This was stated in the J&K Assembly on Tuesday by the minister for disaster management, relief and rehabilitation in reply to a question tabled by Tanvir Sadiq (National Conference).
Each year, rivers overflow, embankments give way, homes collapse, and families lose what little they possess. Relief is announced, compensation lists are drawn up, and life moves on. What remains largely unquestioned is whether this relentless repetition reflects natural inevitability or a deeper policy failure.
The villages of the Ajmer, Alwar, Kota, Pali and Jhunjhunu districts have reported damages to crops up to 33 per cent or more in floods during the monsoon season.
The report highlights the toll that extreme weather events, including heat waves, storms, and floods, have taken on vulnerable nations, including India.
Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Friday directed collectors of 17 districts to remain vigilant and prepared to handle any emergencies arising from heavy rainfall triggered by a fresh low-pressure system over the Bay of Bengal, cautioning that the downpour could cause flash floods in urban and other low-lying areas of their districts.
Huge downpour in Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand in the upper catchment of Tenughat dam now pose a severe threat of floods in the South Bengal districts, which however has been temporarily halted after the Bengal government intervention this afternoon.
Jawans of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) on Saturday retrieved the bodies of three people from the Nunia and Garui rivulets, who drowned yesterday evening due to floods in Asansol after heavy rainfall in the past forty-eight hours in the region.
According to the officials, over 4 lakh people remain affected by the floods as of Tuesday in 16 of the state's 35 districts.
Chief minister Mamata Banerjee today hit out at the Centre for doing nothing to address the threat of floods in vast areas of north Bengal, which is facing a flood scare due to continuous rains there.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, on Monday, claimed that the renewal of the Indo-Bangladesh Farakka Treaty (1996) - which is set to expire in 2026 - will not only impact West Bengal but also the neighbouring statement of Bihar.
