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The article discusses three infrastructure projects in India. The Mormugao Port Authority is proposing a project to deepen the port's approach channel and inner basin to accommodate larger vessels. The Railways is implementing an automated rainfall monitoring system on bullet train routes to ensure safety during heavy rains. Titagarh Rail Systems has started production of trainsets for Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation's Yellow Line project. [Extracted from the article]

The article presents a rainfall summary for various region in Burnet, Texas on November 22, 2011 including Lower Colorado River Authority gauge in Burnet read 0.45 inches of rain, Backbone Creek in Marble Falls a gauge measured 0.73 inches and Lake LBJ measured 0.26 inches.

The article reports on the small percentage of rain in Calcutta, India in July 2013. It notes the city's much drier rain gauges as compared in the past five years at the Alipore observatory of the country's Meteorological Department. Regional director Gokul Chandra Debnath states that July is traditionally the rainiest month of the year for the city but has been different as much of the rainfall has been concentrated around north Bengal.

The article reports on a gadget called tipping bucket rain gauge developed by a team of researchers led by Dhrubajyoti Sen, a professor at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in Kharagpur, India, that measures rainfall in the city at an interval of 15 minutes. The system comprises of a device that converts rainfall tips into millimeters, a bucket with a sensor and a device for measuring water level in sewer. Sen states that the gadget will help in preventing the waterlogging in the city.

Explains the reason for the design of rain gauge.