Natural Disasters

SRINAGAR, Sept 1: Due to flash floods and cloudburst in Leh last month, 28 thousand quintals of food grains of different standing crops spread over 1400 hector of agriculture land have been damaged. This was revealed from the survey of SKUAST(K) conducted about the damage caused to the Agriculture crop and land by the cloudburst. The survey team was deputed by the Minister for Agriculture, G

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Goutam Das Bangalore: People made homeless by north Karnataka’s devastating flood last September have a helping hand in technological firms now. These firms plan to roll out new colonies that will give a new lease of life to the flood-affected.

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Vinod Thomas and Ronald S. Parker CATASTROPHE: The floods in Pakistan are estimated to have been worse than the scale of the devastating 2004 tsunami. The frequency and intensity of natural disasters have been on the rise in recent decades.

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KAMALABARI, Sept 1 – Erosion by the Brahmaputra continues unabated at Shalmara, Dakhinpat, Kumargaon, Chumoimari, Bengenati, Bhakat Chapari, Saraati, Moluwal and Dakhin Majuli. On the northern side of Majuli, erosion by the Kherkatiya suti, a stream of the Subansiri has endangered the existence of Jengraimukh, the hub of tribal culture in the upper part of the river island.

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London: Scientists have warned that global warming could reduce rainfall, contrary to the belief that rising temperatures lead to increase in overall precipitation levels. Previous studies have shown that rainfall will increase globally by 2-3% for every degree Celsius that the Earth’s surface heats up. But, scientists at the University of Leeds who looked at a range of climate chang

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Ranchi, Aug.

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After deciding to route assistance to flood devastated Pakistan through the United Nations, India has increased its contribution to $ 25 million from the initial pledge of $ 5 million that was offered earlier this month.

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More than 2,500 trees have been cut down to plug breaches near Dhussi dam and its surrounding areas in Ludhiana. In Kherabet area alone, more than 600 trees were cut from the forestland, though not a single tree grown by the landlords on the riverbed have been touched. “The landlords have grown poplar trees on encroached government land, and are earning huge profit.

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Ranchi, Aug. 30: Jharkhand intends to submit a Rs 7,500 crore proposal to the Centre for the smooth completion of different major and medium irrigation projects in different parts of the state. The decision was taken today at a review meeting presided by chief secretary A.K. Singh.

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