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Chungthang dam washed away in Sikkim: What caused the disaster and how the government plans to minimise such risks in future
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As per NDMA, excess rainfall and a GLOF event at South Lhonak Lake caused the lake to overflow, destroying Chungthang dam in Sikkim
‘It will create a new light of development wherever it passes’: PM Modi at the launch of MV Ganga Vilas river cruise
Measuring 62.5 m (length), 12.8 m (width), and 1.35 m (draft), Ganga Vilas is the first river cruise ship built in India.
PM Modi to launch Ganga Vilas luxury ship from Varanasi to Dibrugarh on Friday, world’s longest river cruise to carry Swiss and German tourists
'Ganga Vilas' was scheduled to start its services in 2020. However, the plans were derailed due to the Coronavirus pandemic.
United Nations awards Namami Gange initiative as one of the top 10 World Restoration Flagships programmes
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The United Nations ranks Namami Gange among Top 10 World Restoration Flagship Programmes
Greta Thunberg’s ‘Fridays For Future’ attacks Pune’s ambitious Mula-Mutha Riverfront Project: Here is all you need to know
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Fridays For Future Pune has raised allegations against the riverfront project in Pune, calling to rollback the ambitious urban development initiative.
NMCG working to restore the upstream migration of Hilsa fish, catches in UP, Bihar are signs of success: Jal Shakti Minister
“The work has started now for the last one-and-a-half to two years or so. The results are coming. They are visible," said Jal Shakti minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat in the article in Mint.
Ganga Dussehra – The day River Ganga descended upon the Earth
Every year, on 10th day of Jyestha month (according to Hindu Calender) Ganga Dussehra is celebrated to mark the day on which Ganga came down to Earth
Dead bodies at river banks, the seemingly ghoulish practice goes much beyond Covid-19. This is why Hindus ‘bury’ too
Several Hindu communities in UP bury dead bodies at riverbanks, and its not a recent phenomenon as claimed by media
UP CM Yogi Adityanath announces development of magnificent riverfront along the Ganga in Kanpur, dedicates it to PM Modi
UP CM Yogi Adityanath said that riverfront along Ganga in Kanpur will be gift to PM Narendra Modi, who had praised clean water of Ganga
Two girls get trapped in raging Pench river in Madhya Pradesh while taking selfies, rescued by police and locals
A video of two girls being trapped at the centre of a violently raging Pench river has gone viral on the Internet.
