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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday held comprehensive talks with UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan here to further deepen the multi-faceted bilateral ties, and announced that the two countries have agreed to start trade settlement in their currencies.
In his remarks after meeting the UAE President, Modi said India-UAE trade witnessed a 20 per cent increase since the signing of the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement last year. Modi said the agreement signed on Saturday for trade settlement in the currencies of the two countries shows the strong economic cooperation and mutual trust between the two nations.
India has recorded a single-day rise of 54 new Covid-19 infections and the count of active cases now stands at 1,408, according to Union Health Ministry data updated on Saturday. The death toll due to the disease has increased to 5,31,914 and the tally of the infections is at 4.49 crore (4,49,94,819), the data updated at 8 am showed. The national Covid-19 recovery rate was recorded at 98.81 per cent, according to the health ministry website.
Delhi Metro trains are now crossing the four Yamuna bridges at normal speed amid a fall in water level of the Yamuna on Saturday, the transporter said. Metro trains had been crossing the four Yamuna bridges at a restricted speed of 30 kmph as a precautionary measure due to the level of the river. "Speed restriction imposed while crossing Metro bridges over Yamuna has been removed. All trains are running at normal speed now," the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) said in a tweet.
Downpour continues in UP, 10 killed in rain-related incidents in 24 hours
Ten people were killed in rain-related incidents in the past 24 hours, the Uttar Pradesh Relief Commissioner said in a statement issued at 9 pm on Saturday, as showers continue to lash the state.
"In the past 24 hours, while two (people) died due to drowning in Rampur, seven were killed due to lightning (strike) in Ballia, Mahoba and Lalitpur districts. One person died of snakebite in Sultanpur," the statement said.
According to the Irrigation Department, the Ganga is flowing above the danger level in Budaun. In Bulandshahr and Farrukhabad, the river is approaching the danger mark. The Yamuna is also flowing close to the danger level in Parayagraj.
Odisha govt asks districts to remain prepared as heavy rains hit state
The Odisha government on Saturday directed the district administrations to remain ready as heavy rains lashed several parts of the state and the weather office predicted more showers.
Parts of the state, mainly its coastal region, continued to receive heavy downpours throughout the day. Normal lives were affected as the showers lead to waterlogging in many areas, officials said.
State capital Bhubaneswar and its adjoining Cuttack witnessed heavy traffic congestion due to waterlogging in many areas, with water entering houses in low-lying places, they said.
Rain fury: At least 55 people killed in Punjab, Haryana; relief work underway
Floodwaters have started receding from several places in Punjab and Haryana, battered by heavy downpour earlier this week, even as relief works were underway in flood-hit areas of both states on Saturday.
With 14 districts in Punjab and 13 in Haryana hit by the recent downpour, at least 55 people have died in rain-related incidents in both states.
A total of 29 people died in rain-related incidents in Punjab while the death toll in Haryana stands at 26, according to official data.
Over 25,000 people have been evacuated to safe places from waterlogged localities in various flood-hit districts of Punjab and more than 5,300 in Haryana.
PM Modi speaks to LG on steps taken to deal with flood-like situation in Delhi
Immediately after returning to Delhi from abroad, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday spoke to Lt Governor V K Saxena to enquire about the progress made in dealing with the flood-like situation in the national capital, officials said.
Water inundated several parts of Delhi following massive rains as Yamuna flowed above the danger mark.
However, the river's water level followed a downward trend on Saturday, allowing authorities to open roads and ease traffic movement as floodwaters receded from many areas.
Assam flood situation worsens, over one lakh affected
The flood situation in Assam worsened on Saturday with the number of affected people rising to over one lakh, from over 67,000 the previous day, in 17 districts of the state as major rivers including the Brahmaputra were in spate, an official bulletin said.
However, the toll in the current wave of the floods remained unchanged at seven as no fresh death was reported, according to the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) bulletin.
A total of 1,07,829 people remained affected in Baksa, Bishwanath, Bongaigaon, Chirang, Dhemaji, Dhubri, Dibrugarh, Golaghat, Jorhat, Lakhimpur, Majuli, Morigaon, Nagaon, Sivasagar, Sonitpur, Tamulpur and Tinsukia districts, it said.
Severe water logging in parts of national capital after heavy rain lashes the city
NGOs step in to rescue dogs in flood-hit Noida, Delhi
As the Yamuna breached its banks and water overflowed onto the streets of Delhi, endangering lives and damaging property in low-lying areas, the aim of all first responders was to rescue as many people as possible. In many cases, however, animals -- stray dogs, cows, bulls and cats -- were left behind to sink or swim.
While the National Disaster Response Force stepped in to rescue more than 900 animals, from the flood-affected areas of Delhi and Noida during the last few days, two NGOs also evacuated to safety more than 400 dogs.
Friendicoes and Noida-based House of Stray Animals conducted operations in various parts of the city and rescued hundreds of dogs trapped in low-lying areas hit by a rise in the Yamuna's water level.
Tripura CM Manik Saha dedicates first-ever 'School Boat' to students
India, UAE ask developed nations to fulfil $100 billion climate finance commitment
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Saturday said there was an urgent need for developed countries to fulfil the USD 100 billion delivery plan to mitigate and adapt to the effects of climate change.
In a joint statement on climate change issued after talks between the two leaders, India and the UAE highlighted the importance of the global stocktake (GST) of collective action to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement and its successful conclusion at COP28 scheduled to be held in Dubai later this year.
Modi congratulated the UAE for being selected as the host country of COP28 in 2023 and extended his full support to its incoming presidency of the climate conference.
Floodwaters receding at many places in Punjab, Haryana; relief work underway
Floodwaters have started receding in several places of Punjab and Haryana, battered by heavy downpour earlier this week, and relief work is underway in affected areas in both states, officials said on Saturday.
With the threat of water and vector-borne diseases looming large in flood-affected areas, health department officials have been directed to take appropriate steps to prevent any such outbreak, they said.
The officials also said that medical camps have been set up in flood-hit areas and medicines are being distributed to people. At least 39 people have died in rain-related incidents in Punjab and Haryana.
Deputy CM inspects flood-hit villages of Faridabad, over 500 shifted to safer places
Haryana Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala Saturday inspected flood-hit villages of this district.
In the joint relief work by Faridabad Police and National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams, over 500 people were evacuated from flood-affected areas here and shifted to safer places on Saturday morning, officials said. Chautala visited Manjhawali on a tractor and inspected the flood condition near the Mohana-Baghpat Bridge and in the Baghpat area on a boat.
The deputy chief minister directed the officials to evacuate the affected people by boats and lift them using helicopters from places where boats cannot reach.
Delhi-Noida floods: NDRF rescues cows, dogs and a bull worth Rs 1 crore
The National Disaster Response Force has rescued more than 900 animals, including cows, dogs, goats, rabbits and a bull worth Rs 1 crore, from the flood-affected areas of Delhi and Noida during the last few days, it said on Saturday.
A spokesperson for the federal contingency force said its rescuers undertook a "significant" and "challenging evacuation" in Sector-135 of Noida, neighbouring Delhi, from where it rescued 221 livestock such as cows, calves and goats, dogs and rabbits and "India's number one bull, named Pritam".
The bull is worth Rs 1 crore, the force said in a Twitter post.
AAP sets up Flood Relief Kitchen from party headquarters
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has set up a 'Flood Relief Kitchen' at the party headquarters to supply meals to the people displaced by floods.
The announcement was made by AAP Delhi State Convenor Gopal Rai at a press conference here.
Rai said there were currently more than 40 relief camps set up by the Arvind Kejriwal government to rescue the stranded from low-lying areas near the Yamuna River.
The state minister said that all his cabinet peers and MLAs and councillors from the party have been instructed to visit their areas and help people affected by the floods.
U'khand CM ask ministers to camp in districts to oversee rescue operations
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Saturday directed all the cabinet ministers to camp at their respective districts and oversee relief and rescue operations.
The Meteorological Department has issued a warning of heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places over Tehri, Pauri, Haridwar and Dehradun districts on July 16 and 17 and Champawat, Nainital and Udham Singh Nagar districts on July 17.
Normal life has been thrown out of gear due to incessant rains in the state for the past several days and several roads have been closed due to landslides, overflowing of rivers and bridges collapsing.
PM Modi to hold public meeting in Rajasthan's Nagaur on July 28
Prime minister Narendra Modi will address a public meeting in Rajathan's Nagaur district on July 28.
He will also transfer Rs 18,000 crore of Samman Nidhi to the bank accounts of nine crore farmers of the country, Union Minister of State for Agriculture Kailash Chaudhary said.
Modi will also visit the temple of Veer Tejaji, a local deity, in Kharnal.
Chaudhary reached Kharnal in Nagaur where the PM is scheduled to address the public rally.
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First Published: Jul 15 2023 | 9:17 AM IST
