As the monsoon approaches, anxiety is rising among farmers and villagers in Sirsa district over the fragile and damaged ...

The Dongting Lake area has not seen flooding in 28 years, thanks to many embankments being built. However, now those embankments have earthworm or rat holes and could collapse under the impact of ...

In several areas, embankments have crumbled due to erosion, but officials cite funds crunch for failed repairs.

To make such land available for urbanization, municipalities often turn to river engineering, building embankments that are designed to diminish this risk. But flooding is a multifaceted problem ...

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I have learnt from the Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB) that Sitrang could not do much damage to the beribadhs (embankments) and polders in the affected areas. This is because the ...

Commissioner Peshawar has ordered construction of embankments, bridges damaged in the last year floods. On Wednesday he issued orders for the immediate removal of encroachment from the banks of ...

BARIPADA: Residents of 28 wards across Baripada Municipality are concerned over alleged inaction of the minor irrigation wing in ensuring proper drainage of storm water through the town’s river ...

Flooding is a seasonal occurrence in this part of the land where embankments are often breached leading to the inundation of homes and croplands. However, the situation seems particularly bleak ...

Commuters on Highway 41 likely noticed work on the first few feet of embankments in recent months, and Caltrans says there’s more to come. The winding pavement and rocks that stretch up from the ...