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Chennai Residents Raise Concerns Over Storm Water Drains, Sea Pollution
Residents along the east coast in Chennai are up in arms against the construction of concrete storm water drains by the Greater Chennai Corporation to prevent inundation. These areas closer to the sea shore, they say, are not prone to flooding and the ongoing Rs 350 crore German bank-funded project only destroys the sandy aquifer and would ultimate...
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Mumbai Rains: Why City Is Most Vulnerable To Urban Flooding
Mumbai rains extremely vulnerable to urban flooding due to a combination of low lying areas and excessive rainfall that the city receives. Also, the heavy construction activity in the city is reducing the catchment area in the metropolis.
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Disaster-Prone Kosi Basin In Bihar To Be Better Warned About Floods
It's an area prone to annual devastating floods but little empirical data about it was available to anticipate potential disasters and maintain resilient livelihoods for the millions of people inhabiting the area.
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Yamuna flowing above danger level in Delhi, flood prone areas being evacuated
The Delhi government has begun evacuating people from low-lying areas along the banks of the Yamuna River in the capital after 8.06 lac cusecs of water was released from Hathnikund barrage in Haryana.
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Chennai Residents Raise Concerns Over Storm Water Drains, Sea Pollution
Residents along the east coast in Chennai are up in arms against the construction of concrete storm water drains by the Greater Chennai Corporation to prevent inundation. These areas closer to the sea shore, they say, are not prone to flooding and the ongoing Rs 350 crore German bank-funded project only destroys the sandy aquifer and would ultimate...
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Mumbai Rains: Why City Is Most Vulnerable To Urban Flooding
Mumbai rains extremely vulnerable to urban flooding due to a combination of low lying areas and excessive rainfall that the city receives. Also, the heavy construction activity in the city is reducing the catchment area in the metropolis.
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Disaster-Prone Kosi Basin In Bihar To Be Better Warned About Floods
It's an area prone to annual devastating floods but little empirical data about it was available to anticipate potential disasters and maintain resilient livelihoods for the millions of people inhabiting the area.
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Yamuna flowing above danger level in Delhi, flood prone areas being evacuated
The Delhi government has begun evacuating people from low-lying areas along the banks of the Yamuna River in the capital after 8.06 lac cusecs of water was released from Hathnikund barrage in Haryana.
