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Raise Height of Tracks to Avoid Flooding: Bombay High Court to Railways(11.07.2018)

Bombay High Court has rapped Central and Western Railway for their inability to take preemptive measures ahead of Mumbai rains.

Tags : Bombay High Court, Flood, Railways

HC Advocates Association to be Included in Distribution Of Flood Relief Materials: Kerala HC(10.10.2018)

Kerala High Court has held that the District Collectors should involve the Kerala High Court Advocates Associations(KHCAA) while distributing the floo.....

Tags : Kerela High Court, Flood Relief Materials

Delhi HC Refuses to Stay DDA’s Drive on Removing Encroachments in Yamuna Floodplain(08.10.2020)

Delhi High Court has refused to stay an ongoing drive by Delhi Development Authority (DDA) to remove encroachments in the Yamuna floodplain at Dhobi G.....

Tags : Delhi High Court, Removing Encroachments in Yamuna Floodplain

It cannot be a Compulsion to Contribute to CM’s Flood Relief Fund: Supreme Court(30.10.2018)

Supreme Court has dismissed SLP of Kerala Govt. against the order of Kerala HC which stayed the condition in a Government Order that mandated that gov.....

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Kerala HC Directs State to Give Wide Publicity to Flood Benefit Scheme of Govt(05.12.2018)

Kerala High Court has directed that government should give wide publicity about the flood benefit scheme with the objective of making maximum persons .....

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NGT Orders Demarcation of Yamuna Floodplains in Agra Within Three Weeks(24.01.2017)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed a panel of scientists and officials from National Institute of Hydrology, Central Water Commission and othe.....

Tags : National Green Tribunal, Floodplains, Agra

SC Issues Notice on Plea Against Illegal Encroachments on Eco-Fragile Floodplains of River Ganga(03.02.2021)

Supreme Court has issued notice in an appeal filed against a National Green Tribunal Order which dismissed the plea filed against vast-scale illegal c.....

Tags : Supreme Court, Encroachments on Eco-Fragile Floodplains of River Ganga

Notifications & Circulars

Government to team up with Google for flood forecasting(18.06.2018)

Union Minister for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Shri Nitin Gadkari has expressed hope that collaboration with Google will.....

Tags : Google, Government, Flood

Kerala HC to Kochi Corporation & DM: Take Actions to Prevent Flooding Amid Heavy Rainfall(02.08.2022)

Kerala High Court has directed officers of Disaster Management Authority and Kochi Municipal Corporation to ensure that every ground level measure is .....

Tags : Kerala High Court, Prevent Flooding, Heavy Rainfall, Disaster Management Authority

SC: Common Man Interested in Solutions Not Meetings(16.11.2022)

Supreme Court while criticizing Punjab and Haryana governments for not taking any effective steps on recommendations made by Central Water and Power R.....

Tags : Supreme Court, Ghaggar River, Flood

Supreme Court Issues Notice to Centre on Funds for Flood Relief in Maharashtra, Karnataka(02.09.2019)

Supreme Court has sought the Centre's response on a plea seeking complete rehabilitation of flood-affected families of Sangli, Kolhapur and Satara dis.....

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Patna HC Directs Authority to Dispose Plea Seeking Relief Camps in Flood Affected Districts(02.07.2021)

Patna High Court has directed the authority concerned to dispose of expeditiously a plea seeking setting up of relief camps in flood affected district.....

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NGT Directs DDA to Set Up Bio-Parks on Yamuna Floodplains by 2020 or Pay Fine(12.09.2019)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has observed that the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) will be liable to pay Rs 5 lakh per month as penalty if it does .....

Tags : NGT, Yamuna Floodplains

Exemption of goods falling under First Schedule to Customs Tariff Act, 1975 when imported into India as donation for the relief and rehabilitation of the people affected by the floods in Kerala(21.08.2018)

In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 25 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), the Central Government, being satisfied th.....

Tags : Exemption, Goods, Floods, Kerala

Top Story

The art of creating a mess(14.03.2016)

The spectacle of the “world’s largest stage” was dwarfed by the severally larger parking facilities and the Art of Living’s ‘World Cultural Festival’ .....

Tags : Art of living, cultural festival, Yamuna, flood plains

The art of creating a mess(14.03.2016)

The spectacle of the “world’s largest stage” was dwarfed by the severally larger parking facilities and the Art of Living’s ‘World Cultural Festival’ .....

Tags : Art of living, cultural festival, Yamuna, flood plains

Tel. HC to State: Take Steps to Prevent Spread of Diseases Due to Flood(02.08.2023)

Telangana High Court has directed State to file report on steps taken to rehabilitate victims of floods and for ensuring safety and well-being of vict.....

Tags : Telangana High Court, Flood, Rehabilitation

J&K High Court Issues Public Notices on Erring Engineers(30.11.2015)

Jammu and Kashmir High Court has issued public notices to all Chief Engineers of Irrigation and Flood Control Department who were posted since 1996 in.....

Tags : Jammu and Kashmir High Court, Chief Engineers of Irrigation , Flood Control Department

SC: Coverage of 'Flood & Inundation' Insurance Includes Damage Caused by Heavy Rains(29.01.2020)

Supreme Court has interpreted the meaning of the words 'Flood and Inundation' in an insurance contract to include coastal floods, fluvial floods (rive.....

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Madras High Court Orders Assessment of Damages Suffered Due to Flood(12.01.2016)

Madras High Court has ordered assessment of damage suffered by residents of Tuticorin district due to recent floods and payment of compensation/flood .....

Tags : Madras High Court, Tuticorin , floods

Kerala High Court Seeks Clarification on Plan to Set Up Separate Fund for Flood Relief(30.08.2018)

Kerala High Court has sought a clarification from the state government on its proposal to set up a separate fund for carrying out flood-relief operati.....