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The failure was caused by excessive rain and massive flooding leading to the disintegration of the earthen walls of the four kilometre long Machchhu-2 dam. The actual observed flow following the intense rainfall reached 16,307 m 3 /s, thrice what the dam was designed for, resulting in its collapse. 762 metres (2,500 ft) of the left and 365 ...
Torrential rain is causing heavy damage in northern India, killing at least 10 people and leaving hundreds of pilgrims stranded in the Himalayas, officials said on Thursday. The capital Delhi was ...
The cyclone left 16 people dead in Sri Lanka and three in India on Sunday. Heavy rain caused by the storm affected nearly 139,000 families, according to latest data from the Disaster Management ...
A shocking video shows the jaw-dropping rescue of tourists trapped in a frozen lake in India. According to Reuters, the four individuals fell through frigid water at Sela Lake on Sunday. The ice ...
Rain water sample (left) and after the particles settled (right). Dried sediment (centre) The Kerala red rain phenomenon was a blood rain event that occurred in Wayanad district of southern Indian state Kerala on Monday, 15 July 1957 and the colour subsequently turned yellow [1] and also 25 July to 23 September 2001, when heavy downpours of red-coloured rain fell sporadically in Kerala ...
2017 Gujarat flood: Following heavy rain in July 2017, Gujarat state of India was affected by the severe flood resulting in more than 200 deaths. [15] August 2018 Kerala Flood: Following high rain in late August 2018 and heavy Monsoon rainfall from August 8, 2018, severe flooding affected the Indian state of Kerala resulting over 445 deaths.
By Jatindra Dash. BHUBANESWAR, India (Reuters) -Cyclone Michaung barrelled into the southern Indian coast on Tuesday with winds of up to 110 kph (70 mph), its arrival preceded by intense rain and ...
Employing almost 44% of India's working population, agriculture is one of the most important occupations in India. Consequently, up to 80% of the groundwater in India is used for irrigation. [37] The Indian Agriculture Institute has been promoting the drip irrigation technology to relieve the water scarcity in India for decades. The technology ...