TIRUPATTUR: Severe inundation on the national highway in Ambur every time it heavily rains, results in hours of traffic snarls in the area. Residents told TNIE that the sewage canals have not been functioning properly for decades, leading to a situation where roadside sewage water mixes with rainwater, causing significant problems for people. S Anbu, a former councillor of Sannankuppam, …
NEW DELHI: It started with a heavy spell of rain on Saturday that lashed several parts of the national capital, including the Rajinder Nagar area which bore witness to the death of three civil services aspirants. The three IAS aspirants were Shreya Yadav of Ambedkar Nagar in Uttar Pradesh, Tanya Soni from Telangana, and Navin Dalwin from Kerala. All of …
The Delhi High Court on Monday granted four weeks time to the Centre, Delhi Government and other authorities for filing status reports in a suo moto case concerning the issue of lack of rainwater harvesting efforts taken by the departments in the city. A division bench comprising of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad ordered thus:"Respondents are …
The Sheetla Mata Road was partially shut by the traffic police on Wednesday morning due to heavy waterlogging following a spell of rain, which threw traffic out of gear on nearby roads and left residents stranded in their homes. Residents form human chains to avoid being swept away by waist-high rainwater on Sheetla Mata Road. According to the police, their …
Heavy rains on Wednesday showed no mercy on Gurgaon where main roads, including underpasses, and those in interior residential areas were submerged in water, bringing traffic movement to a halt. Sohna Chowk, Sikanderpur, Golf Course, Himgiri Chowk, Bilaspur Chowk, and the roads towards Delhi and Jaipur reported waterlogging, the Gurgaon Traffic Police said. No reaction was avaialble from Gurgaon Division …