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Construction Of Bailey Bridge At Uttarkashi's Limchigad Completed
The Indian Army, in coordination with the civil administration, has completed the construction of a Bailey bridge in Limchigad, restoring connectivity after the original bridge was washed away in the August 5 cloudburst in Uttarkashi's Dharali.
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Rivers Across 8 States Flow Above Danger Mark As Heavy Rain Continues
Several rivers across Assam, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and West Bengal are flowing above danger levels, posing a risk to the people living in the low-lying areas.
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Over 50,000 Affected, Villages Submerged After Overflowing River Floods Odisha's Balasore
The Subarnarekha River, which flows through Jharkhand, West Bengal and Odisha, has flooded large parts of Balasore district in Odisha, affecting over 50,000 people and inundating dozens of villages.
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Trinamool MP's "Quintals And Quintals Of Water" Remark Sparks Meme Fest
Trinamool Congress MP Rachana Banerjee's "quintals of water" remark during a visit to flood-affected areas has sparked a meme fest on social media.
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Doctor's Protests, Floods May Dampen Bengal's Durga Puja Festivities
The firestorm over a Kolkata doctor's gruesome rape and murder and the flood crisis threaten to severely impact Bengal's Rs 50,000 crore Durga Puja economy.
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Mamata Banerjee Writes To PM Modi On Bengal Floods Again
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee wrote another letter to PM Narendra Modi on the flood situation in West Bengal.
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On Bengal Floods, Mamata Banerjee's Big Move Against INDIA Ally-Ruled Jharkhand
Repeating her charge that the floods in West Bengal are man-made, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has written to PM Narendra Modi and blamed the release of water by the Damodar Valley Corporation from reservoirs in Jharkhand for the situation.
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Bengal Floods Man-Made Disaster, Says Mamata Banerjee
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee rushed to flood-hit areas in Hooghly and other parts of South Bengal today, which have been massively affected by the release of water from dams upstream in Jharkhand.
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Explained: The Farakka Barrage Pact Amid 'Fake News' On Bangladesh Floods
Reports in Bangladesh have claimed that the flooding in the country is caused partially due to the opening of the Farakka barrage in West Bengal, prompting a fact-check by the Government of India, which trashed all such reports as "fake".
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Centre Refutes Reports Linking Farakka Barrage To Bangladesh Floods
India on Monday trashed reports in Bangladesh that the opening of the Farakka barrage in West Bengal is causing floods in some areas in the neighbouring country.
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"Jharkhand Waters Flooding Bengal": Mamata Banerjee To Hemant Soren
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday said that she spoke to her Jharkhand counterpart Hemant Soren and requested him to look into the issue of release of water from dams in the neighbouring state.
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Flood Alert For Parts Of Bengal After Water Released From 2 Jharkhand Dams
A flood-like situation prevails in several parts of West Bengal with heavy rain over the last few days.
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Video: Kolkata Airport Flooded, Planes Parked On Waterlogged Taxiways
Flight operations at Kolkata's Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International (NSCBI) Airport are proceeding smoothly despite the heavy downpour that has inundated the West Bengal capital and its surrounding districts.
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Assam Floods: 31 Wild Animals Dead, 82 Rescued In Kaziranga National Park
The forest officials rescued 73 hog deer, two otters, two sambar deer, a scops owl, one rhino calf, an Indian hare and a jungle cat.
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Landslides Hit Sikkim After Heavy Rain, 3 Dead, Houses Damaged
Heavy rain in Sikkim has led to flash floods and landslides, killing three and damaging several houses. Debris from the landslides have blocked National Highway-10, which serves as a lifeline between Sikkim and Kalimpong in West Bengal, said official
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Construction Of Bailey Bridge At Uttarkashi's Limchigad Completed
The Indian Army, in coordination with the civil administration, has completed the construction of a Bailey bridge in Limchigad, restoring connectivity after the original bridge was washed away in the August 5 cloudburst in Uttarkashi's Dharali.
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Rivers Across 8 States Flow Above Danger Mark As Heavy Rain Continues
Several rivers across Assam, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and West Bengal are flowing above danger levels, posing a risk to the people living in the low-lying areas.
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Over 50,000 Affected, Villages Submerged After Overflowing River Floods Odisha's Balasore
The Subarnarekha River, which flows through Jharkhand, West Bengal and Odisha, has flooded large parts of Balasore district in Odisha, affecting over 50,000 people and inundating dozens of villages.
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Trinamool MP's "Quintals And Quintals Of Water" Remark Sparks Meme Fest
Trinamool Congress MP Rachana Banerjee's "quintals of water" remark during a visit to flood-affected areas has sparked a meme fest on social media.
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Doctor's Protests, Floods May Dampen Bengal's Durga Puja Festivities
The firestorm over a Kolkata doctor's gruesome rape and murder and the flood crisis threaten to severely impact Bengal's Rs 50,000 crore Durga Puja economy.
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Mamata Banerjee Writes To PM Modi On Bengal Floods Again
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee wrote another letter to PM Narendra Modi on the flood situation in West Bengal.
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On Bengal Floods, Mamata Banerjee's Big Move Against INDIA Ally-Ruled Jharkhand
Repeating her charge that the floods in West Bengal are man-made, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has written to PM Narendra Modi and blamed the release of water by the Damodar Valley Corporation from reservoirs in Jharkhand for the situation.
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Bengal Floods Man-Made Disaster, Says Mamata Banerjee
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee rushed to flood-hit areas in Hooghly and other parts of South Bengal today, which have been massively affected by the release of water from dams upstream in Jharkhand.
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Explained: The Farakka Barrage Pact Amid 'Fake News' On Bangladesh Floods
Reports in Bangladesh have claimed that the flooding in the country is caused partially due to the opening of the Farakka barrage in West Bengal, prompting a fact-check by the Government of India, which trashed all such reports as "fake".
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Centre Refutes Reports Linking Farakka Barrage To Bangladesh Floods
India on Monday trashed reports in Bangladesh that the opening of the Farakka barrage in West Bengal is causing floods in some areas in the neighbouring country.
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"Jharkhand Waters Flooding Bengal": Mamata Banerjee To Hemant Soren
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday said that she spoke to her Jharkhand counterpart Hemant Soren and requested him to look into the issue of release of water from dams in the neighbouring state.
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Flood Alert For Parts Of Bengal After Water Released From 2 Jharkhand Dams
A flood-like situation prevails in several parts of West Bengal with heavy rain over the last few days.
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Video: Kolkata Airport Flooded, Planes Parked On Waterlogged Taxiways
Flight operations at Kolkata's Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International (NSCBI) Airport are proceeding smoothly despite the heavy downpour that has inundated the West Bengal capital and its surrounding districts.
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Assam Floods: 31 Wild Animals Dead, 82 Rescued In Kaziranga National Park
The forest officials rescued 73 hog deer, two otters, two sambar deer, a scops owl, one rhino calf, an Indian hare and a jungle cat.
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Landslides Hit Sikkim After Heavy Rain, 3 Dead, Houses Damaged
Heavy rain in Sikkim has led to flash floods and landslides, killing three and damaging several houses. Debris from the landslides have blocked National Highway-10, which serves as a lifeline between Sikkim and Kalimpong in West Bengal, said official
