KOCHI: As canal cleaning work is in progress, workers found huge chunk of polythene bags with garbage thrown in the canal. It is mostly plastic waste, sanitary napkins and diapers.

Unseasonal rain and drastic dip in temperature since March has increased the worries of the farmer community in the Valley as the current climatic condition is likely to affect the yield this year.

Imphal: Heavy rains during the last two days have inundated over 100 houses in Manipur. About 50 houses were badly damaged.

The state meteorological department has predicted more rainfall in next 24 hours.

Heavy rains throughout Sunday night and Monday caused water-logging and congestion on all major arterial roads in the city.

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) to submit its action plan to deal with waterlogging in the city, particularly near Kushak Nalla in South Extension, by February

Commenting that human beings were the “biggest enemy” of the environment and monuments, the Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed the Chief secretary to convene a high level meeting to consider st

Villages in the district which are prone to waterlogging are hit the most by heavy rainfall in the last couple of days.

For two days, Makwal village and its surrounding areas, 27 km west of Jammu, were ravaged by the floodwaters after the Tawi breached its embankment and flowed into villages, mostly inhabited by poo

District Medical Officer P. K.

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