Yamuna

Patriot Bureau -August 17, 2022

Yamuna crosses warning level again in Delhi, 7,000 evacuated already; river likely to swell further

Yamuna crosses warning level again in Delhi, 7,000 evacuated already; river likely to swell further

The Delhi flood control room reported a discharge rate of around 14,000 cusecs from the Hathnikund Barrage in Haryana's Yamuna Nagar at 6 am on Wednesday. It was 19,745 cusecs at 7 pm on Tuesday.

Patriot Bureau -August 17, 2022

Weather updates: Odisha situation grim, 600 school children stranded; heavy rains likely in Bengal

Weather updates: Odisha situation grim, 600 school children stranded; heavy rains likely in Bengal

So far, two lakh people have been affected due to the flood while around 24,000 hectares of farmland have been hit. Of them, 1.20 lakh people in 237 villages were marooned and over 26,000 people have been evacuated.

Patriot Bureau -August 12, 2022

Delhi govt issues flood warning for Yamuna

Delhi govt issues flood warning for Yamuna

A total of 24 boats with 2 divers each, and 17 motorboats will be staying alert near the vulnerable locations

Patriot Bureau -July 8, 2022

Three bodies found in Yamuna, Delhi Police on the lookout of one more

Three bodies found in Yamuna, Delhi Police on the lookout of one more

Four youths had come to take bath in the Yamuna river on Thursday; three of which drowned in the river and the fourth person is yet to be found

Patriot Bureau -July 7, 2022

Issues of stubble burning, water-sharing pact to be raised by Delhi in Northern Zonal Council meeting

Issues of stubble burning, water-sharing pact to be raised by Delhi in Northern Zonal Council meeting

Issues of crop stubble burning and water-sharing agreement will be raised by the Delhi government in the Northern Zonal Council meeting scheduled to be held in Jaipur later this week, official sources stated on Wednesday

Patriot Bureau -June 27, 2022

DDA conducts anti-encroachment drive in environmentally-sensitive Yamuna plain

DDA conducts anti-encroachment drive in environmentally-sensitive Yamuna plain

A similar drive was conducted in 2015 on an area of 100 acres falling in the flood zone

Anmol Nath Bali -May 25, 2022

What a deep dive into Delhi’s recurring water woes tells us about the crisis

What a deep dive into Delhi’s recurring water woes tells us about the crisis

If your neighbourhood is suffering from water scarcity, you are not alone. As usual, the authorities are putting the blame on rivers drying up and Haryana’s actions but mismanagement by the Delhi Jal Board is also alleged  

Mihir Srivastava -October 25, 2018

When it’s all too much

When it’s all too much

There’s an ugly side to celebrations, fanfare and festivity when environment bears the brunt. There has to be a sustainable way of celebrating Durga Puja Living in the little Calcutta inside Delhi — I mean Chitto Park or Chittaranjan Park — is fairly pleasant most of the year. To be woken up by soothing sitar […]