Floods in India to be avoided using fuzzy logic IF A washing machine can figure out how dirty the laundry is, then it can calculate how long it should wash, how much detergent to add and how much water is needed. This is called the fuzzy logic technology and it works on a simple

For some residents in the neighborhoods closest to the fast-rising Red River here, the last-minute announcement by anxious city officials that they would build a second set of dikes to protect the heart of this state

Mumbai The state government has sought Rs 400 crore from the Centre for the ambitious Brihanmumbai Storm Water Drainage (BRIMSTOWAD) project that seeks to alleviate flooding in the city and suburbs.

Senior government officials said the request was made at a meeting with Planning Commission member Anwarul Huda. Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) officials had also attended the meeting.

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Work on protective structures along Cauvery, Coleroon begins

Strong effort: Work under way on building permanent protective structures along the right bank of the Cauvery at Vengur.

TIRUCHI: The construction of permanent protective structures along the Cauvery and Coleroon rivers has begun as part of the Rs.253.71-crore flood control project.

Shillong:
Come monsoon. A new flood monitoring system, aided by microwave remote sensing, will come up along the Brahmaputra basin in the North-East to help plan and execute efficient emergency response measures.

The sanctioning of a pilot project for construction of an embankment at Matmora in Lakhimpur district using the latest geo-fabric technology is a welcome departure from convention. Over the years, the recurring floods and erosion in the State have made it amply clear that the dual menace is unlikely to be contained through ad-hoc, short-term measures.

MUMBAI: With the July 26, 2005, floods still fresh in public memory, the civic body continues in its quest for a flood-free Mumbai. The Chitale Committee, set up immediately after the calamity, recommended that the existing network of Storm Water Drains (SWD) be augmented to cater to a rainfall intensity of 50mm/hour from the current 25mm as per the recommendation of Brimstowad report.

With floods continuing to wreak havoc in the State with unfailing regularity, it is time to make a renewed assessment of the situation for putting in place a long-term mechanism to check the menace.