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.
Several areas in Delhi swamped with floodwaters from Yamuna. Authorities say rise in Yamuna level due to water from Hathni Kund, a concrete barrage in Yamuna Nagar, Haryana .
As per Central Water Commission's flood-monitoring portal, water level at Old Railway Bridge crossed 207 m at 4 am, first time since 2013. River is expected to rise to 207.35 m by noon.
Indian judiciary has a corrosive imbalance between the bar and the bench. Those who supervise the district judiciary do so without the lived experience that is essential for meaningful reform.
November exports to the US saw 10% growth from the previous month. Overall, in the first 8 months this fiscal, the merchandise exports to the US touched has touched $59bn.
Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).
Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.
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