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BEML signs multiple agreements with Dredging CorpIn a significant move towards enhancing India's maritime capabilities, state-owned BEML is joining forces with the Dredging Corporation of ...- Live water storage of about 34 bn cubic metres already lost in India: OfficialCWC Chairman Kushvinder Vohra said studies undertaken by the agency showed that average loss of gross storage is about 0.45 per cent per ye...
- Ganga siltation on Centre's radarKumar had blamed the deposit of silt in the Ganga for the “slow discharge of water“ from the Farakka Dam, which, he claimed, had led to flo...
- Govt unveils steps to curb Ganga silting problemWithin 24 hours of Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar reiterating the state’s demand for a national policy on desiltation of the Ganga, the ...
- Bihar CM urges Centre to address issue of siltation in Ganga river
- A national silt policy being prepared to desilt all rivers to deal with floodsSeeking to handle threat of floods in many parts of the country during Monsoon, the Centre will soon come out with a national silt policy w...
- Siltation in River Ganga a big challenge: Nitish KumarHe said this while addressing the alumni meet of NIT, Patna, formerly known as Bihar College of Engineering, at the college campus.
- North Bengal reels under flood scareA fear of isolation has gripped large swathes of land in districts like Coochbehar, Jalpaiguri and Darjeeling with the water level in river...
- Bengal government allocates Rs 100 crore to handle floods in northern regionDeforestation, civil construction and several other increased human activities in the hills are the reason behind heavy flood in North Beng...
- Heavy unnatural siltation in Northern Bengal rivers demands proper attention"A Rs 100 crore fund has been set with north Bengal’s (NB) share of Rs 20 crore in it," said state irrigation Minister R Banerjee.
- Approaching monsoon rings alarm bell in West BengalThe alarm bell has already started ringing with the announcement of Indian meteorological department about arrival of monsoon in the region...
- Pay heed to Murli Manohar Joshi's reservations on Clean Ganga project: Nitish KumarJoshi had questioned the feasibility of the 'Namami Gange' project and claimed that the river can not be cleaned even in the next 50 years.
- Northeastern states fear floods amid pre-monsoon rainsPre monsoon rains have started ringing alarm bell in North East region and adjoining northern half of Bengal, two of the worst flood hit ar...
- Pre-Monsoon raindrops started ringing alarm bellPre monsoon Raindrops have started ringing alarm bell in North East region and adjoining northern half of West Bengal.
- Paradip port resumes partial operations, restoration work onParadip Port today resumed partial operations, after suffering extensive damages due to Cyclone Phailin that lashed the east coast two days...
- Rapid decline in commercially important fishes in GangaIt is ironical that Patnaites consume fishes imported from Andhra Pradesh despite the city situated on the bank of the Ganga.The number of ...
- Poor Waste Disposal System, unauthorised constructions & siltation behind flooding: NSSO ReportIn 2002, waterlogging had affected 36% slums, as per a report by the National Sample Survey Office (NSSO). India has about 49,000 slum clus...
- Shipping lines to Haldia Dock Complex under threatWith shallow patches in the Hooghly surfacing fast, future movement of shipping lines to the HDC has come seriously under question.
- Siltation narrowing mouth of Mahim creekEnvironmentalists in the city have expressed concern over the narrowing of the mouth of the Mahim creek, which they claim is the result of ...
- Shipping lines likely to impose surcharge at JN PortAgitated about frequent draught restrictions imposed by Jawaharlal Nehru Port (JNP), container shipping lines in Mumbai have decided to imp...
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