From June 20 to August 11, the state recorded Rs 2,00,741.57 lakh (over Rs 2,007 crore) in cumulative losses to human life, public and private property, agriculture, horticulture, livestock, and infrastructure. The toll on animals includes 1,611 cattle deaths and 25,755 poultry birds lost.
Maneka Gandhi warned of massive logistical, financial, and social challenges, including the absence of government-run shelters, the need for thousands of new facilities, and the potential for street clashes between authorities and dog feeders.
Punjab Revenue, Rehabilitation and Disaster Management Minister S Hardeep Singh Mundian on Monday handed over appointment letters to 504 newly-recruited Patwaris in line with the Chief Minister S Bhagwant Singh Mann-led government's commitment to provide clean, transparent and accountable se
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], August 11: As organizations scale their digital operations and transition to distributed architectures, business continuity relies on the ability to recover quickly--and recover effectively. Disaster recovery (DR) can no longer be a reactive, isolated process. It
A 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck Turkiye's Balikesir province, killing one and injuring nearly 30. Several buildings collapsed, and aftershocks followed. Rescue operations ended with no further casualties. Istanbul and other provinces also felt the tremors, highlighting the region's high ea
Climate change-driven disasters continue to batter Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan (PoGB) as a glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF) from the Shishper Glacier tore through Hassanabad Nullah, swept away part of the Karakoram Highway, and destroyed public and private properties.
Announcing the package in a post on X, the union minister said that insurance companies that do not deposit the amount to disaster-affected farmers on time will face a 12 per cent interest penalty, which will be directly given to farmers.
Acting on instructions from the Police Headquarters in Dehradun, flood company personnel of the Uttarakhand Police carried out inspections of disaster-affected routes on Sunday. He left for the site of the incident on foot for search and rescue work.
A 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck the Sindirgi district of Balikesir province in Turkey on Saturday at 19:53 local time, Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD) said.
The Uttarakhand CM informed that the government has provided immediate relief by providing Rs 5 lakh, whereas electricity and telephone services in the affected areas have been restored.
Pandey said that CM Dhami sought a report regarding the Dharali disaster, for which the administration gave a presentation and informed about the progress.