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Surface Water
Artificial lake forms in Brahmaputra
Posted on 23 Oct, 2018 10:27 AMArtificial lake in Brahmaputra in China, flood threat in Arunachal Pradesh and Assam wanes
Maintain minimum flow in the Ganga river: Centre
Posted on 16 Oct, 2018 12:57 PMCentre notifies minimum e-flow for the Ganga river
Cyclone Titli hits Odisha and Andhra Pradesh
Posted on 16 Oct, 2018 12:38 PMCyclone Titli devastates Odisha and Andhra Pradesh
Why floodplains need to be protected
Posted on 12 Oct, 2018 11:56 AMThe Kerala flood of 2018 was 30 percent less intense than that of 1924 deluge, the biggest in Kerala’s history. Yet it caused a huge loss of lives, property and infrastructure. Swollen rivers ruptured their banks and floodwaters gushed through houses built on the floodplains.
India's first soil moisture map out
Posted on 10 Oct, 2018 11:37 AMIndia gets its first soil moisture map developed using hydrological model
Glacial lake keeps disaster managers on toes in Sikkim
Posted on 02 Oct, 2018 12:30 PMDisasters managers and scientists in Sikkim are keeping a close watch on a lake formed due to the melting of glaciers to see how successful is an experiment they began two years back to siphon off excess water from the lake to prevent it from bursting.
Lower Demwe hydel project gets nod from wildlife board
Posted on 02 Oct, 2018 12:11 PMWildlife Board clears Lower Demwe hydel project despite flaws in report
Kerala floods and after
Posted on 27 Sep, 2018 05:11 PMEvery time there is a huge flood in India with massive loss of lives and extensive physical damage, there is a hue and cry. Especially, if this takes place in an area not normally prone to such floods. Assam and Bihar, for instance, are regularly laid waste by floods and so, there is not much agitation over that anymore.
Cyclone Daye triggers widespread rain
Posted on 25 Sep, 2018 06:02 PMCyclone causes rain in 18 states; floods, landslides reported in North India
Dam safety project gets additional funds
Posted on 25 Sep, 2018 05:40 PMAdditional funds of over Rs 1,300 crore allocated to dam safety project