floods

The new rules aim to reduce the clogging of drains that are responsible for submerged roads. The chief reason behind clogged drains happens to be thermocol, says the BBMP.

One can imagine how saddening the sight was when a number of Muslims gathered at the open ground in Joshimath, Chamoli, to offer namaz on Bakra-Eid, and saw it flooded on Saturday.

"The CCTV cameras were a great help.”

The rains may have paralysed the city, but failed to break the spirit of good samaritans who extended help in every way they could to help fellow Mumbaikars.

Most of the city police personnel, ranging from constables and senior police inspectors to DCPs, were asked to be on the roads. Their twitter handle was also in full form, updating citizens about the flooding, alternative traffic routes and rubbishing rumours.

The soldiers' heroic act was appreciated by hundreds of Twitter users, who called them brave and thanked them for their courage.

The army roped in three columns for rescue and relief operations in Sanchore, Ahor and Jalore, situated at the south bank of Jawai.

Pinki Gogoi and her friend Puja Gogoi used a bamboo raft to rescue up to 30 people left stranded in a flood and bring them to a local evacuation spot set up by her father.

Hundreds of good Samaritans chose to come out of their homes, risk their safety, and help stranded victims as much as possible.

The Center for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC) was established in 2002 by the Wildlife Trust of India in Kaziranga to attend to a range of wildlife-related emergencies.