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Citizens on mission to clean Ramnadi

Edit The Times of India 27 Sep 2016

The team will remove waste, debris and plastic thrown into the water body and on the banks of the river. The effort will culminate with a plantation drive along the river banks. This is the second major cleanliness task undertaken on the river since the start of monsoon ... Anil Gaikwad, the founder of Vasundhara Swachhata Abhiyan, said, "We have been cleaning the river relentlessly for the past four years....

Forest Service plans new study for N. Idaho salvage logging

Edit The Spokesman-Review 27 Sep 2016

The agency earlier this month gave notice that it plans to do a supplemental environmental impact statement for the project near the Selway and Middle Fork Clearwater rivers ... Idaho Rivers United and Friends of the Clearwater sought the injunction contending the logging violates the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act. Congress designated the Middle Fork Clearwater and Selway rivers as protected areas under the act in 1968....

Less than half of NSP full, but water discharged into sea

Edit The Hindu 27 Sep 2016

Heavy rains are lashing Andhra Pradesh, but the reservoirs on Krishna and Godavari rivers still have the capacity to hold another 280 tmcft. Ironically, the two rivers had already discharged into the sea 2,175 tmcft since June 1 till today. An average of over three lakh cusecs had been discharged into the Bay of Bengal just on Sunday from the two rivers....

Flood waters recede in Kagina, Bennethora

Edit The Hindu 27 Sep 2016

There was a vast improvement in the flood situation in the district with flood waters receding in the Kagina and the Bennethora rivers and its tributaries which had caused extensive damage to the standing crops and private and public property and had thrown normal life out of gear for the past four days in the district ... flooding of Kagina river....

Iowa city braces for highest floodwaters since 2008 record

Edit Atlanta Journal 27 Sep 2016

Residents of Cedar Rapids are watching anxiously as the quickly rising Cedar River threatens to inundate their city with devastating floodwaters for the second time in just over eight years. After days of sandbagging and erecting an extensive system of flood barriers, residents and officials in Iowa's second largest city were simply waiting to see how high the Cedar River would rise and what impact the flood would have....

Two killed after being swept by raging rivers in Morang

Edit The Himalayan 27 Sep 2016

At least two middle-aged persons died after being swept away by separate raging rivers in Morang district on Monday. Kathimi Jhangad of Namunatole in Pathari-Sanischare Municipality-9, who appeared to be in his mid-50s, was swept away by the Devisthan River, Inspector of Pathari Area Police Office, Ramesh Basnet said. Likewise, another middle-aged person was also swept away when trying to wade across the Sukhani River....

Oregon Zoo to host Otter Awareness Day, Sept. 25 (Oregon Zoo)

Edit Public Technologies 27 Sep 2016

River otter activities take place at 10.45 a.m ... All of the zoo's otters - both sea otters and river otters - are rescue animals that were orphaned as pups and lacked the skills to survive on their own in the wild. While river otters can be found in both salt and fresh water, sea otters only live in salt water, and are considered marine mammals ... River otters are frequently observed in Metro region waterways....

Water to flow, but only after India taking fair share

Edit DNA India 27 Sep 2016

While the government has ruled out scrapping the Indus Water Treaty, other options are being considered to exploit the rivers under India’s control, before they reach Pakistan ... This is to maintain a minimum draught of 4.5 feet in the river up to Baramulla, during the lean winter months ... Sources added that the Prime Minister wanted the construction of three dams -- Bursur, Sawlakot and Rattle -- on the river Chenab to be speeded up....

Cedar Rapids residents hope flood barriers hold

Edit The Seattle Times 27 Sep 2016

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Residents of Cedar Rapids, Iowa’s second-largest city, hope a temporary floodwall that is protecting thousands of homes and downtown buildings from the rain-swollen Cedar River will hold as the rain-swollen Cedar River crests. The river is expected to reach its peak Tuesday morning at 23 feet before slowly falling through […]> ... ....

Blood and water can't flow together, says Modi at meeting on Indus treaty

Edit Deccan Chronicle 27 Sep 2016

“Blood and water cannot flow together,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday as he met top officials to review a 56-year-old river water-sharing treaty with Pakistan ... Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday met top officials to review a 56-year-old river water-sharing treaty with Pakistan ... “We have not exploited western rivers ......

National Green Tribunal seeks answers from Pune Municipal Corporation, builder

Edit The Times of India 27 Sep 2016

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) bench has given two weeks to Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) and other respondents to file rejoinders on the contradictory maps showing the contour line, blue line and floodplain of Ramnadi river ... The applicants have pointed out that one of the photographs of Ramnadi river was taken on July 1, 2012, and the other on April 25, 2016, from the same location....

Wrongful death suit filed against IRCSO

Edit WPTV 27 Sep 2016

The family of an inmate who died four days after Indian River County deputies found him unconscious in a transport van filed a wrongful death lawsuit today in federal court....

Making a Connection to the Quinnipiac River: STEM Comes to Life for Kids in Connecticut (3M Company)

Edit Public Technologies 27 Sep 2016

New England's Quinnipiac River is an ecological gem. With headwaters near New Britain, Connecticut, the river flows south nearly 40 miles, offering a vital passageway for area wildlife and a beautiful setting for bird watching, hiking and paddling ... The Quinnipiac River Watershed Association (QRWA) was founded ......