Floods

February 17, 2021

Two more bodies recovered from Tapovan tunnel, disaster toll rises to 58

Eleven of the bodies were recovered from the tunnel at the National Thermal Power Corporation's Tapovan-Vishnugad project site, where about 30 people were initially feared trapped.

February 13, 2021
U'khand disaster: Rescue teams widening hole in Tapovan tunnel to reach trapped people

A hole with a diameter of one feet will help send in a camera to ascertain their location and a pipe to flush out accumulated water from the tunnel.
February 10, 2021
Uttarakhand flash floods due to hanging glacier collapse: initial study by institute

The death toll in the Uttarakhand disaster rose to 32 with six more bodies being recovered as multiple agencies raced against time to reach about 30 workers trapped inside a tunnel at a power project site and 174 people remained missing.
February 07, 2021
PM Modi reviews flood situation in Uttarakhand, says nation prays for everyone's safety

A glacier broke off in Joshimath in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district on Sunday, causing a massive flood in the Dhauli Ganga river and endangering the lives of people living along its banks.
January 19, 2021
Climate change may change rainfall patterns in south India, intensify floods: Study

According to the research, a northward shift of the tropical rain belt over the eastern Africa and the Indian Ocean could result in 'intensified flooding in southern India,' and may impact global biodiversity and food security by 2100.
January 14, 2021
Kerala Govt to end flood cess from August 1

The flood cess was implemented from August 1, 2019, with the aim of collecting Rs 2,000 crore in two years to help with the recovery from the devastation caused by floods.
October 16, 2020
20K people moved to safety in rain-battered Maha, K'taka flood situation grim

Hyderabad and other parts of Telangana are slowly returning to normalcy with relief measures being stepped up by the government.

Floods

Two more bodies recovered from Tapovan tunnel, disaster toll rises to 58

U'khand disaster: Rescue teams widening hole in Tapovan tunnel to reach trapped people

Uttarakhand flash floods due to hanging glacier collapse: initial study by institute

PM Modi reviews flood situation in Uttarakhand, says nation prays for everyone's safety

Climate change may change rainfall patterns in south India, intensify floods: Study

Kerala Govt to end flood cess from August 1

20K people moved to safety in rain-battered Maha, K'taka flood situation grim

Mumbai: Heavy rains lead to waterlogging, disrupt traffic

Daring rescue in safety net, 70-year-old saved from flash flood in Idukki

Heavy rains lash Kerala, red alert in 8 districts