Heavy rain lashes Puducherry
A distant cautionary signal No. 1 was hoisted at Puducherry port. Fishermen have been asked to stay off the seas.
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A distant cautionary signal No. 1 was hoisted at Puducherry port. Fishermen have been asked to stay off the seas.
Isolated places in Theni, Dindigul and Madurai districts are likely to get extremely heavy rainfall and have been issued red alert; Till 8.30 a.m. on Saturday, rainfall occurred at around 80% places over Tamil Nadu
State-level and district-level coordination committees chaired by the Chief Secretary and District Collectors will monitor enforcement.
Machines whirred around Siddiqui as her vision blurred and her heart hammered. The garment factory on the outskirts of Karachi was sweltering. The room was packed with sweating fellow workers and huge industrial equipment that radiated heat. The air felt thick with the humidity of this summer’s monsoon. Siddiqui, who asked to be identified only by surname, felt like she was suffocating. Concerned colleagues called over her supervisor. “The supervisor said, ‘Just complete this work,’” the...
The Minister says that all districts are instructed to take up precautionary measures to achieve three objectives of preventing the spread of diseases during the monsoon, preventing deaths and ensuring uninterrupted medical services
Floodwater drained in most parts of the city by dawn, barring Perambur and Velachery. No rain-related fatalities or major accidents were reported; all 22 subway underpasses were cleared and reopened to traffic by 6 a.m. on Sunday, say GCC officials. Trees were uprooted in more than 10 places
During the monsoon timetable, which came into effect on June 15, trains on the Konkan Railway route operated at reduced speeds as a precaution against rain-related mishaps
She says that government should have held meetings in July or August; she also flags inadequate allocation of funds for civic infra maintenance
Lightning strikes damaged 10 houses at Palayikkunnu in Vengola, left a girl with burn injuries and damaged a mosque minaret at Karumalloor; a portion of land also caved in at Vengola
Rise in vector and water-borne diseases due to intermittent rain remains a major health concern; local bodies told to strengthen implementation of Arogyabheri, a year-long epidemic prevention action plan that focusses on disease prevention
The failure of the southwest monsoon (June-September) this year is the primary reason for the current round of disputes between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu
The Centre must help States once inter-ministerial team gives finding
A weak monsoon is raising food-price risks, while the falling rupee is making imports more expensive.
Bengaluru seeing the most intense activity, recording 111.1 mm of rain on June 3, 2024.