Chitra Padmanabhan

At least three people have died and nearly one million people have been affected as heavy rains triggered flash floods in Orissa, officials said Thursday.

Following heavy rains in the last two days, the Surendranagar district is facing floods.

Army helicopters have been pressed into emergency service and over 5,000 people have been evacuated as the Saurashtra region in Gujarat continued to be lashed by heavy rains.

Envisaging a permanent solution of the flood problem, Assam Government has prepared an Action Plan of Rs 86,000 crore. The Plan is proposed to be completed within the next 18-20 years.

Bangladesh Water Development Board has adopted a long-time flood forecasting technology to cope with the perilous impact of climate change.

NEW DELHI: Union Rural Development Minister Raghuvansh Prasad Singh on Wednesday criticised the Bihar government for failing to plug the breach in the Kosi river that caused devastating floods in the

Pune, September 17 Kosi may not be the end of the story; in fact, it may be just the beginning. According to research by a team at the University of Pune (UoP) and at the College of Military Engineering (CME), there has been an increase in the number of

Flash flood, caused by the incessant rains over the last week, and onrush of waters from across the border, submerged the vast areas in haor areas of the district leaving an unspecified number of people maroored by the deluge.

The flood affected are Karimganj, Katiadi, Nikli, Hossainpur, Kuliarchar, Bajitpur, Itna, Tarail, Austagram, Pukundi and port town Bhairab Bazar.