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August 21, 2024 7:06 AM

IMD issues orange alert warning for rainfall over Eastern, Northeastern & southern parts of the country

India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued orange alert warning for rainfall over Eastern, Northeastern and southern parts of the country for the next few days. According to IMD, heavy to very heavy rainfall is expected over West Bengal, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura till 25th August. Isolated heavy rainfall is also very likely over Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Karaikal, Lakshadweep, Coastal Karnataka, Coastal Andhra...

June 30, 2024 8:55 PM

IMD issues orange, and red alerts over Northwest, East, Northeast India during next 4 to 5 days due to heavy rainfall

The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued orange and red alerts over Northwest, East, and Northeast India during the next 4 to 5 days due to heavy to very heavy rainfall. The IMD said that heavy rainfall will prevail over parts of Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, East Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh till the 3rd of July. In East and Northeast India, these conditions will be present over Bihar, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghal...

June 28, 2024 4:24 PM

Delhi: LG holds emergency meeting in light of water logging situation in city

Delhi Lieutenant Governor, VK Saxena today convened an emergency meeting of all concerned agencies of Delhi Government to review the situation arising out of severe waterlogging, overflow of unsilted drains and backflow of clogged sewer lines, in wake of the pre-monsoon rains in the City. Officials of the Delhi Jal Board, Public Works Department, Irrigation and Flood Control Department, Municipal Corporation of Delhi, New Delhi Municipal Council, Delhi Police, Delhi Development Authority and Nat...

June 23, 2024 9:20 PM

Arunachal Pradesh: Sudden surge of heavy rainfall creates havoc in Itanagar

In Arunachal Pradesh, a sudden surge of heavy rainfall created havoc in the capital city Itanagar today. Blockades, landslides, and flash floods have been reported from various locations in the capital region. Various low-lying areas were flooded with rain water and a portion of the NH 415 between Itanagar and Naharlagun twin city was partially damaged by flash flood, though traffic has not been affected. In response, Itanagar District Administration visited the flood-affected area...

July 19, 2023 7:30 PM

Rainfall activity likely to continue over Konkan and Goa, Maharashtra, and Gujarat: IMD

Indian Meteorological Department, IMD has said that rainfall activity is likely to continue over Konkan and Goa, Maharashtra, and Gujarat today and isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall thereafter. Isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall is very likely to continue over Odisha for the next five days and over Chhattisgarh, Vidarbha, and Telangana during the next two days. Light to moderate, fairly widespread to widespread rainfall with isolated heavy rainfall is very likely over Jammu-Kash...