Northeast monsoon preparedness: Tamil Nadu government mandates repair of rainwater harvesting structures
State-level and district-level coordination committees chaired by the Chief Secretary and District Collectors will monitor enforcement.
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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.
Only one day brought very heavy rain, in Visakhapatnam district; Annamayya had 11 rainy days, and the IMD forecasts below-normal rain for October
According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD) data, between June 1 and September 30, the Bengaluru city station recorded 313 mm rainfall with a departure of -236 mm.
For Ajay Kumar Chutani, whose family has run a sari shop in the north Indian market town of Karnal since the 1970s, the months after the monsoon are always his busiest. During these cool weeks, he sells enough lengths of silk and embroidered cotton to tide him over the leaner seasons, as farming families prepare for weddings and the frenetic festival season. This year, after erratic rains through the wet season and the country’s weakest rainfall since 2015, Chutani is keeping a close eye on the...
A powerful El Niño has left India with its weakest monsoon in more than a decade, threatening crops, draining reservoirs and raising food-price risks in the world’s most populous nation.
The declaration comes as the monsoon nears its end, with a shortfall in rainfall. Only five districts have recorded rain at or above the average for the period