DIRBA: Punjab’s Finance, Planning, Excise and Taxation Minister Advocate Harpal Singh Cheema, announced today that the Punjab Government is highly serious about protecting the state from floods permanently. To this end, plans are in place to clean, deepen, and widen the Ravi and Sutlej rivers, which fall under the state’s jurisdiction, while permission has been sought from the Central Government to clean the Beas River, designated as a Ramsar site. 

KOLKATA: With the recovery of one more body during the last 24 hours, the total number deaths in the flood and landslide-affected hills, Terai and Dooars regions of West Bengal has risen to 40.

MUMBAI: The Maharashtra government on Tuesday announced a financial package of Rs 31,628 crore to help farmers affected by heavy rain and floods in various districts of the state.

NEW DELHI: Union Home Minister Amit Shah-led High-Level Committee (HLC) has approved Rs 707.97 crore of additional Central assistance to Assam and Gujarat, affected by floods, landslides during 2024, an official said on Tuesday.

AMRITSAR: The Department of Psychology from Guru Nanak Dev University, in collaboration with NGO Help A Child of India, conducted a psychosocial support session for flood-affected children at Malikpur village, Ajnala according to the directions of Vice Chancellor Professor Dr. Karamjeet Singh. The intervention provided crucial mental health support to children still coping with the aftermath of the recent devastating floods.

BEIJING: China's State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters activated a Level-IV emergency response for flood control in its southwestern Yunnan Province on Monday.

JUBA: Widespread flooding caused by heavy rains in South Sudan has killed 19 people and affected an estimated 639,225 others across 26 counties in six states, a United Nations (UN) humanitarian agency said.

PHAGWARA: Aam Aadmi Party’s Rajya Sabha MP and Founder Chancellor of Lovely Professional University (LPU), Dr. Ashok Kumar Mittal, handed over permanent employment letters to family members of those who lost their loved ones in the recent Punjab floods. The appointments have been made at Lovely Professional University, ensuring that the families receive both financial stability and long-term dignity of work.

VISAKHAPATNAM: Heavy rainfall under the impact of the cyclonic storm, which crossed the Odisha coast early Friday, triggered floods in the Vamsadhara and Nagavali Rivers in north coastal Andhra Pradesh, inundating low-lying areas.

AMRITSAR: Baba Ram Dev, the head of Patanjali Yog Peeth Haridwar, who reached Sachkhand Sri Harmandir Sahib to pay obeisance, met SGPC President Advocate Harjinder Singh Dhami and also handed over a cheque of Rs 1 crore for the services being provided by SGPC for the flood victims. 

CHANDIGARH: In a major relief to farmers whose crops were damaged in floods, Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini has announced the postponement of crop loan repayment and also a waiver in the electricity bill of tubewells till December end.

CHANDIGARH: A high-level delegation of the Punjab Government comprising Punjab Finance Minister Advocate Harpal Singh Cheema, Chief Secretary KAP Sinha, and Additional Chief Secretary, Home Affairs and Finance, Alok Shekhar, on Tuesday called on the Chairman of the 16th Finance Commission Dr. Arvind Panagariya in Delhi to present a forceful case for the special long term rehabilitation package to state, citing the recent experience with devastating floods, among the worst in decades, which caused an estimated damage of Rs 20,000 Crores, particularly in border areas, to crops, homes, and infrastructure. 

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Tuesday called on the kind intervention of the Union Home Minister Amit Shah and sought a special package for the state in view of massive damage caused due to recent unprecedented floods. 

CHANDIGARH: In view of the large-scale destruction caused by recent floods in Punjab and the AAP government’s negligence, the Bharatiya Janata Party today organized a “Janata ki Vidhan Sabha” (People’s Assembly). In this special assembly, party leaders accused the Punjab Government of failing to take necessary steps for flood prevention.

MUMBAI: Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday reviewed the flood situation in Marathwada and the discharges from various dams across the state. He ordered all concerned District Collectors to keep their machinery on alert for conducting relief and rescue operations.

GURDASPUR: Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal today asked where was Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo Arvind Kejriwal in WHOLE name AAP had asked for “ek mauka”, even as he asked chief minister Bhagwant Mann to stop the blame game and release compensation to the flood hit immediately.

CHANDIGARH: The controversy over the Rangla Punjab Society and its fund for flood relief, announced by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, reverberated in the Punjab Vidhan Sabha on the opening day of the session. Leader of Opposition Partap Singh Bajwa raised serious doubts about the legitimacy of the society and expressed fears that the funds collected could be misappropriated by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government. 

HYDERABAD: Passengers from Mahatma Gandhi Bus Station (MGBS) in Hyderabad were rescued by Disaster Response Force teams as floods in the Musi River inundated the biggest bus station in Telangana.

MUMBAI: Former Union Agriculture Minister and NCP-SP Chief Sharad Pawar has called upon the Maharashtra government to urgently deploy additional manpower and officials from revenue, agriculture, irrigation, and other departments from other districts to ensure timely assessments and effective relief operations considering the scale of the farmers' damage assessments following the heavy rains and floods.

CHANDIGARH: Slamming the opposition for politicizing the issue of floods, the Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Friday said that the people of the state will never forgive these insensitive and opportunist politicians for their betrayal towards the state and its residents.

CHANDIGARH: Cabinet Minister Sh. Sanjeev Arora informed that Sonalika Leading Agri Evolution firm has already contributed about rupees 4.5 crores approx. to help the flood affected people of Punjab. Sonalika firm also donated Rs. fifty lakhs towards Chief Minister Rangla Punjab Fund under the Mission "Chardi Kala".

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Friday reviewed the ongoing cleanliness, relief, and rehabilitation efforts across major towns and cities of the state in the aftermath of the recent floods.

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Vidhan Sabha on Friday paid tributes to 59 citizens who lost their lives in the recent devastating floods across the State.

CHANDIGARH: In a heartening move to give hope and support farmers devastated by recent floods, the Punjab Government will distribute two lakh quintals of high-quality wheat seeds free of cost to affected farmers for the upcoming Rabi season. 

CHANDIGARH: Leader of Opposition in the Punjab Vidhan Sabha, Partap Singh Bajwa, has written to Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman raising serious concerns over what he described as a “glaring contradiction” between the Centre and Punjab government on the availability of disaster relief funds meant for flood-hit citizens of the state.

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Revenue, Rehabilitation and Disaster Management Minister S. Hardeep Singh Mundian today informed that the flood situation in the State has stabilised as all relief camps have now been closed with the remaining inmates returned to their homes. 

CHANDIGARH: The recent floods and viral outbreak in Punjab have dealt a severe blow to the paddy crop. The hard work of lakhs of farmers was destroyed in an instant. But in this difficult time, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann’s government is standing firmly with the farmers. To provide them with relief and justice, the Mann government has launched a special girdawari (damage assessment) survey so that every loss can be accurately recorded, and every farmer can receive their rightful compensation. 

PHAGWARA: Rajya Sabha member Sant Balbir Singh Seechewal has attributed the recent devastating floods in Punjab and other northern states to human interference with nature. Speaking at an event in Sirsa to mark the birth anniversary of Bhai Ghaniya Ji, he warned that continuous heavy rainfall, exacerbated by climate change, is causing large-scale destruction. 

AJNALA (AMRITSAR): To review the crop losses in border villages like Ball Labhe Darya, Kamirpura, Sahowal, and others affected by the devastating floods in River Ravi, constituency MLA and former Punjab Cabinet Minister S. Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal personally reached the spot. Boarding a motorboat provided by the BSF, he inspected the destroyed crops across the river. 

PHAGWARA: Punjab is reeling under unprecedented floods, with over 1,400 villages affected, vast crop losses reported, and nearly 50 lives lost. Amid this humanitarian crisis, the state government has come under fire for a controversial decision to exclude 1.2 million poor families from the Free Ration Scheme, prompting sharp criticism from political opponents. 

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Government today claimed top have immunised over 1.75 lakh livestock against Haemorrhagic Septicaemia (HS) disease within a remarkably short span of just one week. The targeted inoculation drive, covering 713 villages across flood-affected districts, has helped avert a potential animal health crisis, informed S. Gurmeet Singh Khudian, Minister of Animal Husbandry, Dairy Development and Fisheries, Punjab.

AMRITSAR: Today, to restore services at the Sub-Tehsil centre and the Primary Health Centre (Civil Hospital) in the historic town of Ramdas, which was badly hit by floods and buried under silt and debris, constituency MLA and former Punjab Cabinet Minister Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal personally joined in removing silt and cleaning, and also carried out mosquito fogging in the town.

SANGRUR: Punjab Finance Minister Advocate Harpal Singh Cheema on Saturday flagged off three ambulances from the rest house, Sangrur, to provide medical services to residents of the flood-affected areas in the Dirba constituency. 

AMRITSAR: In line with the announcement made to organize, streamline, and effectively coordinate relief services for flood-affected people in Punjab, Sri Akal Takht Sahib’s Acting Jathedar, Giani Kuldip Singh Gargajj, today officially launched the sarkarekhalsa.org website from the Secretariat of Sri Akal Takht Sahib. 

BRASILIA: The death toll from landslides and floods in the Brazilian city of Petropolis in Rio de Janeiro state rose to 78, including six children, local authorities said.

NEW DELHI: The National Green Tribunal has directed a Joint Committee to look into a plea against illegal shrimp farms in violation of Coastal Zone Regulation Notification and norms for the protection of flood plain area of the Kim and Sena rivers in Surat and Bharuch districts of Gujarat.

KUALA LUMPUR:Another nine people have been reported dead, bringing the total deaths due to severe flooding in Malaysia to 17, authorities in Selangor state said.

KUALA LUMPER: Thousands of people were evacuated as continuous heavy rain caused severe flooding in several parts of Malaysia, Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob said late on Saturday.

KHARTOUM: Flooding in South Sudan has affected 835,000 people leading to an increasingrisk of more displacements, further violence, endangering food security, and disrupting livelihoods, the UN said.

HYDERABAD:Actor Prabhas has donated a huge amount of Rs 1 crore to the Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister's Relief Fund. After the recent floods which caused devastation in some areas of the state, the 'Baahubali' actor has donated the money.

SYDNEY: Flood warnings were issued on Friday for parts of New South Wales (NSW), Queensland and Victoria as emergency workers were bracing for another busy weekend following continued widespread torrential rain and thunderstorms on Australia's east coast.

SYNDEY: Flood warnings were issued on Friday for parts of New South Wales (NSW), Queensland and Victoria as emergency workers were bracing for another busy weekend following continued widespread torrential rain and thunderstorms on Australia's east coast.

VANCOUVER: The government of Canada's British Columbia declared a state of emergency in the Pacific province due to floods and mudslides caused by rainstorms in the last few days.

OTTAWA: The entire City of Merritt in Canada's British Columbia province was forced to evacuate due to floods caused by torrential rain.

CHENNAI:  Former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu and AIADMK Coordinator O. Panneerselvam has requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi for funds to carry out relief work in flood-hit areas.

TRIPOLI:  The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has said it provided assistance to more than 150 families displaced by floods in eastern Libya, Xinhua news agency reported.

KATHMANDU: least 48 people have died and 31 others went missing in Nepal's flood and landslides triggered by incessant rains from Sunday, Nepal's Ministry of Home Affairs said.

ThiruvananthapuramAs:  the death toll in Kerala floods and heavy rainfall reached 35, the Congress-led opposition on Monday accused the Pinarayi Vijayan government of not acting in time. However, the government quickly denied the charges.

NEW DELHI: Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday said there has been an increased frequency of extreme weather events in recent times which are a clear indication of changing dynamics of the climate.

KOLKATA: Incessant rainfall coupled with the sudden release of water by the Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) has led to a flood-like situation in six districts of West Bengal and the situation was such that the Army and NDRF had to be called in to assist the state government in the rescue operation.

 BANGKOK: Heavy floods caused by tropical storm Dianmu have severely impacted almost half of Thailand's provinces with at least seven people dead and one missing, the country's disaster control authorities said Thursday.

YAVATMAL:  A State Transport inter-district bus with at least eight passengers on board was washed away as it was crossing a bridge on a flooded river in Umerkhed, here on Tuesday morning.

UNITED NATION:  Heavy rain and subsequent flooding have affected more than 300,000 people in 14 of Sudan's 18 states, and relief stocks are running low, UN humanitarians said.

JAKRARTA:  Floods inundated hundreds of houses in Indonesia's Gorontalo province, affecting 929 people in three villages.

NEW DELHI: The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has deployed nine teams in the two flood-hit districts of East and West Midnapore in West Bengal

JAKARTA: Floods have submerged 15,439 houses and affected 25,443 people in 13 sub-districts of Katingan district in Indonesia's Central Kalimantan province, the country's National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) said.

HYDERABAD:  Heavy rains have flooded Telangana's Sircilla town and some other parts of Rajanna Sircilla district on Tuesday.

 BEIJING: Beijing's flood season ended on August 31, with the highest average precipitation in recent 20 years, said the municipal meteorological bureau on Monday.

JAKARTA:  At least 330 people were affected by floods that submerged 90 houses and plantations in Polewali Mandar district of Indonesia's South Sulawesi province, the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) said.

NEW YORK: Torrential rain and floods caused by the powerful storm Ida have claimed more than 40 lives across the northeastern region of the US, according to authorities

AUCKLAMD:  Around 60 families in West Auckland of New Zealand were forced to leave their homes ue to rain-triggered flood amid the Covid-19 lockdown on Tuesday.

BEIJING:  Torrential rain and floods have affected more than 113,000 people in the city of Ankang, in China's Shaanxi province, with over 23,800 others relocated, local authorities said on Tuesday.

NEW DELHI:  Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday spoke to Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and took stock of the flood situation in many parts of the state.

GUWAHATI: With the flood situation further worsened on Saturday, around 2.26 lakh people, including more than 39,000 children were affected in 15 of the 34 Assam districts, officials said on Saturday night.

LUCKNOW: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday directed the state administration to work on a war footing in arranging relief measures in flood-affected districts of the state.

SRINAGAR: Authorities in Leh district of Ladakh union territory on Sunday alerted residents living downstream the Indus River of impending flooding due to the creation of an artificial lake in the Zanskar River.

PATNA: Stepping up the attack on his younger brother Tejashwi Yadav, Tej Pratap Yadav has alleged that the former has left the people of Bihar at a time when floods have ravaged several parts of the state and gone to Delhi.

NEW DELHI:he government has roped in Indian Air Force to carry out relief and rescue operations in flood affected areas of Rajasthan. Torrential rains in Rajasthan have flooded several districts, including Kota.

AMARAVATI: Andhra Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority (APSDMA) Commissioner K. Kannababu on Saturday said the floodwaters in Krishna river have receded. However, people living along the Krishna river need to be wary, especially in Krishna and Guntur districts.

LUCKNOW: As the second wave of the pandemic recedes, the Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh has started making preparations for flood control, especially in the eastern part of the state.

KATHMANDU: Floods and landslides have wreaked havoc in Nepal following the incessant rains on Tuesday and Wednesday, leaving scores dead and missing.

KATHMANDU: Over four dozen people are feared missing as floods and landslides wreaked havoc in Helambu and Melamchi areas in Sindhupalchok district of Nepal following incessant rains on Tuesday and Wednesday.

KABUL: At least 78 people have died in Afghanistan due to heavy rainfall and flash floods in the past week, the country's National Disaster Management Authority (ANDMA) said on Saturday.

HYDERABAD: To prevent a repeat of the mayhem wreaked on Hyderabad following unprecedentedly heavy rainfall in October last year, the Telangana government has drawn out an elaborate plan to strengthen the existing stormwater drain system in the city.

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Wednesday sanctioned Rs.130 crore for execution of various flood protection works across the state and directed the irrigation and revenue departments to ensure their completion before the onset of the monsoon season.

SYDNEY:As Australians endured widespread flooding in the country's east on Tuesday, snakes and spiders were also being forced from their dwellings to escape the rising waters.

CANBERRA: Tens of thousands of people have been evacuated as of Monday due to a major flooding event on Australia's east coast, with heavy rainfall across large parts of New South Wales (NSW) state expected to continue.

NEW DELHI:The Centre on Wednesday informed the Supreme Court that there is no connection between the 'Chardham' road widening and the flash floods last week which claimed many lives in Uttarakhand.

DEHRADUN: The rescuers have recovered 23 limbs in addition to 58 bodies so far after the February 7 deluge in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district.
Out of this, the last rites of 55 bodies and 20 limbs have been performed after collecting DNA samples, said DIG Nilesh Anand Bharne, who is also the spokesman of the state police.

DEHRADUN: Rescuers have found three more bodies, including two from inside a tunnel of the disaster-hit Tapovan project in Chamoli district in Uttarakhand, taking the total number of bodies recovered so far to 53.

NEW DELHI: As rescue operations are underway in the aftermath of the flash floods at Raini village in Tapovan area of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand, the state government on Wednesday said that at least 34 bodies have been recovered, while 206 people are still feared missing.

NEW DELHI:In the aftermath of the devastating floods that wreaked havoc in Chamoli district in Uttarakhand on Sunday, the state government on Tuesday said that its officials will be collecting DNA samples of the unattended recovered bodies.

CHAMOLI: There was a massive flood in Uttarakhand's Joshimath area due to the water level in Dhauliganga river suddenly crossing its regular flow on Sunday morning followed by an avalanche near a power project at the Reni village of Chamoli district.

AMARAVATI:A look at the major developments in Andhra Pradesh which dominated public attention in 2020.January:
The Andhra Pradesh Assembly passed a bill to develop three capitals with Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy assuring justice to Amaravati farmers, who had been on the warpath for more than a month by then and still continue to agitate.

SYDNEY: A severe weather system lashing parts of Australia's east coast prompted over 850 calls for help over the weekend as heavy rain and winds caused severe flooding and other damages.

BANGKOK:  Thirteen people have been killed due to flash floods in Thailand's Nakhon Si Thammarat province, disaster management officials said on Saturday.

HYDERABAD:Stampede-like situation prevailed as thousands of persons queued up at Mee Seva centres in Hyderabad and surrounding areas to apply for Rs 10,000 aid from the Telangana government for every household affected by the recent heavy rains and floods.

BENGALURU:Karnataka has sought Rs 2,100 crore from the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) for relief and rehabilitation works in a dozen districts ravaged by heavy monsoon rains and floods, an official said on Tuesday.

WASHINGTON:US President Donald Trump's administration is planning to impose a "flood of sanctions" on Iran by January 20, 2021, after it recently recently targeted the Islamic Republic's oil and financial sectors, a media report said.

DURGAPUR(West Bengal):A portion of lock gate of Durgapur barrage got severely damaged on Friday night triggering panic among villagers that it may lead to inundation of a large part of low-lying areas in West Bengal's West Burdwan district, officials said on Saturday.

KAIKALURU:(Andhra Pradesh), Oct 26 (IANS) Telugu Desam Party (TDP) General Secretary Nara Lokesh alleged that no minister or ruling party leader was visiting the flood-affected people in the state.

BENGALURU: Karnataka sought Rs 10,000 crore special package from the Central government for relief and rehabilitation works in dozen flood-hit districts across the state, an official said on Friday.

LUCKNOW:The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh is working on an action plan for a permanent solution to the problem of floods in the state.

BENGALURU:Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa on Wednesday conducted an aerial survey of flood-hit districts in the state's northern region and assured the affected people of more funds.

HYDERABAD:Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday announced Rs 15 crore financial assistance to flood-hit Telangana.According to the Telangana Chief Minister's Office, Kejriwal announced the aid for relief and rehabilitation work in the areas affected by heavy rain and flash floods.

KALABURAGI(KARNATAKA): With the release of 5,91,000 cusecs of water from the Sonna Barrage on Bhima river in Afzalpur taluka, a 10.5 MW power generating unit was submerged on Monday, a senior official from the energy department told IANS.

HYDERABAD: The Indian Army and National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) on Wednesday joined rescue and relief work in the flood-affected areas of Hyderabad.

NEW DELHI:Google is already sending public alerts to people hit by flooding in India and users in India can now use Search to simply enter a query on a flood-affected area to see key information on the current situation in that region, the company said on Friday.

PATIALA:Cleaning and maintenance of around 29 Drains and other flood protection works have been carried out in view of the current rainy season Under MGNREGA in Patiala Drainage Division, said ADC (D) Dr Preeti Yadav here today.

NAWASHAHR:Mr. Manish Tewari Member Parliament from Lok Sabha constituency Sh. Anandpur Sahib today held a special meeting at District Administrative Complex Nawanshahr with the officers of various departments of the district regarding the precautionary measures to be taken to prevent possible floods and complete all the arrangements by July 21. Deputy Commissioner Dr. Shena Aggarwal assured that the authorities have been directed to make appropriate arrangements for the prevention of possible floods before the onset of rains and asked the officials of various departments to monitor these arrangements in a coordinated manner.

PHILLAUR(Jalandhar):Deputy Commissioner Jalandhar Ghanshyam Thori today said that district administration was fully vigilant to tackle any sort of emergency situation in the flood-prone areas of the district. 

NEW DELHI: In a bid to rekindle the Khalistan movement, separatist Sikh groups based in Canada and the US are being promoted by Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) to spearhead an anti-India hate campaign. More than twenty phone numbers of Khalistan extremists, originating from the US, Pakistan and other destinations, used in spreading audio messages in various districts in Punjab, have been identified by Indian Intelligence agencies.

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Thursday sanctioned a total amount of Rs 55 crore for undertaking flood protection and desilting measures on priority in the state, with directions to complete the same before the onset of the monsoon, to prevent any flooding in the coming season.