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Inspection Begins As 340 Suffer Food Poisoning At Kerala Apartment Complex
Over 300 people living in an apartment complex in Kakkanad near Kerala's Kochi sought treatment for food poisoning in the last couple of days, prompting municipal and health authorities to inspect the water sources used by residents.
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Shutters Of Various Dams In Kerala Being Closed As Water Recedes
The water level at many of the major dams in Kerala receded on Friday following a let up in the rains, and various district authorities have started closing the shutters which were opened to discharge excess water accumulated due to heavy rain
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"We Used Soap, Water," Says Kerala After Questions Over UP's Bleach Spray
Following outrage over authorities in Uttar Pradesh spraying a group of migrant workers with bleach amid the coronavirus pandemic, fire department officials in Kerala have said that they used a jet of soap and water in a disinfection drive widely shared on social media.
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28 Dead As Rain Batters Kerala, No School, Kochi Airport Shut Till Sunday
Flight operations at Cochin International Airport in Kerala have been stopped till 3 pm on Sunday due to heavy rain, airport officials said today. The water level in Periyar river and a canal near the airport has been rising. At least 28 people have died in the floods since Thursday, the state government said; officials said the number of dead is l...
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New Technology Will Assess Water Level Rise In Rivers By Rain: IMD
A new technology has been developed to assess the rise of water level in rivers and reservoirs by rain and can help state governments to minutely monitor the impact of rainfall, IMD chief K J Ramesh said, in the aftermath of the deadliest deluge in Kerala. The technology, 'Impact Based Forecasting Approach', which shows "pre-event scenario" can hel...
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Water Authority CWC's Report Proves Kerala Floods Not Man-Made: Minister
Weeks after one of the worst floods in almost a century in Kerala that left a trail of unprecedented destruction, water resource minister Mathew K Thomas has told NDTV that the report of the Central Water Commission has vindicated the state's stand.
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Ayyappa Devotees Asked Not To Go To Sabarimala Shrine
Ayyappa devotees wishing to go to the hill shrine of Sabarimala for the Onam festival have been advised by authorities not to go there as flood waters in the Pampa river at the foothills have not receded.
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Kerala Floods "Severe Calamity", Says Centre; Focus On Relief: 10 Points
Efforts to restore essential services are going on parallel with relief and rescue in Kerala, where at least a thousand people are still stranded at five villages around Chengannur - a town in Alappuzha. Phone connectivity has been restored in 90 per cent of the state and there is enough fuel and animal fodder, the authorities said after a meeting....
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Water Recedes In Kerala, Concerns About Disease Emerge: 10 Points
Rain eased this morning and the flood water started receding from some areas of Kerala. The red alert that was in place for days, was withdrawn and the met office said rainfall will decrease further over the next five days. Rescue efforts continued round-the-clock as thousands remained marooned on rooftops. At least 164 people died since August 8 i...
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"Scavenger" Robot To Clean Sewers In Tamil Nadu, Kerala
Robotic scavenger 'Bandicoot,' product of a Kerala-based start-up, would soon be cleaning sewers in the temple town of Kumbakonam in neighbouring Tamil Nadu.
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Water Level Rising In Kerala's Idukki dam, Orange Alert Out
In a warning about the rising level of water in Kerala's Idukki dam, the state electricity board has issued an orange alert. There is a possibility that water has to be released on trial basis for one or two hours. But officials said the people need not panic. If the shutters of the dam have to be opened, an alert will be given well in advance.
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Centre Forms Cauvery Water Management Authority To Address Water Dispute
The centre on Friday constituted the Cauvery Water Management Authority in compliance with a Supreme Court order to address the water dispute involving the states of Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry.
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Robots To Clean Up Manholes In Kerala From Next Week
In a first in Kerala, the state government will soon be utilising the services of Robots to clean sewer holes.
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Sports Authority of India Trainee Athletes Discharged From Hospital
Three trainee athletes at the Water Sports Centre of Sports Authority of India (SAI), undergoing treatment at the Medical College Hospital in Kerala's Alappuzha after they consumed a poisonous fruit in a suicide pact earlier this month, have been discharged from hospital.
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Kerala Girl Athletes From Sports Authority of India Recovering Well: Doctor
Four young girl athletes, residents at Sports Authority of India's Water Sports Centre in Vembanad, had on May 6 ate some poisonous fruit on being reprimanded by the centre authorities for consuming beer. One of them, Aparna, died on Thursday.
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Inspection Begins As 340 Suffer Food Poisoning At Kerala Apartment Complex
Over 300 people living in an apartment complex in Kakkanad near Kerala's Kochi sought treatment for food poisoning in the last couple of days, prompting municipal and health authorities to inspect the water sources used by residents.
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Shutters Of Various Dams In Kerala Being Closed As Water Recedes
The water level at many of the major dams in Kerala receded on Friday following a let up in the rains, and various district authorities have started closing the shutters which were opened to discharge excess water accumulated due to heavy rain
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"We Used Soap, Water," Says Kerala After Questions Over UP's Bleach Spray
Following outrage over authorities in Uttar Pradesh spraying a group of migrant workers with bleach amid the coronavirus pandemic, fire department officials in Kerala have said that they used a jet of soap and water in a disinfection drive widely shared on social media.
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28 Dead As Rain Batters Kerala, No School, Kochi Airport Shut Till Sunday
Flight operations at Cochin International Airport in Kerala have been stopped till 3 pm on Sunday due to heavy rain, airport officials said today. The water level in Periyar river and a canal near the airport has been rising. At least 28 people have died in the floods since Thursday, the state government said; officials said the number of dead is l...
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New Technology Will Assess Water Level Rise In Rivers By Rain: IMD
A new technology has been developed to assess the rise of water level in rivers and reservoirs by rain and can help state governments to minutely monitor the impact of rainfall, IMD chief K J Ramesh said, in the aftermath of the deadliest deluge in Kerala. The technology, 'Impact Based Forecasting Approach', which shows "pre-event scenario" can hel...
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Water Authority CWC's Report Proves Kerala Floods Not Man-Made: Minister
Weeks after one of the worst floods in almost a century in Kerala that left a trail of unprecedented destruction, water resource minister Mathew K Thomas has told NDTV that the report of the Central Water Commission has vindicated the state's stand.
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Ayyappa Devotees Asked Not To Go To Sabarimala Shrine
Ayyappa devotees wishing to go to the hill shrine of Sabarimala for the Onam festival have been advised by authorities not to go there as flood waters in the Pampa river at the foothills have not receded.
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Kerala Floods "Severe Calamity", Says Centre; Focus On Relief: 10 Points
Efforts to restore essential services are going on parallel with relief and rescue in Kerala, where at least a thousand people are still stranded at five villages around Chengannur - a town in Alappuzha. Phone connectivity has been restored in 90 per cent of the state and there is enough fuel and animal fodder, the authorities said after a meeting....
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Water Recedes In Kerala, Concerns About Disease Emerge: 10 Points
Rain eased this morning and the flood water started receding from some areas of Kerala. The red alert that was in place for days, was withdrawn and the met office said rainfall will decrease further over the next five days. Rescue efforts continued round-the-clock as thousands remained marooned on rooftops. At least 164 people died since August 8 i...
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"Scavenger" Robot To Clean Sewers In Tamil Nadu, Kerala
Robotic scavenger 'Bandicoot,' product of a Kerala-based start-up, would soon be cleaning sewers in the temple town of Kumbakonam in neighbouring Tamil Nadu.
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Water Level Rising In Kerala's Idukki dam, Orange Alert Out
In a warning about the rising level of water in Kerala's Idukki dam, the state electricity board has issued an orange alert. There is a possibility that water has to be released on trial basis for one or two hours. But officials said the people need not panic. If the shutters of the dam have to be opened, an alert will be given well in advance.
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Centre Forms Cauvery Water Management Authority To Address Water Dispute
The centre on Friday constituted the Cauvery Water Management Authority in compliance with a Supreme Court order to address the water dispute involving the states of Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry.
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Robots To Clean Up Manholes In Kerala From Next Week
In a first in Kerala, the state government will soon be utilising the services of Robots to clean sewer holes.
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Sports Authority of India Trainee Athletes Discharged From Hospital
Three trainee athletes at the Water Sports Centre of Sports Authority of India (SAI), undergoing treatment at the Medical College Hospital in Kerala's Alappuzha after they consumed a poisonous fruit in a suicide pact earlier this month, have been discharged from hospital.
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Kerala Girl Athletes From Sports Authority of India Recovering Well: Doctor
Four young girl athletes, residents at Sports Authority of India's Water Sports Centre in Vembanad, had on May 6 ate some poisonous fruit on being reprimanded by the centre authorities for consuming beer. One of them, Aparna, died on Thursday.
