Swapna Liddle's lecture at IIC Delhi kicked off a series of events titled History of Water in Delhi: Politics, Prosperity, Culture and Belief. She said that water served a civilisational feature but was often overlooked.
It highlighted poor maintenance of ITO barrage, which is under Haryana govt & was at centre of Delhi-Haryana blame game during last July's floods. Other 2 barrages are under Delhi & UP.
The panel has also urged the department under Ministry of Jal Shakti to work with agriculture & farmers’ welfare ministry to promote organic farming to mitigate health hazards.
Children return to school wearing masks, Yamuna still covered in toxic foam. Monday’s AQI of 336 was down from Thursday’s level of 509, but still 'hazardous', Swiss group IQAir said.
Central & Delhi govts have formed separate committees to probe July floods while Haryana panel has given its report. Delhi govt also getting a new drainage plan made for the city.
Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena flags urgent need of advance flood management plan for Yamuna Bazar, other low-lying areas, recommends zero tolerance towards encroachment on floodplains.
Amid the chaos, tilapia and catfish were spotted swimming about in living rooms, basements and the streets. Domestic workers in the area cast nets, and made a meal out of the catch.
Delhi’s flood-displaced wait for the government to identify their losses and rebuild their homes from scratch. The 1978 deluge is fresh in the mind of many who again find themselves in relief camps.
Known as 'lohe ka pul' in common parlance, the iron truss bridge was built in 1863 as part of a railroad link between Delhi & Calcutta. Now submerged in Yamuna, it waits for the flood to recede.
BJP’s fate in the second phase of 2024 Lok Sabha election will be decided in Karnataka, Rajasthan, and Maharashtra, where it performed very well in 2019 but faces a stiff competition now.
The private lender's shares tumbled to be top Nifty 50 loser after India's central bank barred it from taking on new customers through online and mobile banking channels.
Another addition to military cooperation has been the Strategic Space Dialogue, inaugurated in Paris in 2023. Last month, India participated as an observer to France’s AsterX.
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