Articles for River Waters

6 die as boat with students overturns in Srinagar's Jhelum river
8 months, 1 week ago

6 die as boat with students overturns in Srinagar's Jhelum river

Hindustan Times  

Six people, including two children, were killed as a boat carrying students to school on Tuesday morning capsized on the Jhelum in Srinagar, even as authorities set off on frantic efforts to locate three missing people in the river’s cold and choppy waters. National Disaster Response Force team conduct rescue operation after boat capsized in the Jhelum river, in Srinagar, …

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Cargo ship hits Baltimore's Key Bridge, bringing it down. Rescuers are looking for people in water
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Cargo ship hits Baltimore's Key Bridge, bringing it down. Rescuers are looking for people in water

Deccan Chronicle  

Baltimore, Mar 26 A container ship rammed into a major bridge in Baltimore early Tuesday, causing it to snap in a few places and plunge into the river below. Two people were pulled from the waters under the Francis Scott Key Bridge, one in serious condition, according to Baltimore Fire Chief James Wallace. Earlier, Kevin Cartwright, director of communications for …

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Centre’s Control Over River Management Boards in Telugu States Violate Constitution
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Centre’s Control Over River Management Boards in Telugu States Violate Constitution

Deccan Chronicle  

The River Water Management Boards, formed under Section 84 and 85 of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014, have become millstones around the neck of both the successor states and the consequences could not be foreseen by the people of these states. The River Boards Act, 1956, was passed in Parliament using its legislative power under Entry 56 and its …

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Women avoided dropping their Bathukammas in the Godavari river waters
1 year, 1 month ago

Women avoided dropping their Bathukammas in the Godavari river waters

Deccan Chronicle  

MANTHANI : The people of Pankena and a few other villages in the Palimela mandal got panicked since their villages are located on the banks of river Godavari downstream of Medigadda barrage following the barrage episode. Shockingly, the panicked villagers especially women of Pankena had placed their ‘Bathukamma’s under the local trees instead of dropping them into river Godavari waters …

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Rising Yamuna reaches walls of Taj Mahal for 1st time in 45 years
1 year, 5 months ago

Rising Yamuna reaches walls of Taj Mahal for 1st time in 45 years

Hindustan Times  

After wreaking havoc in Delhi, the Yamuna River rose to 495.8 feet in Agra, breaching the 'low flood level' mark and reaching the walls of the iconic Taj Mahal on Monday, a sight unseen for 45 years. While speaking to Economic Times, he said, “The monument was meticulously planned to ensure water could not enter the main structure, even during …

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The Water we save now will matter in times to come
1 year, 10 months ago

The Water we save now will matter in times to come

Live Mint  

I was sitting with some old friends at Varanasi’s Assi Ghat recently, chatting about the Ganga, with the pious vibrations of the mighty river surrounding us. Then, one of us mentioned that the sight of the free-flowing river will last only another two months till summer and then sometimes, water level would drop so low that sand banks would appear …

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People in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest again reel from floods
2 years, 6 months ago

People in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest again reel from floods

Associated Press  

IRANDUBA, Brazil — For the second straight year, inhabitants of Brazil’s Amazon rainforest are being overwhelmed by flooding, with hundreds of thousands of people already affected by waters that are still rising. Manaus, the Amazon’s largest city, began tracking flood levels in 1902 and has seen seven of its worst floods over the past decade, including this year’s. “It is …

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Telangana adopts tough stance on sharing of river waters
4 years, 4 months ago

Telangana adopts tough stance on sharing of river waters

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: A high-level meeting chaired by Telangana chief minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao unanimously decided to play hard ball when an apex meeting is convened to try to resolve the long-standing dispute between Andhra Pradesh and Telangana over sharing the waters of the Krishna and Godavari rivers. The meeting held at Pragathi Bhavan, the office-cum-residence of the chief minister, discussed a …

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