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UP all set to have automatic weather stations
Uttar Pradesh (UP) is all set to acquire automatic weather stations equipped with sensors thereby making weather forecasting farmer friendly. The unique facility will be put to use for the first time in India on the lines of Australia and USA.
- Date:
- 12/03/2010
- Source:
- Pioneer (Lucknow)
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Siltation causing floods in Brahmaputra, Barak rivers
The Centre has finally admitted that excessive siltation of Brahmaputra and Barak rivers was primarily reasons responsible for recurring floods in Assam.
- Date:
- 12/03/2010
- Source:
- Assam Tribune (Guwahati)
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India gives $5 million for Chile quake relief
UNITED NATIONS: India has announced a cash contribution of $5 million for relief and rehabilitation in Chile in a show of solidarity with the people of the earthquake-hit country.
- Date:
- 11/03/2010
- Source:
- Times Of India (New Delhi)
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Naidu seeks aid for flood victims
Hyderabad, March 9: The leader of Opposition, Mr N. Chandrababu Naidu, turned emotional in the House on Tuesday while talking about the woes of flood victims.
He slammed the government and ministers for not helping thousands of flood victims of Kurnool and Mahbubnagar districts.
- Date:
- 10/03/2010
- Source:
- Deccan Chronicle (Hyderabad)
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Work on Brahmaputra embankment begins
BARPETA, March 9 – Amidst apprehension of misuse of funds and protest from the public over the reasonability of building an embankment on the Brahmaputra without checking erosion and demanding proper and timely compensation of the requisitioned land the work on the controversial embankment in the Bahari Pazarbhanga sector in Barpeta district began on Sunday.
- Date:
- 10/03/2010
- Source:
- Assam Tribune (Guwahati)
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Erosion posing major threat to State
Revenue Minister Dr Bhumidhar Barman today admitted in the State Assembly that erosion has become a far more dangerous problem than floods and the efforts made so far to deal with the problem failed to yield the desired results.
- Date:
- 10/03/2010
- Source:
- Assam Tribune (Guwahati)
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Quake moved Chile city by 3m
Chicago: The massive earthquake which struck the west coast of Chile last month moved the entire city of Concepcion more than three meters (10 feet) to the west, scientists said on Monday.
- Date:
- 10/03/2010
- Source:
- Times Of India (New Delhi)
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Govt refuses to accept famine theory
The Shibu Soren government today admitted that the drought scenario was critical, but refused to declare the state famine-hit.
It, however, agreed to make efforts to improve irrigation facilities and provide foodgrain to the poor to prevent starvation deaths.
The Opposition consequently staged a walkout.
- Date:
- 10/03/2010
- Source:
- Telegraph (Ranchi)
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Erosion gives sleepless nights to villagers
BHADRAK: Several families in a hamlet in Bhadrak district are living in constant fear of their homes being wiped out soon due to massive erosion by the river Salandi.
Palatpur, situated on the Salandi banks near Akhandalmani temple, 55 km from the district headquarters, has already lost its playing and cattle grazing fields due to erosion by the river.
- Date:
- 09/03/2010
- Source:
- New Indian Express (Bhubaneswar)
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51 die in Turkey earthquake
OKCULAR (Turkey): A strong, pre-dawn earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6 on Richter Scale struck eastern Turkey on Monday, killing 51 people as it knocked down stone and mud-brick houses and minarets in at least six villages, said the government.
- Date:
- 09/03/2010
- Source:
- Hindu (New Delhi)
