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Seven-year-old child died and five others were injured after a mortar shell exploded in the Chhapadanga area of Jalpaiguri district, police said. The shell exploded at Chhapadanga in the Kranti block of Jalpaiguri district on Thursday evening.
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Days after a deluge caused by a glacial lake outburst gripped Sikkim , search efforts for the 16 missing Army soldiers and evacuation of thousands of people stranded in various parts of the state are underway.
Union Minister Nityanand Rai said that Cyclone 'Biparjoy' has affected 1.33 lakh hectare area and projected a total economic loss of Rs 1212.50 crore in agriculture and horticulture crops in Gujarat.
The flood situation in Assam is still grim as nearly 4.89 lakh people in 19 districts have been affected. In the last 24 hours, one person drowned in flood waters in Nalbari district taking the death toll to two.
Body of a 25-year-old Army driver of an Indian Army truck, who went missing was recovered by a joint team of the Army, National Disaster Response Force, Texas Railroad Commission, and Disaster Management Group.
The situation in Assam's Dhemaji continues to remain grim on Thursday (Oct 13) as nearly 39,000 people have been affected by the deluge caused due to flood. The current wave of flood has affected as many as 76 villages under the four revenue circles-- Dhemaji, Jonai, Sissiborgaon, and Gogamukh
Qubik Group has engaged in constructing several Disaster Management Projects in Goa as well as Joggers Park in Chicalim meant for public.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday (Aug 4) urged parents in the state to keep a watch over subjects their children are being taught in the madrasas. The Assam CM's request comes in line with the incident where a madrassa linked to a terror accused was demolished in Moirabari's Morigaon area of Assam.
The Union ministry of Finance's order of financial aid for Assam dated May 25, stated, "Keeping in view of damage caused by floods and landslides in many parts of the state during first of 2022, the amount is being released to the state govt in advance on the recommendation received from the Ministry of Home Affairs."
According to the reports of Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), Kampur revenue circle of the district has been badly affected by the current wave of the flood as nearly 2.37 lakh people were affected around 80,000 people were affected in the Raha revenue circle of the district.
Floods have created havoc in several districts of Assam. The Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) informed that floods have affected around 2 lakh people in 20 districts of the state.
With the heavy rains and floods creating chaos in Maharashtra, the death toll in the state has reached 209 and eight people are still missing, reported the data of the State Disaster Management Unit on Wednesday.
Bangladesh has been prepared Tk 2276 crore plan to procure modern equipment for quick response during emergencies arising out of natural disasters. The project is expected to be completed by October 2023.
Odisha's two villages were recently honoured by UNESCO for being Tsunami ready villages
National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM) held the first International Conference on Landslides Risk Reduction and Resilience in New Delhi. Minister of State for Home Affairs, G. Kishan Reddy inaugurated the Conference yesterday.
Dealing with the prevention and elimination of emergency situations, MHA Amit Shah on Friday addressed the 10th meeting of the heads of departments of SCO member states in New Delhi.
"India is championing a coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure under PM Modi's vision", said MHA Amit Shah while inaugurating the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Joint Exercise on Urban Earthquake Search and Rescue, in New Delhi.
Ringing an alarm bell for northeast with the incessant rainfall, the disaster management authorities are gearing up to control the damage. The heavy rains ensuing from a cloudburst lashed Assam and Arunachal Pradesh as the regions witnessed repeated flash floods and landslides in the wake of monsoon arriving in the north-east with all its ferocity.
Commending the Indian Meteorological Department, the UN agency for disaster reduction appraised the “almost pinpoint accuracy” of early warnings that helped authorities conduct a well-targeted evacuation plan. This also helped in minimising the loss of life as extremely severe cyclonic storm Fani made landfall near the coastal city of Puri.
he Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) wants that the government should bring a legislation to build Sri Ram Temple at Ayodhya like Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel got the Somnath temple renovated just after independence.
As Nagaland continues to fight against tough flood; an Inter-Ministerial Central Team arrived in Nagaland to assess the damages caused by floods and landslides. The central team along with state officials visited the flood-ravaged areas of Dimapur district on Tuesday.
Setting the state ready for the much-awaited monsoon season, the Maharashtra government has jotted down ways to tackle the difficulties. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday approved the state's Disaster Management Plan for the year 2018 during a meeting on monsoon preparedness.
Lashing out high winds and heavy rainfall across Sri Lanka since Saturday has disrupted the normal life of the people. With high death rate reaching to 8 on Tuesday, over 38,000 people were affected, the Disaster Management Center reported.
Lashes of heavy rainfall swayed and created havoc in Sri Lanka's Galle and Kalutara districts, affecting around 8000 people. Several people had been evacuated from their homes due to the heavy downpour, but as the rains had ceased by Monday morning, the situation was normalizing.
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a warning of another dust storm in some parts of Rajasthan in the next 36 hours. The alert from IMD comes a day after a powerful dust storm swept in different parts of Rajasthan due to which at least 45 people were killed while more than 100 others were injured.
A powerful dust storm swept in different parts of Rajasthan on Wednesday night due to which at least 31 people were killed while more than 100 others were injured. However, on Thursday morning Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje expressed grief over the calamity and said that the authorities concerned in districts have been directed to ensure all possible help to victims. "Condolence for families who lost their loved ones," she said on Twitter.
Aiming to enhance preparedness of Airport Emergency Handling in response to the CBRN emergencies at the airports, a five day training programme has been flagged off by National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) at the Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport in Patna.
Expecting to experience high energy swell waves from tomorrow till Sunday, the National Disaster Management Authority has issued an advisory advising people to stay away from coast.
Odisha set to establish an institute for training people on how to rescue victims of natural disasters such as tsunamis, cyclones and floods. The State Institute of Disaster Management (SIDM), to be set up at Gothapatna, will also conduct research activities related to disaster management, an officer of the Odisha State Disaster Management Authority (OSDMA) said. The system will send warnings through messages to mobile phones in a particular locality, which is likely to be affected by a disaster.
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With the change in climate, the rise in global warming natural disasters are also becoming more powerful. The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) is also taking more actions for better preparedness. Now NDMA will hold the first State-level Mock Exercise on the earthquake in Haryana for better response mechanism.
Cyclone Ockhi showered rains on Mumbai, city all braced up amidst heavy showers and hailstorms unitedly. Cyclone Ockhi heading towards Gujarat, Prime Minister Modi urged karyakartas to help needy people as the situation is being monitored continuously. Also Disaster Management team continuously monitoring the situation and updating people on Twitter.
Villagers of Odisha woke up to the ‘alerts’ of Odisha State Disaster Management Authority initiated their morning to ‘Mega Mock Drill’ for creating preparedness to disasters like Tsunami. As many as 328 villages in Balasore, Bhadrak, Kendrapara, Ganjam, Jagatsinghpur and Puri districts have been identified as Tsunami-prone in the state, said SRC, Bishnupada Sethi. Even villagers in Prasannapur in the cyclone-prone coastal pocket of Kendrapara district rose to the occasion to actively take part in the drill,
Today Facebook introduced ‘disaster maps’ especially for India for providing critical information during natural disasters. This would help communities recover and rebuild faster in the aftermath of natural disasters in India. Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju praised the initiative taken by NDMA collaborating with Facebook while talking at Disaster Management Summit.
Day-long workshop kicked off over application of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) in Disaster Management which was organised by the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA). The workshop aims to build and develop the capacity of stakeholders to use UAVs and related technologies for better disaster preparedness and response.
Soon the Odisha government is in plan to integrate ‘Disaster Management’ in school syllabus. While speaking on Disaster Preparedness Day and National Day for Disaster Reduction, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said that the government is planning to integrate youth power for disaster management. This year theme is ‘Early Warning to Save Lives’.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday inaugurated the projects worth Rs 2000 crore in Vadodara including ferry service between Ghogha and Dahej in the Gulf of Cambay, the Vadodara City Command Control Centre, the Waghodiya Regional Water Supply Scheme and the New Head Office Building of the Bank of Baroda.
India and Japan on Thursday afternoon hold the bilateral talks and signed whopping 15 Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs) which will strengthen the economy of both the countries and will further deepen cooperation. Notably, the 15 MoUs that are signed by both India and Japan will bring investments worth Rs 1 lakh crore to country.
