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Centre pushes for mandatory floodplain zoning law as only 4 states comply
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Centre pushes for mandatory floodplain zoning law as only 4 states comply

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, With only four states complying despite repeated reminders, the Centre is contemplating making it mandatory for states to enact floodplain zoning legislation if they want to access central flood management funds, officials have said. A senior official said the Ministry of Jal Shakti has been in continuous communication with state governments, urging them to notify the Flood Plain …

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Supreme Court upholds demolition of encroachments at Akbar Nagar in Lucknow
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court upholds demolition of encroachments at Akbar Nagar in Lucknow

Op India  

In a major order, the Supreme Court today upheld the Allahabad High Court’s Order to demolish illegal settlements in Akbar Nagar in Lucknow. “In view of the aforesaid, we are in agreement with the High Court that the colony has been constructed on a floodplain area,” the Supreme Court concluded, stating that the petitioners lack any legal title or document, …

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How freeing rivers can help California ease flood risks and revive ecosystems
10 months ago

How freeing rivers can help California ease flood risks and revive ecosystems

LA Times  

Throughout the Central Valley, California’s rivers have long been held within their banks by levees and berms, artificially disrupting the natural cycles of flooding and preventing streams from meandering across the landscape. “Floodplains are this really important feature of rivers,” said Julie Rentner, president of the nonprofit group River Partners, which has led the restoration effort along with the Tuolumne …

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32 illegal farmhouses razed in Yamuna River floodplain in Noida
1 year, 6 months ago

32 illegal farmhouses razed in Yamuna River floodplain in Noida

Hindustan Times  

The Noida authority demolished at least 32 farmhouses built illegally on the Yamuna River floodplains on Tuesday. Our campaign against illegal farmhouses will continue following the law,” said Prasun Diwvedi, a Noida authority officer on special duty. The drive was carried out in response to orders from Noida authority chief executive officer Ritu Maheshwari, who directed the land department to …

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National Green Tribunal Gives No Objection For Installation Of LightHouse Near Yamuna’s FloodPlain In Delhi
1 year, 7 months ago

National Green Tribunal Gives No Objection For Installation Of LightHouse Near Yamuna’s FloodPlain In Delhi

Live Law  

The principal bench of National Green Tribunal has given no objection to DDA for installation of a lighthouse in the greenway, adjacent to the Yamuna flood plains, for additional surveillance and security. The bench of Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel, Justice Sudhir Agarwal, Dr A. Senthil Vel said, “we are of the view that on principle there can be no objection …

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California leads effort to let rivers roam, lower flood risk
2 years, 8 months ago

California leads effort to let rivers roam, lower flood risk

Associated Press  

MODESTO, Calif. — Between vast almond orchards and dairy pastures in the heart of California’s farm country sits a property being redesigned to look like it did 150 years ago, before levees restricted the flow of rivers that weave across the landscape. The Dos Rios Ranch Preserve is California’s largest single floodplain restoration project, part of the nation’s broadest effort …

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The Long U.S. History of Relocating Communities Because of Flooding
54 years, 11 months ago

The Long U.S. History of Relocating Communities Because of Flooding

Slate  

This article originally appeared in Issues in Science & Technology. A new era for flood mitigation During the summer of 1993, severe flooding along the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers and their tributaries—the Great Flood of 1993—marked a milestone for flood relocation projects. Local residents identified several goals for the new town: a “Main Street” feel, a new school, a designated …

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Presto Chango: How flood map revisions allow building in risky areas
4 years, 1 month ago

Presto Chango: How flood map revisions allow building in risky areas

Salon  

This story was produced by FairWarning, a nonprofit news organization based in Southern California that focuses on public health, consumer, labor and environmental issues. Across the country, developers regularly use flood map changes to build in areas vulnerable to flooding after getting FEMA to approve measures such as elevating homes, building retention ponds and raising the land with fill. Developers …

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