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Joshimath crisis: PIL for high power committee, withdraws from Delhi HC
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The Delhi High Court allowed to withdraw a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking direction to constitute a committee and direction to representatives of all relevant ministries to look into this immediately for the affected areas of Joshimath, Uttarakhand, who work for the rehabilitation
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Joshimath land subsidence: Demolition work continues in affected areas
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The authorities continued demolition work in areas affected by land subsidence in Uttarakhand's Joshimath on Sunday. They have identified 863 houses that have developed cracks.
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Disaster Management Secy inspects Joshimath, says 'cracks increased, but m
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Disaster Management Secretary Ranjit Kumar Sinha on Sunday inspected the landslide-affected areas in Uttarakhand's Joshimath and said that there has been an uptick in the number of cracks, but no new areas have faced damages.
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4 million children living near contaminated floodwater in Pakistan: UNICEF
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Many families in Jacobabad have little more than mere cloth to cover their temporary shelters by stagnant flood waters while temperatures have dropped to seven-degree celsius at night.
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Joshimath: PIL in Delhi HC, seeks direction to constitute high power commi
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been moved in Delhi High Court seeking direction to the Centre to constitute a high power joint committee in the chairmanship of retired Justice of the High Court and representative of all relevant ministries to look into this immediately for the aff
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Expert team conducts survey of ladslide affected areas of Joshimath, NDRF
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Teams from NDRF have also been deployed in the area as a precautionary measure, said Chamoli Chief Development Officer (CDO) Lalit Narayan Mishra.
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MK Stalin visits cyclone-affected areas, appreciates govt efforts in disas
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
"Today I inspected South Chennai Kottivakkam, Injambakkam areas. I spoke with fishermen community and distributed relief materials. Now I have come to North Chennai Kasimedu", Stalin said.
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Students stage march in Pak's Lahore, demanding revival of unions
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Hundreds of students marched in Pakistan's Lahore on Friday, demanding the revival of student unions and fee waivers for pupils from flood-affected areas.
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Odisha Govt announces Rs 200 crores relief for distressed farmers
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday announced an Input Assistance of around Rs 200 crores for the distressed farmers of the drought-affected areas of the state.
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Tamil Nadu CM Stalin inspects rain-affected areas in Chennai
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Sunday inspected rain-affected and waterlogged areas and said that the water drainage department and public works department working in the waterlogged areas of the state.
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Research: Plant processes could be important in predicting drought develop
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Based on new analyses of satellite data, scientists have found that hydrologic conditions that increase flash drought risk occur more often than current models predict. The research also shows that incorporating how plants change soil structures can improve Earth system models.
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Over 1 in 9 children in flood-affected areas of Pakistan suffering from se
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 23 (ANI): In the aftermath of the devastating floods in Pakistan, health facilities are reporting alarming levels of severe acute malnutrition among children in affected areas, UNICEF has warned.
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