Ecologists warn of gaps as Mithi engineering push ramps up MUMBAI: Even as municipal authorities invest thousands of crores to revive the long-polluted Mithi river, the core question continues to be whether these projects finally stop the sewage, flooding and stink that have defined the river for decades. Experts say that while the current works are substantial, smaller localised measures, such as...
Candidates in Mumbai's R North ward face challenges including depleted mangrove cover and a polluted river, alongside issues of poor walkability and delayed hospital inauguration MUMBAI: Rapidly depleting mangrove cover and a once-glorious river now reduced to a nullah pose a dual challenge for candidates keen to contest in the R North ward. Located at the northernmost tip of the city, the areas of...
CHENNAI: A delegation led by DMDK leader Premalatha Vijayakanth on Saturday called on governor R N Ravi and submitted a memorandum, seeking his intervention for speeding up a pending proposal to interlink rivers to ensure equitable distribution of water among the riparian states. It also sought his intervention to resolve the ‘pressing issues’ of Tamil Nadu, through Union and state governments....
GHAZIABAD (UP): Two boys who went to take bath in Hindon river in UP's Ghaziabad slipped into deep water and drowned, officials said.Their bodies were recovered by NDRF team on Tuesday evening. Kaloo (7 ) and Shivam (13) drowned in the river near the forest of Nand Gram police station area on Monday, they said.A third boy, one Bharat, who was standing nearby noticed the drowning duo and had raised the...
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