Delhi; thousands moved to relief camps

Surging Yamuna inundates low-lying areas in Delhi; thousands moved to relief camps

Updated on Oct 07, 2025 10:16 am IST

Swollen Yamuna enters houses in Delhi, Loha Pul to be shut for traffic

A view of the Yamuna River in Delhi, where water levels have been rising sharply due to heavy discharge from the Hathnikund barrage.

Updated on Sept 02, 2025 02:59 pm IST

Hathnikund barrage opened as Yamuna in spate, flood alert sounded for Delhi

The 70,000 cusecs to 1.5 lakh cusecs is considered “low flood”, 1.5 lakh cusecs to 2.5 lakh cusecs is “medium flood”, and above 2.5 lakh cusecs is “high flood”. (HT File)

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Updated on Sept 02, 2025 02:20 am IST

Respite in Ambala as Tangri’s water level recedes

A day after the Tangri seasonal stream wreaked havoc in the low-lying areas of Ambala Cantonment, its water level receded much below the danger levels on Saturday. (File)

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Published on Aug 31, 2025 05:56 am IST

Patiala too hit as Ghaggar overflows

The worst-affected villages are Untsar, Kami Khurd, Lachru Kalan, Chamaru, Jhand Mangoli and Sarala Khurd. (HT)

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Published on Aug 31, 2025 02:59 pm IST

Pong water level drops by two feet, still above danger mark

Rescue operations underway in Kapurthala on Friday. (HT Photo)

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Published on Aug 30, 2025 07:12 am IST

Ambala flooded, Patiala on the edge as Ghaggar, Tangri swell

Stranded residents being rescued in Ambala on Friday. (HT)

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Published on Aug 30, 2025 05:59 pm IST

Water level drops in Punjab’s Ranjit Sagar Dam

Partially submerged houses at a flood-ravaged area in Gurdaspur . (PTI)

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Published on Aug 29, 2025 08:14 am IST

Ganga, Yamuna continue to swell in Prayagraj, 2605 people in relief camps

Residents struggling in floods for the fourth time this year in over a dozen low-lying localities of the city. (Anil Kumar Maurya/HT)

Published on Aug 28, 2025 08:47 pm IST

Yamuna water level crosses ‘danger’ mark in Delhi

Authorities said they will start evacuations when water level hits 206 metres. (Arvind Yadav/HT Photo)

Published on Aug 28, 2025 03:38 am IST

Yamuna flows above warning mark in Delhi, likely to cross danger mark by evening

Visuals from the Old Yamuna Bridge shows the Yamuna River continues to flow near the danger mark in Delhi.

Published on Aug 27, 2025 01:48 pm IST

Rising Ganga floods Varanasi Ghats again

Boats anchored as the water level of the Ganga (PTI)

Published on Aug 27, 2025 05:18 am IST

Delhi authorities on alert as Yamuna level hovers close to danger mark

A view of the Yamuna River waters at the Old Iron Bridge near Yamuna Bazar, where levels remain high despite a slight decrease

Published on Aug 23, 2025 10:42 am IST

CM Gupta: No flood threat as Yamuna level will decrease

Delhi CM Rekha Gupta takes the stock of the Yamuna floodplains areas after the rise in the water levels of the river at Yamuna Bazaar on Tuesday. (Sanchit Khanna/HT Photo)

Published on Aug 20, 2025 05:16 am IST

Video: Yamuna water level crosses danger mark at Delhi's Old Railway Bridge

The continuous increase in water level has led to the Yamuna water entering residential areas at Yamuna Bazar.

Published on Aug 19, 2025 12:41 pm IST

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