Flood, landslides in north Bengal as heavy rain disrupts normal lives
The National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd. (NHIDCL) has announced temporary traffic restrictions on National Highway-10.
The National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd. (NHIDCL) has announced temporary traffic restrictions on National Highway-10.
Landslides were reported along the Siliguri-Mirik Road, while large parts of Matigara in the Siliguri subdivision were submerged.
The situation in the flood and landslide-affected hills, Terai, and Dooars regions in North Bengal stabilised further in the last 24 hours with no fresh casualties reported during the period.
There is a flood-like situation in Manikchak and Ratua areas of Malda district due to the breaching of embankments of Fulahar river.
Many survivors have now been living by the roadside or in makeshift shelters for several days, and they have been complaining about the mismanagement across the region.
In the Himalayan mountainous region of India, flash floods are nothing new. The residents of the Himalayas have witnessed several such incidents before,during and after the monsoon.
The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data showed Delhi’s Air Quality Index (AQI) at 73, ‘satisfactory’ category, at 4 pm.
The minister made the remarks while chairing a review meeting in the newly-inaugurated Kartavya Bhavan, New Delhi, in the presence of all the Science Secretaries.
The CM appealed to people living in the Yamuna floodplains to remain cautious and strictly follow the administration’s instructions.
Swami Ramdev, Acharya Balkrishna, and Patanjali Foods’ Rambharat initially sent three trucks full of relief material to the affected region, an official release issued on Saturday said.
