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 …
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 …
The new houses built for residents living at the riverside plain of the Yellow River at Jiucheng town of Juancheng county, Heze city of Shandong province. "Every summer, my father would worry that our roof would leak and the flood would hit the village at night," said Zhang, Party chief of Caolou village, which sits next to the Yellow River, …
