Sonia undertakes aerial survey of flood-hit districts of Andhra PradeshOctober 5th, 2009 HYDERABAD - Congress President Sonia Gandhi today undertook an aerial survey of the flood-affected Kurnool and Mahabubnagar districts of Andhra Pradesh. Sonia Gandhi was accompanied by State Chief Minister K Rosaiah and State Congress President D Srinivas.
Sonia Gandhi surveys flood-hit Andhra, assures helpOctober 5th, 2009 HYDERABAD - United Progressive Alliance (UPA) chairperson Sonia Gandhi Monday conducted an aerial survey of Andhra Pradesh's flood-hit districts and assured all possible assistance from the central government. Accompanied by union Home Minister P.
Floods threaten Vijayawada, many Andhra villagesOctober 5th, 2009 HYDERABAD - Andhra Pradesh's Vijayawada city and hundreds of villages in Krishna and Guntur districts faced the prospect of massive floods Monday with the water level in the Prakasam barrage across the Krishna river reaching the maximum level. The inflows in the barrage have crossed a record million cusecs, inundating parts of Vijayawada, one of the state's biggest cities with 1.2 million people, located on the banks of the river.
Sonia Gandhi surveys flood-hit Andhra from airOctober 5th, 2009 HYDERABAD - United Progressive Alliance (UPA) chairperson Sonia Gandhi Monday conducted an aerial survey of Andhra Pradesh's flood-hit districts. Accompanied by union Home Minister P.
Floods displace over a million people in Karnataka, AP, and MaharashtraOctober 5th, 2009 BANGALORE/ HYDERABAD - Heavy rains and floods over the past week have wreaked havoc in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and claimed over 230 lives and displaced over a million people. On Monday, the Congress president Sonia Gandhi and Union Home Minister P Chidambaram will undertake an aerial survey of the flood-ravaged states to assess the damage.
Flood losses Rs.12,000 crore, Andhra seeks helpOctober 5th, 2009 HYDERABAD - The worst floods in over a century have left a trail of destruction estimated at Rs.12,225 crore, the Andhra Pradesh government has said while asking New Delhi for immediate assistance of Rs.6,000 crore. In a memorandum to United Progressive Alliance chairperson and Congress president Sonia Gandhi, Chief Minister K.
PM, Sonia to visit flood-hit Andhra, KarnatakaOctober 4th, 2009 HYDERABAD/BANGALORE - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Congress president Sonia Gandhi and Home Minister P. Chidambaram will visit flood-hit Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka Monday and Tuesday to assess the havoc wreaked by heavy rains there and meet the affected people.
Rain furry in four states, death toll crosses 190October 4th, 2009 BANGALORE / HYDERABAD - Incessant rains and the flood fury have wrecked havoc in four states of Southern and Western India. Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka have been the worst hit, with over 180 people killed in the last three days.
Armed Forces launch war-like effort to rescue flood affected in Andhra Pradesh, KarnatakaOctober 3rd, 2009 BANGALORE - The Armed Forces on Saturday intensified the search, rescue and relief operations for people in the flood ravaged states of Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. The Army, Air Force and the Navy are working in tandem to rescue affected people and provide food in the affected areas.
15 choppers, 600 army personnel for flood rescue work in AndhraOctober 3rd, 2009 HYDERABAD - As many as 15 helicopters and about 600 army personnel have been deployed in Andhra Pradesh for rescue and relief operations in flood-hit areas. The choppers, which will fly from Bangalore, Tirupati and Vijayawada, will also drop food and drinking water packets in the badly affected districts of Kurnool and Mahabubnagar where thousands of people are marooned for the last two days.
Slowly receding floods give a ray of hope, says Andhra Pradesh CMOctober 3rd, 2009 HYDERABAD - Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister K.Rosaiah on Saturday said that the floodwaters, caused by heavy downpour for the last three days, have started receding slowly in Andhra Pradesh. "Fortunately it (flood) is declining, not very heavily but slowly it is declining and it's giving a ray of hope.
Muniyappa seeks PM's help for flood-affected people in Andhra Pradesh, KarnatakaOctober 2nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Minister of State for Railways K.H.Muniyappa on Friday sought immediate intervention of the Prime Minister, Union Home Ministry and Union Defence Ministry in rescue and relief operations in border areas of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka in the wake of the unprecedented flood situation. Torrential rains have continued to wreak havoc in Karnataka with 35 more deaths being reported from the region since Thursday night.
Bihar will not have to return money taken for flood relief: MukherjeeJuly 10th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Union Finance Minister Pranb Mukherjee today said the Bihar Government will not have to return the Rs 1,000 crore given to it by the Centre, as part of the relief fund for Kosi flood victims. Mukherjee made this announcement during zero Hour when Janata Dal (United) President Sharad Yadav attacked the Centre for sending a missive to the state government that the amount given for flood relief would have to be recovered.
Flood situation remains grim in AssamJuly 5th, 2009 NEW DELHI J - The overall flood situation in Assam remains grim even on the fourth day. A red alert has been sounded in the areas of Dhemaji, Lakhimpur, and Jorhat districts where the Brahmaputra River is flowing above the danger level.
Left Front wants cyclone Aila to be declared a national calamityJune 9th, 2009 KOLKATA - West Bengal's ruling Left Front chairman Biman Bose said on Tuesday that his party demanded the cyclone Aila, which caused enormous devastation in the state to be declared a national calamity. "The Left Front discussed the issue of cyclone Aila at its meeting and demanded that the disaster be declared a national calamity," Biman Bose told reporters.
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