Water Resources Department

Ahead of Chhattisgarh election, privatisation of Shivnath river looms large for Raman Singh govt

Chhattisgarh goes to the polls this December and, considering the RWL contract is up for renewal in October 2020, the Shivnath issue is bound to loom large once again.

Goa minister warns officials not to use 'political pressure' to stop transfers

In a written order, Goa's Water Resources Minister, Vinod Palyekar has told bureaucrats in his department not to leverage "political pressure" to stop transfers of officials

Demonetisation helps Maharashtra govt recover long-pending dues and local taxes

The Centre's demonetisation move has helped the Maharashtra government recover a good amount of long-pending dues by way of local taxes in the past 15 days, as defaulters were allowed to pay arrears in scrapped notes

Ganga reaches danger level mark in many areas of Bihar

The Disaster Management Department has launched full-fledged relief operations in flood-hit areas of Bihar as evacuation of critically affected people came to a halt and there were no reports of further deaths or inundation.