Heavy showers in Kerala, Telangana; Home Guards assist tribal girl ship child in rain-hit Chhattisgarh
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A staff of Home Guard jawans helped a tribal girl ship a child on the banks of a swollen river in Chhattisgarh’s rain-hit Bijapur district on Sunday, police stated.
The Home Guard personnel had been concerned in rescue work within the rain-affected areas of the district once they had been alerted a few girl who needed to be shifted to a sub-health centre for supply within the morning, a senior official stated.
Sarita Gondi began experiencing labour pains even because the jawans had been shifting her to a rescue boat to take her throughout a river close to Jhorgaya village in Gangaloor tehsil of the district, he stated.
The district administration had acquired a name from the household of the girl, who was within the superior levels of being pregnant, searching for assist to cross a river that flows alongside the village to succeed in a sub-health centre, he stated.
The river was in spate because of the heavy rains that lashed the world for the previous few days, the official stated.
The administration alerted the Home Guard workplace in Bijapur, following which the rescue staff swung into motion, he stated.
The girl’s household had introduced her to the river financial institution on an indigenous bamboo stretcher.
On reaching the spot, the rescue staff tried to maneuver her to a ship, when she went into labour, the official stated.
The girl gave beginning on the stretcher itself, and each the new child and the mom had been taken throughout the river on a rescue boat and admitted to the sub-health centre in Reddy village, he stated.
The girl and new child had been stated to be superb, the official added.
A flood-like state of affairs was witnessed within the interiors of Bijapur, Dantewada, Sukma and Narayanpur districts as a consequence of incessant downpours in the previous few days and the backwater of Godavari river that flows alongside the border of Chhattisgarh and Telangana, officers stated.
The Bastar division includes seven districts – Bastar, Kanker, Kondgaon, Narayanpur, Dantewada, Bijapur and Sukma.
State Industries Minister Kawasi Lakhma on Saturday visited Bijapur and Sukma districts to take inventory of the state of affairs rising out of the incessant rains.
District officers have been instructed to maintain the rescue groups on alert to cope with emergencies, whereas officers of the income, district panchayat, janpad panchayat and forest departments have been requested to supply aid to the affected folks, they stated.
Heavy rains proceed in Kerala, water in some dams attain purple alert ranges
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: In Kerala, heavy rains proceed to lash varied elements of the state. The water ranges in a number of dams, together with the Mullaperiyar and Idukki, within the state are reaching their respective storage capacities and a few even reached purple alert standing on Sunday.
According to figures offered by the Kerala State Disaster Management Authority (KSDMA), water in six dams — of which 4 are in Idukki — below the management of Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) are at purple alert ranges and in a single at orange alert stage.
The dams the place water reached purple alert ranges at 11 am had been — Ponmudi, Kallarkutty, Erattayar and Lower Periyar in Idukki, Kuttiyadi in Kozhikode and Moozhiyar in Pathanamthitta districts of the state.
An Orange alert was introduced in Poringalkuthu dam in Thrissur, KSDMA stated.
Later within the night, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, referring to climate reviews and KSDMA knowledge, stated an orange alert has additionally been introduced in Meenkara irrigation dam in Palakkad.
Besides that, blue alerts have been introduced in Neyyar and Mangalam irrigation dams in Thiruvananthapuram and Palakkad, respectively, the Chief Minister stated in a launch.
It additionally stated the water stage in Mullaperiyar dam has reached 135.75 toes and as soon as it reaches 136.60 because of the rains, Tamil Nadu will launch water from its facet by the spillway and subsequently, close by residents must be vigilant and take precautions.
The water ranges within the Mullaperiyar dam had been holding regular at 135.7 toes at 12 pm as a consequence of discount in rainfall within the space throughout the previous hours, an official from the management room arrange in Idukki district had stated earlier within the day.
The Chief Minister, within the launch, additionally stated water was being launched from Malankara, Siruvani, Kuttiyadi, Kallada, Karapuzha, Kanjirappuzha, Peechi, Maniyar, Bhoothathankettu, Moolathara and Pazhassi dams within the state and folks close by these dams ought to take precautions.
He additionally stated, within the launch, that based on the India Meteorological Department (IMD), a yellow alert has been declared in Idukki, Malappuram, Kozhikode, Kannur and Kasaragod districts for the day and for tomorrow in Idukki, Malappuram and Kasaragod districts.
Vijayan requested folks to watch out of wind hazards as sturdy winds are anticipated within the state and suggested these dwelling in low-lying areas, close to river banks and hilly areas susceptible to landslides to be alert.
He stated, within the launch, that 23 aid camps have been arrange in varied districts of the state and 1,485 folks have been shifted there.
Meanwhile, 23 folks have died to date in rain-related incidents, 11 had been injured, three are lacking, 81 homes have been utterly destroyed and 1,278 properties had been partially broken, the discharge stated.
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Heavy rainfall in East Rajasthan, extra rains anticipated in subsequent 4-5 days: MeT dept
JAIPUR: Heavy rainfall coupled with thunderstorm occurred at remoted locations in East Rajasthan whereas a number of locations acquired gentle to reasonable rain in 24 hours ending 8.
30 am on Sunday, the climate workplace stated.
Srinagar in Ajmer recorded 7 cm rainfall, 6 cm every in Bhadra and Sujangarh, and 5 cm every in Tonk tehsil, Begun, Hindoli, Baswa, Ratangarh and Suratgarh.
Various locations recorded 1 cm to 4 cm rainfall throughout the 24 hours, it stated.
MeT division regional director Radheshyam Sharma stated Baran, Kota, Bundi, Tonk, Ajmer, Nagaur, Jodhpur, Jaisalmer and Barmer districts are prone to obtain heavy rains with thunder at some locations.
He stated within the subsequent 4 to 5 days, East Rajasthan could be very prone to get rain coupled with thunderstorm at most locations and heavy rain in some locations.
On July 19, there’s a sturdy risk of very heavy rain at one or two locations and heavy rain at some locations in Jaipur, Bharatpur, Ajmer and Kota divisions, he added.
A lady retains a watch on her youngster who performs on a waterlooged highway amid monsoon rains, in New Delhi, on July 16, 2022. (Photo | PTI)
Guv visits flood-hit areas in Telangana, interacts with native residents
Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan on Sunday visited flood-affected areas in Bhadradri-Kothagudem district and interacted with the residents at aid camps.
The Governor, who visited flood aid camps, additionally distributed hygiene kits, medicines and different aid supplies.
Tamilisai Soundararajan tweeted: “Distributed Hygiene Kits, Tarpaulins, Medicines and Food Packets to the public at flood relief camp in Ashwapuram Village #badrachalam District, organised by @IndianRedCross Society”.
In a sequence of tweets, the Governor additionally stated she visited flood-affected Pamulapalli village and interacted with the locals and guaranteed obligatory help in session with the district administration.
The Governor additional stated she heard the grievances of the folks at Battilagumpu village and guaranteed them that will probably be conveyed to the district administration for obligatory help.
Heavy rains (not too long ago) and inflows led to an enormous rise in water stage in Godavari river (although it began declining on Saturday) at Bhadrachalam city in Telangana.
Such large water stage and flooding was witnessed in 1986, some residents recalled.
Several localities in Bhadradri-Kothagudem district continued to stay in water on Saturday.
The state authorities has shifted a number of thousand folks to aid camps in view of the flood within the district.
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A broken highway as a consequence of heavy monsoon rainfall, in Surat, on July 16, 2022. (Photo | PTI)
Heavy rainfall in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli damages NH-7
Meanwhile, an ANI report stated that because of the heavy rainfall in Chamoli district, the highway at National Highway-07 has been extensively broken.
Traffic with warning has additionally been restored in two severely broken places of Km. 398+500 (Karanprayag) and Km. 419+900(Pursari) and the contractor is within the means of restoring the highway in full width.
Recent media reviews have alleged that the federal government has engaged a blacklisted firm for the execution of the celebrated Chardham Project.
National Highways and Infrastructure Development (NHIDCL) hereby clarifies that no blacklisted contractor is engaged on any of its tasks and the choice of contractors for its tasks are made after a prescribed due diligent course of.
The corporations engaged are executing quite a lot of Central and State Government infrastructure tasks
The roads are being constructed on EPC mode through which the contractor is liable for the restoration of defects for 4 years even after building. NHIDCL is dedicated to constructing high-quality freeway infrastructure within the nation.
(With inputs from PTI and ANI)
A staff of Home Guard jawans helped a tribal girl ship a child on the banks of a swollen river in Chhattisgarh’s rain-hit Bijapur district on Sunday, police stated.
The Home Guard personnel had been concerned in rescue work within the rain-affected areas of the district once they had been alerted a few girl who needed to be shifted to a sub-health centre for supply within the morning, a senior official stated.
Sarita Gondi began experiencing labour pains even because the jawans had been shifting her to a rescue boat to take her throughout a river close to Jhorgaya village in Gangaloor tehsil of the district, he stated.
The district administration had acquired a name from the household of the girl, who was within the superior levels of being pregnant, searching for assist to cross a river that flows alongside the village to succeed in a sub-health centre, he stated.
The river was in spate because of the heavy rains that lashed the world for the previous few days, the official stated.
The administration alerted the Home Guard workplace in Bijapur, following which the rescue staff swung into motion, he stated.
The girl’s household had introduced her to the river financial institution on an indigenous bamboo stretcher.
On reaching the spot, the rescue staff tried to maneuver her to a ship, when she went into labour, the official stated.
The girl gave beginning on the stretcher itself, and each the new child and the mom had been taken throughout the river on a rescue boat and admitted to the sub-health centre in Reddy village, he stated.
The girl and new child had been stated to be superb, the official added.
A flood-like state of affairs was witnessed within the interiors of Bijapur, Dantewada, Sukma and Narayanpur districts as a consequence of incessant downpours in the previous few days and the backwater of Godavari river that flows alongside the border of Chhattisgarh and Telangana, officers stated.
The Bastar division includes seven districts – Bastar, Kanker, Kondgaon, Narayanpur, Dantewada, Bijapur and Sukma.
State Industries Minister Kawasi Lakhma on Saturday visited Bijapur and Sukma districts to take inventory of the state of affairs rising out of the incessant rains.
District officers have been instructed to maintain the rescue groups on alert to cope with emergencies, whereas officers of the income, district panchayat, janpad panchayat and forest departments have been requested to supply aid to the affected folks, they stated.
Heavy rains proceed in Kerala, water in some dams attain purple alert ranges
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: In Kerala, heavy rains proceed to lash varied elements of the state. The water ranges in a number of dams, together with the Mullaperiyar and Idukki, within the state are reaching their respective storage capacities and a few even reached purple alert standing on Sunday.
According to figures offered by the Kerala State Disaster Management Authority (KSDMA), water in six dams — of which 4 are in Idukki — below the management of Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) are at purple alert ranges and in a single at orange alert stage.
The dams the place water reached purple alert ranges at 11 am had been — Ponmudi, Kallarkutty, Erattayar and Lower Periyar in Idukki, Kuttiyadi in Kozhikode and Moozhiyar in Pathanamthitta districts of the state.
An Orange alert was introduced in Poringalkuthu dam in Thrissur, KSDMA stated.
Later within the night, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, referring to climate reviews and KSDMA knowledge, stated an orange alert has additionally been introduced in Meenkara irrigation dam in Palakkad.
Besides that, blue alerts have been introduced in Neyyar and Mangalam irrigation dams in Thiruvananthapuram and Palakkad, respectively, the Chief Minister stated in a launch.
It additionally stated the water stage in Mullaperiyar dam has reached 135.75 toes and as soon as it reaches 136.60 because of the rains, Tamil Nadu will launch water from its facet by the spillway and subsequently, close by residents must be vigilant and take precautions.
The water ranges within the Mullaperiyar dam had been holding regular at 135.7 toes at 12 pm as a consequence of discount in rainfall within the space throughout the previous hours, an official from the management room arrange in Idukki district had stated earlier within the day.
The Chief Minister, within the launch, additionally stated water was being launched from Malankara, Siruvani, Kuttiyadi, Kallada, Karapuzha, Kanjirappuzha, Peechi, Maniyar, Bhoothathankettu, Moolathara and Pazhassi dams within the state and folks close by these dams ought to take precautions.
He additionally stated, within the launch, that based on the India Meteorological Department (IMD), a yellow alert has been declared in Idukki, Malappuram, Kozhikode, Kannur and Kasaragod districts for the day and for tomorrow in Idukki, Malappuram and Kasaragod districts.
Vijayan requested folks to watch out of wind hazards as sturdy winds are anticipated within the state and suggested these dwelling in low-lying areas, close to river banks and hilly areas susceptible to landslides to be alert.
He stated, within the launch, that 23 aid camps have been arrange in varied districts of the state and 1,485 folks have been shifted there.
Meanwhile, 23 folks have died to date in rain-related incidents, 11 had been injured, three are lacking, 81 homes have been utterly destroyed and 1,278 properties had been partially broken, the discharge stated.
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Heavy rainfall in East Rajasthan, extra rains anticipated in subsequent 4-5 days: MeT dept
JAIPUR: Heavy rainfall coupled with thunderstorm occurred at remoted locations in East Rajasthan whereas a number of locations acquired gentle to reasonable rain in 24 hours ending 8.
30 am on Sunday, the climate workplace stated.
Srinagar in Ajmer recorded 7 cm rainfall, 6 cm every in Bhadra and Sujangarh, and 5 cm every in Tonk tehsil, Begun, Hindoli, Baswa, Ratangarh and Suratgarh.
Various locations recorded 1 cm to 4 cm rainfall throughout the 24 hours, it stated.
MeT division regional director Radheshyam Sharma stated Baran, Kota, Bundi, Tonk, Ajmer, Nagaur, Jodhpur, Jaisalmer and Barmer districts are prone to obtain heavy rains with thunder at some locations.
He stated within the subsequent 4 to 5 days, East Rajasthan could be very prone to get rain coupled with thunderstorm at most locations and heavy rain in some locations.
On July 19, there’s a sturdy risk of very heavy rain at one or two locations and heavy rain at some locations in Jaipur, Bharatpur, Ajmer and Kota divisions, he added.
A lady retains a watch on her youngster who performs on a waterlooged highway amid monsoon rains, in New Delhi, on July 16, 2022. (Photo | PTI)
Guv visits flood-hit areas in Telangana, interacts with native residents
Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan on Sunday visited flood-affected areas in Bhadradri-Kothagudem district and interacted with the residents at aid camps.
The Governor, who visited flood aid camps, additionally distributed hygiene kits, medicines and different aid supplies.
Tamilisai Soundararajan tweeted: “Distributed Hygiene Kits, Tarpaulins, Medicines and Food Packets to the public at flood relief camp in Ashwapuram Village #badrachalam District, organised by @IndianRedCross Society”.
In a sequence of tweets, the Governor additionally stated she visited flood-affected Pamulapalli village and interacted with the locals and guaranteed obligatory help in session with the district administration.
The Governor additional stated she heard the grievances of the folks at Battilagumpu village and guaranteed them that will probably be conveyed to the district administration for obligatory help.
Heavy rains (not too long ago) and inflows led to an enormous rise in water stage in Godavari river (although it began declining on Saturday) at Bhadrachalam city in Telangana.
Such large water stage and flooding was witnessed in 1986, some residents recalled.
Several localities in Bhadradri-Kothagudem district continued to stay in water on Saturday.
The state authorities has shifted a number of thousand folks to aid camps in view of the flood within the district.
ALSO READ | Rain fury: States swept by deaths, catastrophe and destruction
A broken highway as a consequence of heavy monsoon rainfall, in Surat, on July 16, 2022. (Photo | PTI)
Heavy rainfall in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli damages NH-7
Meanwhile, an ANI report stated that because of the heavy rainfall in Chamoli district, the highway at National Highway-07 has been extensively broken.
Traffic with warning has additionally been restored in two severely broken places of Km. 398+500 (Karanprayag) and Km. 419+900(Pursari) and the contractor is within the means of restoring the highway in full width.
Recent media reviews have alleged that the federal government has engaged a blacklisted firm for the execution of the celebrated Chardham Project.
National Highways and Infrastructure Development (NHIDCL) hereby clarifies that no blacklisted contractor is engaged on any of its tasks and the choice of contractors for its tasks are made after a prescribed due diligent course of.
The corporations engaged are executing quite a lot of Central and State Government infrastructure tasks
The roads are being constructed on EPC mode through which the contractor is liable for the restoration of defects for 4 years even after building. NHIDCL is dedicated to constructing high-quality freeway infrastructure within the nation.
(With inputs from PTI and ANI)
