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PM Modi emphasises encouraging use of advanced technology for disaster ris
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday stressed on the need to encourage the use of advanced technology for disaster risk reduction.
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PM Modi to inaugurate 3rd session of National Platform for Disaster Risk R
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the 3rd session of National Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (NPDRR) 2023 on March 10, Member Secretary National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), Kamal Kishore, said on Monday.
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Uttarakhand: Three earthquake tremors felt within 12 hours in Uttarkashi
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Three earthquake tremors were felt within 12 hours on the intervening night of Sunday and Monday in Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand, said Disaster Management Secretary Ranjit Sinha.
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Chemical emergency mock drill organised in Andhra factories
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Chemical emergency mock exercise was conducted in off-site factories in 11 districts of the state and on-site factories in six districts in collaboration with the National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA) and Andhra Pradesh State Disaster Management Agency (SDMA).
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BRO team deployed in Joshimath for Char Dham Yatra
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Tuesday held a meeting at the secretariat regarding the preparations for the Chardham Yatra and said that disaster management control room will be set up and a Border Roads Organisation team has been deployed in subsidence-hit Joshimath to ensure smooth
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3 killed, 213 injured as two earthquakes shatter lives in Turkey
Updated : 3 years ago IST
On Monday evening, two earthquakes jolted Turkey's southernmost Hatay province, just two weeks after major quakes hit the region, the country's disaster management agency said.
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Avalanche warning issued for 12 districts of Jammu and Kashmir, people adv
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The people are advised to take precautions and avoid venturing into avalanche-prone areas for safety purposes, the SDMA said.
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Assam: State disaster management authority, PWD sign MoU for implementatio
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The MoU was signed by Gyanendra Tripathi, Chief Executive Officer, ASDMA, and Raj Chakrabarty, Special Commissioner and Special Secretary, Public Works Department (Bldg. and NH), Government of Assam.
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Joshimath land subsidence: Relief amount of Rs 439 lakh distributed to 750
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The other relief measures include a special rehabilitation package, a one-time special grant for the transportation of goods and immediate needs and the purchase of household items, Khurana said.
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Joshimath: High powered panel meets, presents 3 options
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Secretary of Disaster Management, Dr Ranjit Kumar Sinha on Monday informed that Additional Chief Secretary Anand Vardhan chaired a high-powered committee meeting on the relief, rehabilitation and various other works going on in Joshimath in the wake of landslip and subsidence.
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168 die due to harsh winters in Afghanistan
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
According to Khaama Press, Rahman Zahid, a disaster management official in a video said that 168 individuals have died due to extreme weather conditions and gassing in 24 provinces of the country.
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Joshimath: No. of buildings with cracks hasn't increased in recent past; c
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA) on Saturday informed that the number of buildings with cracks has not increased and till now 863 buildings with cracks have been noticed due to land subsidence and landslides in the Joshimath town area of Uttarakhand.
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