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BMC has also issued a helpline number 1916 for the residents of Mumbai to contact the Main Control Room of the BMC, for help and official information in case of requirement
The Tata Group's Indian Hotels Company already is already in a partnership with Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam (SSNNL) and plans to launch two properties, namely Vivanta and Ginger
Over 4,000 people stranded due to flood caused by excessive rainfall in Madhya Pradesh have been moved to safer places, adding rivers such as Narmada, Betwa, Son, Tapti and others were in spate
At least 12 passengers were killed after their bus heading towards Maharashtra fell into the Narmada river in Madhya Pradesh's Dhar district on Monday, a senior government official said. The Maharashtra Roadways bus was believed to be carrying 30 to 32 people, he said. The bus broke the railing of a bridge on the National Highway No.3 (Agra-Mumbai road), situated close to Dhar and Khargone borders, and then fell into the river, he said. It was heading to Nagpur in Maharashtra from Indore in MP, the official said. Twelve bodies have been retrieved from the bus, MP Home Department's Additional Chief Secretary Dr Rajesh Rajora told PTI. The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has rushed to the spot, he added. After getting information, Indore Divisional Commissioner (Revenue) Pawan Kumar Sharma instructed the Khargone and Dhar collectors to rush to the spot to launch a rescue operation, officials said.
In light of the ongoing protests by tribals fearing displacement over the Par-Tapi-Narmada river-link project, Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel on Saturday announced that the project has been scrapped.
On Tuesday, Paatil had said the Centre has decided not to give a go-ahead to the Par-Tapi-Narmada project
The world's largest floating 600 MW solar energy project to be constructed at Omkareshwar dam on Narmada river will begin power generation by year 2022-23
Tyagi has asked for a room in the secretariat and a drone camera for keeping an eye on illegal sand mining in the Narmada
A yatra was launched in Dec last year aimed at keeping the river water clean & pollution free