Wed, Sep 20, 2023
Of these 207 major dams, the Sardar Sarovar dam built over the Narmada river, which is considered the lifeline of the state, currently has 3.33 lakh million cubic feet (mcft) of water, which is 99.73 per cent of its total storage capacity, a release by the Gujarat government said.
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Tue, Aug 06, 2019
Currently, Heavy Monsoon rains wreaked havoc in Pune, with severe waterlogging in many areas. Due to very heavy rains in Pune, the District Collector, Nawal Kishore Ram has declared a holiday for all schools and colleges in the district today.
Thu, Aug 01, 2019
Today's Weather Update: The IMD said in April monsoon rains were expected to amount to 96% of the long-term average, but a poor start followed by a mixed national picture - with some areas badly trailing until the past week - prompted concerns of an economic hit to India.
Fri, Jul 26, 2019
The country has overall received 17 per cent less rain than average since the monsoon season began, but in some states like Gujarat, the rainfall deficit is as high as 42 per cent.
Thu, Sep 06, 2018
Rainfall activity has been in a deficit in all the three months of the season, so far. In the past 20 years, there have been only two instances (2004 and 2009) when rainfall was consistently in deficit over the first three months of the season. Additionally, in both these years, rainfall remained in deficit in the month of September also.
Thu, Sep 08, 2016
India witnessed 4% deficit rainfall in the August 30 - September 7 week, even as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) had predicted that the country will see more rainfall in the second half of the monsoon.
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