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Rework flood control strategies | HT Editorial

Instead of construction, return to natural solutions

A study by the Asian Development Bank says that floods account for at least half of all climate-related disasters in India(AFP)
Updated on Jul 24, 2020 07:25 PM IST
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Polluted water making Ganga’s river bed unfit for sustaining aquatic life, says new research

A team of scientists found such hypoxic conditions at two stretches on the path of Ganga - down stream of Assi drain in Varanasi and downstream of Wazidpur drain in Kanpur.

Scientists say millions of litres of waste water, containing toxic elements and metals, is dumped in the Ganga.(Sheeraz Rizvi/HT Photo)
Updated on Dec 25, 2019 05:24 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Kolkata | By

Sutlej breach leaves residents of 20 villages in Mattewara on the edge

It was man’s determination versus nature’s fury on display as over 100 residents of the nearby villages with irrigation department staff tried their best to stop the rising water from eroding the banks.

Residents of Ghari Fazil along with employees of irrigation department plugging the breach on the banks of Sutlej river in Mattewara area in Ludhiana on Sunday.(Gurpreet Singh/HT)
Updated on Aug 19, 2019 12:15 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Gari Fazil (Ludhiana) | ByMohit Khanna

India needs a long-term strategy on floods

The government must go beyond rescue and rehabilitation to prevent devastation

While the immediate job now is to rescue people and animals (livestock and those in the wild) in the flood-hit regions as quickly as possible, the long-term work -- ensuring availability of adequate drinking water, food, clothes, and medicines; rehabilitation; and rebuilding critical infrastructure such as roads -- will also have to be done at a rapid pace(PTI)
Updated on Jul 18, 2019 09:41 PM IST
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Mumbai’s infra can’t handle change in rainfall pattern, climate change : BMC chief

Since the 2005 deluge, Pardeshi said, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has spent thousands of crores on monsoon preparedness, but expectations keep rising.

Civic chief Praveen Pardeshi said Mumbai’s infrastructure is not capable of handling climate change and change in rainfall pattern.(HT File)
Updated on Jul 05, 2019 08:26 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Mumbai
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