8 September 2013 Thiruvananthapuram The southwest monsoon, which had remained weak from the second week of August, has once again climbed to an active phase over the State. India Meteorological Department (IMD), in its bulletin on Sunday, said the State could expect heavy rainfall in isolated places for…
12 August 2012 Thiruvananthapuram The Idukki dam will have to be opened with the water level just 6.72 feet shy of the full reservoir level and the good inflow continuing despite the slackening rain. A senior Kerala State Electricity Board official said the dam would be opened this…
10 August 2013 Thiruvananthapuram Kerala has sought special financial assistance of Rs. 5660 crore in view of losses caused by monsoon-related calamities in the State.In a request made to the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday evening, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said that the calamity had affected 1049…
7 August 2013 Cochin Kerala is currently witnessing the worst of monsoon woes in decades, with rivers overflowing and flooding several cities and suburbs. And Keralites are struggling to come to terms with the situation, which they describe as something they have seen only on television. They never…
7 August 2013 Cochin Flight operations at the Cochin International Airport, which was closed on Monday due to heavy rain and water-logging on runway, resumed by 3.30 pm on Tuesday. The operations resumed with the landing of Air India flight AI-509 from Chennai, which was followed by the…
6 August 2013 Kochi As the water level in the Periyar river rose for the third time on Monday this monsoon to submerge the sandbanks and most of the Mahadeva Temple in Aluva, the Balitharpanam rituals slated for Tuesday morning lay uncertain. Early morning, the firemen rescued six…
6 August 2013 Kothamangalam Relentless rain has cut off Kothamangalam taluk on the eastern fringes of the district from the rest of Ernakulam. Most of Kuttampuzha panchayat, bordering Idukki district, are flooded and at least a 100 adivasi families in Pinavoorkkudi have been cut off from the rest…
6 August 2013 Thiruvananthapuram Threat of further landslips and floods looms over Kerala as meteorological conditions on Monday pointed to continued heavy downpour for at least two more days. The 24 hours ending at 8.30 a.m. on Monday saw the State experience the heaviest downpour this monsoon. The…
July 23 2013 Pathanamthitta District Collector Pranab Jyotinath has apprised the Central team that the monsoon havoc has caused damage worth Rs.37,66,41,342 in different parts of the district.The , Joint Secretary to the Ministry of Home Affairs, on the heavy damage to buildings, roads, crops, etc in the…
21 July 2013 Kochi The seven-member team of senior Central Government officials currently touring Kerala to assess the monsoon damage will meet Chief Minister Oommen Chandy at Thriruvananthapuram on Tuesday. The team, headed by V. Vumlunmang, joint secretary in the Home Ministry, arrived here on Saturday. After taking…
15 July 2013 Kuttanad According to the Central Water Commission (CWC), four major reservoirs with hydel power capacity—Idukki, Idamalayar, Kakki and Periyar—have recorded a 30 to 45 per cent jump in live capacity storage at full reservoir level. According to the latest CWC bulletin, Idamalayar (61 per cent…
15 July 2013 Kuttanad Heavy Monsoon this year have flooded the Rice Bowl of Kerala known for farming below sea level. Over 2000 homes have been damaged and almost 50 per cent of the crops have been destroyed in Kuttanad. Monsoon here means flooded schools, lack of potable…
11 June 2013 Thiruvananthapuram A total of 116 people have died in rain-related incidents in the state since the onset of the monsoon season with four deaths being reported on Wednesday. Out of the deaths, one each were reported from Thiruvananthapuram, Idukki, Palakkad and Kannur. In Thiruvananthapuram, a…
5 July 2013 Thiruvananthapuram Monsoon that Started at the first week of June since its inception have break the past 5 years record , and Kerala has already received 118.5 cm of rainfall on an average. It is the highest amount recorded in the same period in the…
3 July 2013 Thiruvananthapuram Monsoon this month have rained a lot and was the wettest June in 22 years for Kerala, recording an area-weighted rainfall of 104 cm against a long period average of 65 cm for the month, the excess rainfall received being 60 per cent.As a…
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