-The Hindu 17 dead in Odisha; 454 villages cut off in Madhya Pradesh BHUBANESWAR: Over 14 lakh people were affected due to floods in five River systems of Odisha, said the State government here on Sunday. Seventeen people have lost their lives due to wall collapse and by slipping into swollen Rivers. “Heavy rain triggered by back-to-back low pressure area over Bay of Bengal had caused flooding in 20 districts. The situation is...
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The Wilful Destruction By The Himalaya Must Stop -Ramachandra Guha
-NDTV The Himalaya are India's most important natural asset. Without them, the country would not survive. These grand mountains are a barrier to invaders, the source of our greatest Rivers, a rich reservoir of biodiversity, and home to our holiest shrines. Ecologically, economically, culturally, and strategically, the Himalaya are vital to the future of India as a nation. The politicians who now rule us claim to revere the Himalaya, yet, under their...
More »Godavari flood: Threat to Polavaram village as Necklace Bund becomes weak -Rajulapudi Srinivas
-The Hindu MLA, Collector, SP, ITDA PO, Irrigation SE reach the spot, bund strengthened. POLAVARAM (WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT): Tension gripped Polavaram and Patha Polavaram villages as the Necklace Bund, constructed to protect the low-lying villages, became weak due to heavy flooding along Godavari River. As the water level continued at a dangerous level in the past week, the bund was damaged and looked likely to be breached at any moment, the villagers said. Godavari...
More »Major Rivers in Central India in severe flood situation -Vinson Kurian
-The Hindu Business Line Rains may return to South by early September The Central Water Commission (CWC) has said that major Rivers flowed in severe flood situation on Saturday at 33 stations across Bihar, Assam, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and Telangana and one each in Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and West Bengal on account of enhanced monsoon conditions generated by successive low-pressure areas from the Bay of Bengal. The South Peninsula has not witnessed...
More »Solar-powered water pumps offer ray of hope for Spiti’s farmers -Gaurav Bisht
-Hindustan Times Diesel-run generators used for irrigation not only burnt a hole in their pockets but were also an environmental concern Chandigarh: Solar-powered water pumps have come as a ray of hope for tribal farmers of the remote Spiti valley of Himachal Pradesh that otherwise offers limited livelihood options due to the harsh climate and inhospitable terrain. The cultivated fields in the valley are situated along nullahs and the Spiti River and many...
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