India is one of the worst flood-affected nations in the world. The frequency of urban floods due to high-intensity rainfall is increasing over the years. Flood management and flood governance are in the news often. In this post, let’s analyse India’s disaster response capabilities to tackle...
India is a topical country and its hydrometeorological condition is dominated by monsoon confined to four months in a year. The intense rainfall during monsoon leads to flooding in various parts of the country in varying magnitude almost every year. Government of India has evolved various policies ...
NEW DELHI, July 12 (Xinhua) -- The floods in India's northeastern state of Assam have turned grim as water levels in the rivers reached above the danger-mark, state-run broadcaster All India Radio (AIR) reported on Friday. "The overall flood situation remains grim in Assam as new areas ...
NEW DELHI, July 25 (Xinhua) -- Local government in India's eastern state of Bihar Thursday issued a flood warning in view of heavy rains in neighbouring country of Nepal, officials said. Heavy rains lashed the catchment areas of Nepal. Flood situation has further deteriorated following an incr...
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he was monitoring the situation and has spoken to senior authorities. "India stands with Uttarakhand and the nation prays for everyone's safety there," he wrote on Twitter. A video posted on social media showed the floodwater streaming through ...
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Flood Victims Take to Social Media as Rains Cause Chaos in India's Gurugram More Reuters A man got stuck on his bike in a flooded street after heavy rains in Gurugram, India, August 20, 2020. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi By Neha Arora NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Heavy rains...
Flood monitoring using microwave remote sensing in a part of Nuna river basin, Odisha, India 来自 EconPapers 喜欢 0 阅读量: 82 作者:S Kundu,SP Aggarwal,N Kingma,A Mondal,D Khare 摘要: Floods adversely affect the life of people and property in the coastal districts. It is important to ...
UAE's Emirates SkyCargo carries 175 tons of relief aid to India's flood-hit Kerala Feature: India's flood-hit Kerala slowly limps back to normalcy MORE PHOTOS First Smart China Expo attracts visitors in Chongqing Transfer of land-use rights benefits farmers, cooperatives in Hanjiata Village...
NEW DELHI, June 19 (Xinhua) -- Four people went missing in a river when a boat capsized in India's flood-hit Assam state, a local police official said on Sunday. The incident occurred at around noon. There were nine people aboard the ill-fated boat. ...