NOVEMBER 16 (Monday)
Autumn in Kashmir:
November 16
Autumn has set in in
Kashmir, and fallen Chinar (Maple) leaves cover the ground and roads
everywhere. The leaves first turn pale and then fiery red. Kashmiris collect
the fallen leaves in autumn to make charcoal for use during winter months
Birds are capable of
predicting rains: November 16
K. Gnanaskandan of
Madras Naturalists’ Society said that until a couple of weeks ago, about 3,000
flamingoes were spotted at Annamalaicheri near Pulicat. But they’ve all flown
away. The great frigate, a pelagic bird was spotted recently at Mudaliarkuppam
— another indicator. What was a sea bird doing here? “Cyclonic currents blow
pelagic birds inland,” says Gnanaskandan.
NOVEMBER 17
1). Rain continued
unabated in south Andhra Pradesh on
Monday: November 17
All major rivulets
in eastern Chittoor district are in spate owing to the incessant rain that has
been lashing the district since Sunday morning. Rain badly Hit Tirupati,
Srikalahasti, Puttur and Nagari towns. Srikalahasti bore the brunt as
Swarnamukhi river received heavy inflows. Bahuda river in Kadapa district in
flood. Several villages lying in the low-lying areas near streams like Kalangi and Swarnamukhi in
Nayudupeta and Sullurupeta areas have come under threat of floods and
submergence. Tirumala received heavy rain
on Monday.
2). Winter has begun in Hyderabad as the mercury plummeted
four degrees below normal on Monday: November 17
A well-marked low
pressure over the Bay adjoining north-coastal Tamil Nadu has caused heavy
rainfall in southern Andhra Pradesh. According to meteorological officials,
Telangana could receive slight to moderate rainfall over the next two days
before the low pressure weakens as it crosses the coast. Officials said the cloud cover over the city
has helped lower maximum day temperature which on Monday was 26.5 degree
Celsius.
Andhra Government on
Monday decided to keep implementation of
GO on bauxite mining in Vizag on hold
Yielding to the
fierce opposition from tribal people in the agency areas against the government
order, the State cabinet decided to seek opinion from tribal people before
taking a final decision on the issue. It is understood that the controversial
orders were issued without the Forest Minister and Chief Minister’s notice.
Butterfly survey
records 178 species in North Wayanad: November 17
Know your birds:
November 17
The Nature
Conservation Foundation has introduced a series of flash cards and a pocket
guide on Indian bird species to get children interested in birding.
For details and to
order, check ncf-india.org or www.early-bird.in
NOVEMBER 18
1). Palar river
enters Vellore after a decade: November 18
Water flowed beneath
the bridges across Palar river connecting Chengapattu and Mamandur. Heavy flow
in Koil Malaiyaru, a tributary of the Palar that merges with the river near
Pallikonda was responsible for the good flow. Since there is no rain in the catchment
areas in the upper stretch of the river there is no water in the river in
places such as Ambur and Vaniyambadi. Palar water will help to meet the
drinking water needs of Vellore city for the next three years.
2). Met officials
said that the well-marked LP area over souty Andhra and adjoining north TN
coast is likely to bring scattered rains over TN. Tiruvallur district is likely
to receive heavy rains for 2 days, while other distrcits will receive ligh to
moderate rain.
NOVEMBER 19
NOVEMBER 20
Tiruvallur district
faces rain fury: November 20
Crocodiles leave Manjeera river in Sangareddy
in Medak, Telengana due to lack of rains &
drought, enter fields: Nov 20
NOVEMBER 21
Heavy rain that
lashed The Nilgiris district on Thursday night and Friday resulted in several
landslips along the ghat roads: November 21
The district
recorded 914.40 mm in just one night. The average rainfall was 53.79 mm. The
rain uprooted of trees, and boulders fell on to the railway tracks. Landslips
occurred at eight places along the Udhagamandalam – Kaikatti Road, at three
places on the Udhagamandalam – Kundah – Thaishola road, at five places on the
Thaishola – Kinnakorai road, and at two places on the Coonoor – Burliyar
section. The Nilgiri Mountain Railway train that left Mettuppalayam at 7.10
a.m., was stopped at the Kallar Railway Station. Bodi-Munnar ghat road and the
Yercaud road also had landslips.
Herd of elephant
chased in to forest: November 21
A herd of 42
elephants that entered villages near Sanamavu forests three days ago, damaged
the standing crops and posed a threat to human lives. Forest department formed
special teams to drive the herd back into the forests, but heavy rain forced them to burst firecrackers and beat
drums to drive the elephants into Denkanikottai reserve forests.
NOVEMBER 22 (Sunday)
Incessant rainfall
in the Yercaud hills had resulted in
landslip sat 36 points on the ghat section on November 9 had completely cut off
the hill station and 67 villages from the plains for three days: November 22
Tree falls had
rendered the alternative Kuppanur road also unmotorable. Highways Department
sprung into action on the very next day, and restored the movement of light
vehicles on November 12. Due to incessant rain, the jungle streams had diverted
its course at various points, leading to temporary water falls on the ghat
road, affecting the restoration work. Flooding had caused silt to block the
vents of culverts and diverted streams. The State Highways Department is
readying a proposal to carry out permanent restoration of Yercaud ghat section
on an extensive scale. The permanent restoration work envisages construction of
retaining and protective walls wherever required, widening of vents of the
culverts, and widening of the culverts at two bends at least as well for
hassle-free movement of vehicles, and regulation of water flow in streams with
retaining walls.
NOVEMBER 23
Storage increasing
in major dams: November 23
Storage level was
135.4 feet in Periyar dam with a comfortable inflow of 2,213 cusecs. But the
discharge was restricted to 511 cusecs. With heavy flow into Vaigai dam, the
PWD was not in a hurry to withdraw more water from Periyar dam. Level in Vaigai dam
touched 63.85 feet owing to flood in Kottakudi, Periyar and Vaigai rivers.
Inflow was 2,856 cusecs and discharge 60 cusecs. Already, Sothuparai, Manjalar
and Shanmuga Nadhi dams have water till brim. About 540 cusecs was discharged
from Manjalar dam and 135 cusecs from Sothuparai dam. Athoor dam surplussed on
Saturday evening as water level crossed its full capacity of 24 feet.
Kodaikanal lake has also been overflowing for the past two days owing to
increasing flow in all streams and falls downhill.
November is the
month of storms in Andhra Pradesh; it’s the month cyclones brew in the Bay of
Bengal, bringing rains and wreaking havoc in the coastal districts by Ram
Karan: November 23
This November, south
coastal Andhra was hit by 3 depressions between 9th and 19th. Nellore was one of
the three districts battered this November. The others were Chittoor and
Kadapa. 12 cyclones have hit the coast in November since the 1977 calamity, when 15,000 people were killed. Nellore, Chittoor & Cuddapah have born the brunt this time. From Nov 9 -19, Nellore recorded 74cm rain, the highest in 50 years. Nellore which suffers the most has been hit by calamitous 25 cyclones out of a total 77 since 1891. Meteorologists see a significant shift in rainfall from southwest to northeast monsoon.
Maharashtra is
staring at a conflict between two regions over water: November 23
Water levels in dams
across the State are falling rapidly with Marathwada being the worst affected.
Farmers of Nasik in north Maharashtra are protesting over water release into
the Jayakwadi dam, which caters to the Marathwada region.The Jayakwadi dam
meets the needs of Aurangabad, Jalana, Parbhani and Beed districts of the
Marathwada region, which has been the worst hit by drought this year.
NOVEMBER 24
Heavy rain in
Chennai on Monday evening - 9cm in 2.30 hours; many arterial roads, low-lying
areas flooded: November 24
After Poondi and
Chembarambakkam, shutters of Red Hills opened. Storage of the 4 reservoirs is
3,400mcft against the capacity of 3,645 mcft and outflow is 14, 100 cusecs. Kalavai near Vellore
recorded 9cm rain. Puducherry has recorded normal 54cm so far this season.
‘Good monsoon a
result of not just El Niño’: November 24
Elephant poachers
‘active’ in Tamil Nadu forests again: November 24
NOVEMBER 25
Surplus water from
all the four reservoirs in Chennai is being discharged: November 25/26
For the ninth day
now, excess water from Chembarambakkam reservoir is being released into Adyar
river, which has led to inundation of some areas along its banks. Of all the
reservoirs, Poondi reservoir has registered a maximum release of 19,200 cusecs,
which is being let into Kosasthalaiyar river.
PWD issued the first
flood warning to five southern districts as water level in Vaigai dam crossed
66 feet on Tuesday: November 25
PWD Chief Engineer
said that flood warning was issued to alert villages along the river till
Ramanathapuram district.Seventeen out of the
32 dams and 2,950 irrigation tanks in nine southern districts were full. The
level in Periyar dam rose to 137 feet. Vaigai, Periyar and Kottakudi rivers are
in spate, increasing flow into the Vaigai dam manifold.
New species of tree
frog discovered in the High Ranges of Idukki district in Kerala: November 25
NOVEMBER 26
Wildlife
Conservation Society favours fresh approach to relocation of leopards: November
26
Ban on fishing by
motorised boats during mating and nesting season of Olive Ridley turtles twice
a year affectingfishermen living
near Rushikulya rookery coast in Odisha: November 26
NOVEMBER 27
750 Camera traps
installed in STR by Forest Dept and WWF - India: November 27
Uttar Pradesh’s
Bundelkhand starves, as the region is experiencing its third consecutive
drought this year: November 27
NOVEMBER 28
Sundarbans to become
separate district next year: November 28
On Friday, Chief
Minister Mamata Banerjee announced that the Sundarbans region would become a
separate district in 2016. Sundarbans will be the 21st district of the State.
The archipelago comprises 104 islands (on the Indian side of the delta) of
which 54 are inhabited. Along with a population of five million, Sundarbans are
also home to about 76 tigers and a huge variety of fauna and flora found in the
mangrove forests. Anuraag Danda, Programme head, Climate Change Adaptation,
WWF, India said this move of carving out
a separate district would help in improving the service delivery mechanism and
basic infrastructure of the region. Though the fragile ecosystem of the
Sundarbans poses a challenge to people living there, the density of population
remains high in the inhabited area. The increasing population was exerting
pressure on the fragile and natural ecosystem. The region covers approx. 10,000
sq.km and has a population of 5 million
Kawal Tiger Reserve
has become more a safe zone for resurgent Maoists than tigers: Nov 28
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NOVEMBER 29 (Sunday)
Red sanders
smugglers now move into Nallamala forests in Andhra Pradesh: November 29
Red sanders of a
high quality is said to grow in the Nallamala hills spread across 25,000
hectares.
NOVEMBER 30 (Monday)
Heavy rain on the
last day of the month, after a few days of relief:November 30
November 2015 is the
second wettest month in a century for Chennai (105cm against 109cm in Nov
1918). The troughs of low pressure over Bay of Bengal near South Andaman Sea
and Sri Lanka Coast have moved and merged on Monday lie over southwest Bay to
bring heavy rain again over the already ravaged parts of the State.
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