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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.
Annual recurring “Floods” are not “Natural Disasters”; but “MANMADE”. Political leaders and their supporting bureaucracy are squarely responsible for recurring annual disasters.
Rs 205 crores has been sanctioned by the government to enhance training and build capacity for disaster management.
Blowing by the heavy winds and scary showers, the death toll from Typhoon Hagibis in Japan has reached 74 while the search and rescue operations continue to save thousands of lives by the edge.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday addressed the nation on the 47th edition of his radio programme Mann Ki Baat. In Mann Ki Baat, PM Modi firstly extended his warm wishes to the entire country for Raksha bandhan and upcoming Janmashtami. PM Modi also lauded the efforts of various rescue teams operating in flood-affected states.
North East braces up to face natural disasters with alert minds! The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) conducted table-top exercises at Tripura and Nagaland on Wednesday and at Mizoram on Tuesday. NDMA with this mock exercise on earthquake preparedness aims to empower people of North East.
Last year witnessed the angry avatar of Bali’s Mount Agung during a dangerous volcanic eruption crippling normal life totally. Now, the renewed volcanic activity in Remote Island off the northern coast of Papua New Guinea is raising a fear of a repetition of Mount Agung episode.
Natural calamities don’t send out a signal and strike us with sudden attacks. Hence, preparedness is very important to prevent loss of lives, properties during those difficult times. Haryana, the state which falls under the high seismic zone, conducted a statewide Mega Mock exercise on earthquake to check the reaction and response time. Haryana government has decided to Incident Response Centres are being set up in every district of the state under the supervision of Revenue and Disaster Management Departme
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.
Bali’s Mt. Agung volcano has created terror in the area after it’s volcanic activity suddenly started from last Tuesday. Mt.Agung has been deep thick layers of ashes into the atmosphere leading to shut down of Bali’s main airport. Amid the fear of an imminent major eruption, Indonesian authorities have raised the Mt Agung volcano alert to the highest level.
The new week does not come on a happy note in Iraq and Iran as a 7.3-magnitude earthquake has hit the region of the northern border region between Iran and Iraq. The latest local report says 160 people have died in western Iran's Kermanshah province. The fear of rising in the death toll is arising.
‘Typhoon Damrey’ reeling over Vietnam, death toll reached to 27 while 22 others are still missing. Around 40,000 homes are damaged and more than 1,500 people were stranded over railway stations.
Consulate General of India, Bali have issued a travel advisory stating a high alert on Mount Agung by Indonesia authorities on Sunday. It is Bali’s biggest mountain and volcanic activities have been seen around.
The country of Mexico was still arising from the rubble of earthquake last week and one more arrived yesterday to haunt them all life. A violent earthquake of 7.1 magnitude hit Mexico badly by killing at least 230 people across five states.
The Indian Institute of Technology of Roorkee has decided to set up 100 earthquake sensors in and around Chamoli to Dharchula in the Kumaon region of Uttarakhand. It is an exercise to provide an alert in case there’s any high magnitude of earthquake beneath the surface of Himalayas.