Heavy rains last night caused severe waterlogging in many areas of the city, throwing life out of gear for the citizens who woke up to the horrors of an artificial deluge in the morning.

The annual monsoon has always been perceived both as a rural blessing and an urban curse

Mumbai The Vile Parle (E) vegetable market has become cleaner and greener in the three months since it imposed a plastic ban on itself.

Since May, when the public-private trial initiative began, the BMC has noted a significant reduction in plastic wastes in the area since May. This has prevented clogging of drains and resulted in reduced flooding.

Waterlogging after a brief spell of rain is still a common feature in Guwahati city, but unfortunately, more than five years have passed since former Gauhati University Vice-Chancellor Dr NK Choudhury offered a series of suggestions to the Government to deal with the problem and most of those are yet to be implemented.

The fear of floods in border villages due to the erection of bandhs by Pakistan in its territory is becoming real with water accumulating in Gharana, Gulabgarh and adjoining border villages.

Harvesting Could Have Prevented Waterlogging: Experts

Dinesh Kumar Mishra looks back at the history of floods in North Bihar and wonders what this year has in store Had the Kosi river not breached its eastern embankment at Kusaha last year, 2008 would have gone down as a drought year in North Bihar. The rains were scanty and there was virtual drought after the breach occurred. That is why the Kosi hit only 3.3 million people across five

- Rs 6.8cr to develop Adityapur infrastructure, prevent waterlogging
ANKUSH SINGH
On revamp route

Jamshedpur, July 29: The Adityapur Industrial Area Development Authority (Aiada) has prepared a Rs 6.8-crore project for improving basic facilities in its command area.

Ranchi, July 15: The Ranchi Municipal Corporation (RMC) has identified 14 pockets in the city prone to waterlogging to facilitate steps to end monsoon worries.

Residents of Mumbai hit the panic mode today as the Mithi river, flowing through its suburbs, breached its danger mark, thus reviving memories of the July 2005 floods that claimed over 150 lives.