Invitation To Dengue As 86 Cases & Three Deaths Reported In Gurgaon

Gurgaon: The spread of dengue continues unabated in the Millennium City. With 86 cases and three deaths reported so far this season, more and more questions are being asked about the pathetic infrastructure and poor sanitation conditions behind the outward glitz and shine.

Asha P. Nair

Rain would have been an entirely different experience, if not for the water-logging and overflowing that drowns the city each time there is a downpour. But, there is hope.

The root cause for the floods is choking and blocking of natural drains and `infrastructure development'. A typical example is the monstrosity called MRTS that has killed Buckingham canal as a flood carrier, says M G Devasahayam

Flooded roads, overflowing drains and inundated villages the monsoon is spreading havoc across the coastal districts in the State. The govt is struggling to limit the damage

As the North-East monsoon became vigorous over coastal Tamil Nadu and active over interiors of the State, it has wreaked havoc in many parts and killed 13 people till Friday.

More than 25,000 people have been affected by widespread waterlogging in Malda

Chhatarpur: The ill managed drainage system causes the drains to overflow even after light rain in the district headquarter Chhatarpur.

Lucknow: A choked Ghiyasuddin Haider (GH) Canal overflowed following heavy rains that lashed the state capital on Thursday, leaving many areas inundated even as municipal officials were left redfaced.

The Public Health Engineering (PHE) department had decided to undertake a project of setting up high-raised platform tubewells in different areas of South 24-Parganas and North 24-Parganas, that had been ravaged by the cyclone Aila in May this year. The project could not take off, as most of these areas, including Gosaba, Basanti and Patharpratima are still under water.