New Delhi, Sep 24 (IANS) Light to moderate rainfall continued to lash the national capital for the third consecutive day on Saturday putting commuters in a tight spot as they faced heavy traffic jams on several roads. The Delhi Traffic Police issued several advisories for the commuters and asked them to plan their journey accordingly […]
Chennai, Sept 7 (BPNS) With the increased discharge of water from Mettur dam in Salem, a flood alert has been sounded in the banks of the Kollidaam river in Cuddalore. An alert has been sounded across the banks of River Kollidam as water has been discharged at the rate of 90,000 cusecs from the Mettur dam. […]
Chennai, Sept 1 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu Regional centre of the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted heavy to very heavy rains in the districts of Niligiris and Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu on Thursday and Friday. The agency also predicted light to moderate rainfall with lightning and thunderstorms in many parts of Tamil Nadu and […]
Chennai, Sept 1 (BPNS) Heavy rains lashed Chennai and its surrounding areas on Thursday with several low-lying areas in the state capital inundated in water. The rains which commenced at 12 pm on Thursday are continuing unabated and have thrown normal life out of gear. Weathermen have predicted heavy to very heavy rains in many […]
Chennai, Aug 8 (BPNS) Farmers in the Tiruchi district of Tamil Nadu are in tears after 750 acres of crops including paddy and banana crops are under water due to heavy rains. The paddy and banana crops are underwater for the past four days due to the rising water levels across the Cauvery river banks […]
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 6 (BPNS) After heavy rains in catchment areas and the water level rising, the shutters of the Idukki dam were opened at 10 am on Sunday. The shutters were opened after 3 sound alarms were given at 9.55, 9.57, and 9. 59. One shutter of the dam is now raised to 70 cm […]
Chennai, Aug 5 (BPNS) With heavy rains pounding many parts of Tamil Nadu and southwest monsoon in its full fury, the reservoirs in the state have almost touched the full reservoir level. The state water resources department in a statement on Thursday said that the combined water storage level of 90 reservoirs in the state […]
Chennai, Aug 5 (BPNS) With river Cauvery in spate for the second consecutive day on Friday, 1277 people of 369 families continue to live in relief camps in Erode district of Tamil Nadu. Officials from revenue, police, fire and rescue services, and health departments are monitoring the flow of water and containment of any communicable […]
Chennai, Aug 4 (BPNS) Relief centres were opened in Erode district of Tamil Nadu after Cauvery is in spate with 2 lakh cusecs of water released from the Stanley reservoir in Mettur. Around 200 houses located on the banks of the river at Bhavani and Kodumudi in Erode district were inundated by the water flow. […]
Thiruvananthapuram, August 4 (BPNS) A state-wide alert has been issued as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicts the continuation of intense rainfall activity in Kerala. According to the IMD, intense rainfall to isolated very heavy rainfall could be expected from August 5 to 8. At the same time, with several places getting inundated and many […]
