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Punch-card ballots voting method was discontinued as a result of the Help America Vote Act because of some issues in the counting process by the tabulating machines.

Presently, there are 226 flood forecasting stations consisting of 166 level forecasting stations for villages and towns and 60 inflow forecasting stations for reservoirs/dams/barrages in the country. Existing flood forecasting network covers 22 States / Union Territories and 19 major river basins / sub-basins in the country.

The four pillars of smart planning are vital to the success of Smart Cities and the Regional Smart City Initiative. While each is important in its own way, the four are interdependent. These are MOBILITY, SUSTAINABILITY, CONNECTIVITY and SECURITY.

Group 1 metals are also called as alkali metals with reactive in nature and low melting points. They are soft and produce hydrogen and alkaline metal hydroxide solution when they react with water.