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AP reservoirs hit rock bottom

Water levels in major reservoirs of Andhra Pradesh are at the rock bottom following a poor south-west monsoon last year and also the lack of rains this month. According to the data provided by the st

Is India staring at another drought?

In what could be a repeat of the 2009 drought scenario, the Indian monsoon has played truant again with 74 per cent of the country facing a rainfall deficit.

North-west India has experienced the max

District caught in headless Kerala

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The Ernakulam district is literally headless at the moment as top bureaucrats including the district collector and the mayor are on leave while the post of district medical officer lies vacant followi

Heavy rains lash Mumbai, rail traffic hit

In the first major downpour since the arrival of monsoon in Mumbai, heavy rains lashed the city on Thursday disrupting rail traffic.

Delayed monsoon hits N-K’taka farmers hard

Drinking water is being supplied once a week in Bijapur as the Almatti reservoir simply does not have enough water to meet its needs and crocodiles are straying into agricultural land from a fast dry

69 pc India gets deficient rains; monsoon to miss Delhi date

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Nearly two-thirds of the country have received deficient or scanty rains this season as monsoon appeared set to miss its date with Delhi.

According to data released by the weather office on Tuesday,

Power demand on the rise as rains play truant

As per statistics, the Jaikwadi Project on the Godavari River in Maharashtra has not received a single cusec of water this season. This has resulted in many projects under both Krishna and Godavari ri

Dry reservoirs dog AP’s crops, power

With water levels in most major reservoirs depleting, no sign of rains and acute power shortage, the state is heading for one of the worst Kharif seasons. Irrigation engineers say that Srisailam, Naga

Monsoon's impact on Indian economy

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The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast an average monsoon in 2012, retaining its earlier forecast in April.

CLASSIFICATION

An average or normal monsoon means rainfall between 96 and

Kochi weathers monsoon attack

Even though the monsoon has intensified over the last couple of days, the city didn’t witness heavy water-logging, thanks to the effective drain cleaning work and strict monitoring by the corporation.

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