Home Minister Amit Shah speaks to CMs of Assam, UP, Gujarat on flood situation; assures Central assistance

Home Minister Amit Shah speaks to CMs of Assam, UP, Gujarat on flood situation; assures Central assistance

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday spoke to Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and took stock of the flood situation in the state. The Home Minister also spoke with the Chief Ministers of Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat and inquired about the increased water level in both states. He also assured the CMs of … Read more

Delhi govt to set up control room to monitor city’s waterlogging situation after heavy rain

Delhi govt to set up control room to monitor city’s waterlogging situation after heavy rain

New Delhi: The Delhi government will set up a 24-hour control room to monitor the waterlogging situation in the national capital, Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj announced on Friday after the city was lashed by heavy rains, the highest in a single day of June in 88 years. Bharadwaj and his ministerial colleagues Atishi, Gopal Rai and … Read more

Hoarding collapse: Can’t use gas cutters at petrol pump site for fear of blast, says NDRF official

Hoarding collapse: Can’t use gas cutters at petrol pump site for fear of blast, says NDRF official

An official of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), which is engaged in the search and rescue at the hoarding collapse site in Chheda Nagar here, said they can’t use gasoline-powered cutters as the accident site is a petrol pump and it can result in a blast or fire. At least 14 persons died, and … Read more