Centre proposes to continue river basin management scheme with Rs 2,183 crore outlay for 2026- 31The government plans to continue the River Basin Management scheme from 2026 to 2031. A budget of Rs 2,183 crore is proposed. This initiati...
19 Apr, 2026, 09.45 PM IST
20 river sites under flood risk, 3 locations in Assam and Bihar face severe inundation: CWCSeveral regions in India are on high alert. The Central Water Commission reports twenty river sites are under flood threat. Assam and Bihar...
11 Jul, 2025, 04.08 PM IST
Northeast floods: Home Minister Amit Shah backs use of satellite imagery provided by ISROUnion Home Minister Amit Shah proposed creating 50 large ponds in the Northeast to divert Brahmaputra water for flood management, agricultu...
24 Jun, 2024, 12.23 AM IST
Assam: Brahmaputra in spate; houses submerged in Morigaon, 120 villages affectedFlooding caused by an overflowing Brahmaputra river has affected over 15,000 people in Assam's Morigaon district. The floodwaters have subm...
30 Aug, 2023, 02.47 PM IST
Flood situation in Assam's Dhemaji continues to be grim, about 18,000 people affectedThe flood situation in the Dhemaji district of Assam has become grim as nearly 18,000 people have been affected by the current wave of floo...
09 Jul, 2023, 01.36 PM IST
Assam flood situation remains grim with rivers flowing above red markAs per an Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) report, till Saturday 37,535 people in 10 districts of the state have been affe...
18 Jun, 2023, 11.24 AM IST
Bangladesh braces for massive floods; Brahmaputra flowing 55 cm above danger levelWeather officials in Bangladesh have predicted massive floods in the northwest and southeast portions of the country bordering India, as in...
28 Jun, 2020, 09.16 PM IST
No flood threat now in Arunachal, Assam: China on formation of artificial lake in BrahmaputraIndia and China have established Expert Level Mechanism (ELM) in 2006 to discuss various issues related to trans-border rivers.
22 Oct, 2018, 04.12 PM IST
China’s failure to share river data may spark off new round of tensionsIn August during the Dokalam crisis, New Delhi had pointed out that Beijing has not shared hydrological data this year.
13 Jul, 2018, 11.20 AM IST
India, China hold talks on trans-border riversThe two-day talks on the 11th meeting of the India-China Expert Level Mechanism (ELM) on Trans-Border Rivers concluded yesterday in the Chi...
28 Mar, 2018, 11.32 AM IST
River data to flow again as India, China defuse conflictsThe two neighbours have a bilateral arrangement under which China shares with India hydrological data on cross-border rivers between May 15...
08 Mar, 2018, 11.17 PM IST
India plans to build big dams over Brahmaputra, says Uma BhartiThe Union govt and Arunachal Pradesh are discussing the project with a proposed capacity of between nine and 13 BCM in Siang region of the ...
04 Jun, 2015, 08.37 PM IST
Flood alert in low-lying areas of Meghalaya"As the Brahmaputra river is swelling, repair work in the affected areas of the embankment is going on," Pravin Bakshi said.
18 Aug, 2014, 09.14 PM IST
India agrees deal with China for flood data on BrahmaputraIndia will pay China over Rs 82 lakh annually for crucial flood data of the Brahmaputra to improve flood forecasting, said an official stat...
01 Jul, 2014, 06.17 PM IST
Assam reels under floods; Majuli and Kaziranga affectedRising water of the Brahmaputra has inundated vast tracts of land in Kaziranga's Burapahar, Bagori and northern parts of Agratoli with thre...
09 Sep, 2013, 10.02 PM IST
- Assam flood situation worsens, death toll mounts
Flood situation in Assam worsened further with Brahmaputra and its tributaries breaching more embankments as the death toll rose to 16 with...
04 Sep, 2008, 08.13 PM IST
- India now has to pay for Brahmaputra flood data
The crucial flood data of Brahmaputra river being shared by China with India will no longer come for free.
22 Aug, 2008, 11.02 AM IST