Flood Control

Review of Ganga Flood Control Commission: Standing Committee on Water Resources (2013-2014)

This is the twenty first Parliamentary Standing Committee report on 'Review of Ganga Flood Control Commission' presented in Lok Sabha on 20 February 2014.

Publication Date:

20/02/2014

Source: Lok Sabha

Tags:

Flood Control, Ganga, India, Drainage, Water Resources, River Linking, Reservoirs, Farakka Barrage, Climate Change

Natural Disasters

Eighth Nepal-Indian meet on flood management

The eighth meeting of Nepal-India Joint Committee on Inundation and Flood Management (JCIFM) was held during 4th – 8th February, 2014 in Kathmandu.

Publication Date:

19/02/2014

Source: Nepal News (Nepal)

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India, Nepal, Floods, Natural Disasters, Disaster Management, Flood Control, Kamla, Bagmati, South Asia

Natural Disasters

Locals take initiative to prevent flooding

Hundreds of locals living near Mohana River in Kailali are building an embankment along the river banks to prevent flooding in their settlement.

Publication Date:

19/02/2014

Source: Himalayan Times (Nepal)

Tags:

Nepal, Floods, Natural Disasters, Disaster Preparedness, South Asia, Flood Control

Natural Disasters

Nepal‚ India delive into flood control measures

The eighth meeting of the Nepal-India joint committee on inundation and flood management was held from February 4 to February 8 in Kathmandu.

Publication Date:

18/02/2014

Source: Himalayan Times (Nepal)

Tags:

India, Nepal, Floods, Natural Disasters, Flood Control, Bagmati, South Asia

Science And Technology

Integrating science into humanitarian and development planning and practice to enhance community resilience

A set of Guidelines on ‘Integrating science into humanitarian and development planning and practice to enhance community resilience’ has been developed by Melanie Duncan at University College London in collaboration with a number of contributors.

Publication Date:

11/02/2014

Author(s): Melanie Duncan, Kate Crowley, Ros Cornforth & et al

Source: UK Collaborative on Development Sciences (UKCDS)

Tags:

Development, Science, NGO, Bangladesh, Knowledge, Information, Climate Change, Global Warming, Floods, Disaster Management, Scientists, Appropriate Technology, Public Participation, Flood Control, Agriculture, Weather Predictions, Farmers, Kenya

Natural Disasters

Rs 180-crore channelisation project to check flood fury

The Rs 180-crore Chhonchh khud channelisation project, the foundation stone for which was recently laid by Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh at Dahkulara in the Indora Assembly constituency in lower K

Publication Date:

24/01/2014

Author(s): Rajiv Mahajan

Source: Tribune (New Delhi)

Tags:

Himachal Pradesh, Kangra, Floods, Monsoons, Soil Erosion, Planning Commission, Flood Control, Natural Disasters

Natural Disasters

Nod to 226 flood-control schemes

As many as 226 new schemes were approved at the 45th meeting of Haryana State Flood Control Board held here yesterday with Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda in the chair.

Publication Date:

10/01/2014

Source: Tribune (New Delhi)

Tags:

Haryana, Jhajjar (D), Floods, Drainage, Flood Control, Natural Disasters

Water Resources

Why Eastern Himalayan countries should cooperate in transboundary water resource management

Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, and Nepal in the Eastern Himalayas are interconnected by the common river systems of the Ganges, Brahmaputra, and Meghna (GBM). The GBM basin is home to approximately 700 million people, comprising over 10% of the world's population. The economy and environment of the region depend on water, but while the need for water is increasing, poor management and climate-related effects are making water supplies erratic.

Publication Date:

01/01/2014

Author(s): Golam Rasul

Source: Water Policy

Vol:

16

pp:

19–38

Tags:

Rivers, Eastern Himalaya, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, India, Ganga, Brahmaputra, Meghna, Water Management, Hydroelectricity, Flood Control, South Asia, Water Policy

Climate Change

Uttarakhand’s action plan to minimize effects of climate change

Smarting under the effects of an unprecedented natural calamity in June, the Uttarakhand government is working on a Rs 9,000-crore action plan to minimize the impact of climate change in the state.

Publication Date:

26/12/2013

Source: IBN Live

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