Over Rs 4,000 crore spent on cyclone risk mitigation since 2011: GovernmentIndia has spent over Rs 4,300 crore on the National Cyclone Risk Mitigation Project since 2011. This initiative aimed to enhance disaster r...
01 Apr, 2026, 05.22 PM IST
Centre paves way for using waste in building highwaysAs per the ministry's assessment, about 170 million tonnes of waste is accumulated at 2,304 dump sites in the country. The inert material a...
28 Dec, 2023, 11.56 PM IST
Odisha launches Rs 763.5 crore cyclone resilient saline embankment projectThe Water Resources department on Saturday issued a notification on launching of Rs 763.5 crore 'Cyclone Resilient Saline Embankment Projec...
04 Sep, 2022, 06.17 PM IST
End all embankment-repairing work by May every year, Assam minister Pijush Hazarika tells officersThe minister also asked the officers to ensure that there is no compromise with regards to the quality of embankment repair work. Post the ...
06 Jun, 2021, 06.07 PM IST
Odisha to construct 380 km saline embankmentRath said: "A detailed project report (DPR) is being prepared under the supervision of Water Resources department for the first-phase const...
30 May, 2021, 10.27 AM IST
Assam CM asks Numaligarh Refinery to play proactive role in promoting agro-based economyThe Chief Minister made this call during a review of the Numaligarh Refinery Expansion Project (NREP) and Bio Refinery Plant at the NRL Hea...
14 May, 2020, 12.16 AM IST
Assam floods: CM Sonowal directs chief secy to set up embankment protection committeeSonowal said the committee, to be constituted comprising engineers, experts, NGOs, would help avert breaches in embankment with timely inte...
30 Jul, 2016, 07.29 PM IST
Decks cleared for Odisha's geo-synthetic-tube seawall projectDecks have been cleared for commencement of construction of Odisha's first geo-synthetic-tube seawall project to tame the marauding sea.
31 Jul, 2013, 12.56 PM IST
Odisha working on Rs 700 crore project to mitigate flood furyWith frequent floods ravaging the state, Odisha government today said it was implementing a Rs 700 crore project to mitigate flood fury on ...
26 Jun, 2013, 11.07 PM IST
Govt to strengthen embankments, drainage system in East DelhiThe Delhi government today decided to strengthen a number of embankments and the drainage system in East Delhi.
24 Jun, 2013, 10.10 PM IST
- India, Nepal agree to strengthen river banks to avoid floods
India and Nepal have agreed to strengthen the embankments of Bagmati, Kamla, Lalbakeya and Khando rivers to control the spilling of flood w...
18 Mar, 2013, 02.56 PM IST
- Assam seeks Rs 12,000 crore for flood damages
Making strong case in front of visiting central team, Assam wants Rs 12,000 Crore for the damages it has suffered due to present wave of fl...
10 Jul, 2012, 10.26 PM IST
- Ramesh writes to Orissa, Chhattisgarh on Polavaram
Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh has reached out to Chief Ministers of Orissa and Chhattisgarh to break the logjam on the Polavaram proje...
12 Mar, 2011, 06.57 AM IST
- Jairam Ramesh objects to further construction in Polavaram irrigation project
Jairam Ramesh has objected to the Andhra Pradesh Government going ahead with construction for the project without settling with the Chhatti...
08 Mar, 2011, 03.58 AM IST
- Jairam’s ministry after Polavaram project now
The environment ministry has sought an explanation from the Andhra Pradesh government for beginning work on the on the Polavaram irrigation...
02 Nov, 2010, 04.42 AM IST
- Nitish orders inquiry into Kosi embankment breach
Nitish Kumar govt in Bihar has ordered a judicial probe into the breach of the embankment on the Kosi river which has caused the worst floo...
12 Sep, 2008, 01.04 AM IST
- Subscribe Simplex IPO with medium term view: Keynote
Keynote Capital in its research report on the initial public offering of Simplex Projects Ltd has recommended 'subscribe' with a medium ter...
11 Jul, 2007, 02.50 PM IST