<p>Reply affidavit by Water Resources Department, Maharashtra in EA No 04/2022 (WZ) in the matter of Sarang Yadvadkar & Ors V/s The State of Maharashtra dated 23/04/2024.</p> <p>The matter related
A 13km-wide current flowing at enormous speed over a stretch of 100km. Over a million people have lost their crops, land and homes. It could get worse Subodh Varma New Delhi: Every once in a while, nature reminds humans that it is the boss. The Kosi river, which gathers water from some of the highest mountains in the world, including Everest, and enters India in north Bihar, has changed its course and shifted over 120km eastwards, going back to a course it had abandoned more than 300 years ago.
Badal briefs Central team on flood loss "State not yet utilised Rs.1,646 crore of the fund' CHANDIGARH: Even as Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal called upon a visiting Central team to assess the total loss in the State due to recent floods from a "new' perspective, the Congress party on Monday demanded a
Saptakoshi flood displaced, taking shelter by the side of Koshi River in Saptari, have complained that they are compelled to live under scarcity as the relief program has been largely focused on the displaced people of Sunsari. Around 30,000 people from flood hit VDCs, who fled to Saptari side, have been cut off from Sunsari as the flood water has deluged 4 km road section along the East-West Highway. Due to lack of food and clean water many people, especially children and women, have started to fall sick.
Jalandhar: The actual damage of crop and property may run into hundreds of crores, but the government has estimated that a tentative Rs 70 crore relief fund is required for the flood-affected families in Jalandhar and Hoshiarpur districts. Meanwhile, a girdawari is still on in both the districts. Kapurthala district also reported heavy losses in the damage assessment report prepared by the district administration.
Ashok K Mishra BIHAR BIHAR'S sorrow, the Kosi, has changed its course near Kusaha village in Nepal for the first time in the last 50 years after breaching the East Kosi afflux embankment threatening millions of lives. Over 12 lakh people are trapped between the old and the new streams of the river leading to plans for unprecendented evacuation effort in the northern part of the state. Chief minister Nitish Kumar has appealed to the people of the twin districts of Madhepura and Supaul, that may be wiped off the map, to abandon houses and find shelter in relief camps.
Patna, With over 20 lakh people bearing the brunt of floods in 14 districts of Bihar, three Indian Air Force helicopters continued to drop relief materials in the worst hit Supaul, Araria and Madhepura for the fifth successive day as the turbulent waters of the Kosi submerged fresh areas in the three districts.
The Home Ministry has informed that around 40,000 people have been displaced due to floods in Saptakosi river. "Till now, 40,378 people of 7102 families have been displaced,' the Ministry has informed. The Ministry has informed that 5500 hectares of land, 12 km of black-topped road and 13 km of seasonal road have been destroyed by the flood. It has said that people of Haripir, Sripur Jabdi, Laukahi and Western Kusaha VDCs of Sunsari district have been fully displaced while those of Narsingh, Basantapur and Ghuski VDCs of the same district have been badly affected by the inundation.
As thousands of displaced people suffer numerous problems related to food and shelter, the local administration on Sunday said it is going to rehabilitate them within a week. Following the government's directives, District Administration Office (DAO) Sunsari is preparing to set up temporary shelters either in Narsingha or Bhokraha VDCs. According to Local Development Officer (LDO), Guru Prasad Subedi, tens of thousands of displaced people will be rehabilitated temporarily in shanties and makeshift huts within a week.
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