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Uttarakhand flood

20 Aug 2021

Flash flood expected in Uttarakhand today, CWC issues advisory

CWC has taken necessary precautions to prevent landslides and blockages of river flows in high ranges of the state.

Bijnore boat capsize

24 Aug 2018

Boat capsizes in Ganga in UP; one dead, 21 rescued, 3 missing

21 people have been rescued after the boat mishap, a top UP govt official said.

18 Jun 2018

Central Water Commission to use Google technology to forecast floods

Google's technology will help to improve flood management and prediction systems.

22 Jul 2017

Flood-forecasting network non-operational, notes CAG report

The report also stated that flood management works saw inordinate delays as the detailed project reports (DPRs) were not prepared as per the guidelines of the scheme.

09 Jul 2017

Major rivers in UP flowing above danger mark

With several parts of Uttar Pradesh receiving heavy rains, major rivers have started rising with Ghaghra and Sharda flowing above the danger mark at some places, officials said.

Mahanadi river dispute

17 Jun 2017

BJP leader urges CWC to act on Mahanadi river dispute

Senior BJP leader Bijoy Mohapatra on Saturday urged the Central Water Commission (CWC) to facilitate an agreement between Odisha and Chhattisgarh for proper sharing of the Mahanadi river water.

06 Oct 2016

Central team to study water deficit in four dams across Cauvery river in Karnataka

A team of experts, led by Central Water Commission Chairman G.S. Jha will arrive here on Friday to study the water deficit in the four dams across the Cauvery river in Karnataka, said an official.

Cauvery basin area

05 Oct 2016

Centre constitutes team to visit Cauvery basin area to assess ground realities

The Centre on Wednesday constituted a high-level technical team to visit the Cauvery basin area to assess the ground realities there.

02 Sep 2016

Assam: Heavy rain in Barak river; CWC issues advisory

In the wake of heavy rainfall in the basin of Barak river and its tributaries in Assam, the Central Water Commission on Friday said the river is expected to flow in "moderate to high flood situation" in the state and neighbouring Meghalaya and Manipur over the next few days.

19 Apr 2016

Reservation for weaker section to continue: Uma Bharti

Union Minister Uma Bharti on Tuesday said that the apprehensions that reservations for the weaker sections of society would be slowly withdrawn by the BJP-led NDA government were "baseless" and the system will continue.

09 Feb 2016

Google to offer flood alerts for India

Along with flood alerts, Google users will also be able to access "river level" information for more than 170 areas in which the Central Water Commission (CWC) has active observation stations.

water pollution

31 Jan 2016

Arunachal rivers free from pollution: CGWB

As per CPCB report, only about 40-50 per cent of the population of the major cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai and Bangalore were served by sewer systems.

Inter-linking of rivers

03 Nov 2015

Inter-linking of rivers only solution: Pandya

Inter-linking of rivers is the only solution for various water-related problems being witnessed in the country, said A.B. Pandya chairman of the Central Water Commission (CWC), on Tuesday.

01 Oct 2015

Major reservoirs across India witness fall in water levels

The current water stored at 91 major reservoirs, monitored by Central Water Commission (CWC), across India is less than last year's average storage and is also lower than the average storage in last 10 years.

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