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Assam: IIT Guwahati collaborates with ASDMA for disaster risk reduction
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], October 18 (ANI): Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Guwahati has recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) to collaborate on various projects and activities related to Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR)
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MHA approves release of Rs 17.20 cr to Nagaland that faced floods, landsli
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 17 (ANI): Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Monday approved the advance release of Rs 17.20 crore to Nagaland for undertaking relief measures in the wake of floods and landslides during the monsoon season this year.
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Corruption plagues flood relief efforts in Pakistan: Reports
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 15 (ANI): A UN official has expressed concerns regarding the use of flood assistance in Pakistan, amid the country's continuing struggle to procure sufficient aid to recover from losses from the unprecedented disaster.
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Is Pakistan flood catastrophe linked only to climate change?
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 14 (ANI): The Pakistan government led by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has washed its hands of its responsibility and blamed climate change for the floods in the country, but the reality is that it failed in providing a quick response which could have mitigated
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Uttar Pradesh: Disaster relief officials continue rescue ops in flood-hit
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Balrampur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], October 10 (ANI): Villagers of the flood-affected areas in Uttar Pradesh's Balrampur are facing problems after a flash flood hit parts of the district due to incessant heavy rainfall in the area.
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Uttarakhand: 32 dead, 18 injured in Pauri Garhwal bus accident
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], October 5 (ANI): Thirty-two people were killed and eighteen injured in the Pauri Garhwal bus accident, informed State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) on Wednesday.
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Uttarkashi avalanche: SDRF, ITBP, NIM teams rescue mountaineers
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Uttarkashi (Uttarakhand) [India], October 5 (ANI): Teams of State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) and Nehra Institute of Mountaineering (NIM) reached Advance Base Camp to rescue the trainees of NIM Uttarkashi, who were hit by an avalanche on Draupadi's Danda
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Pakistan defence sector continues to enjoy grants, subsidies despite econo
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 5 (ANI): As Pakistan always cries for funding in the name of development and disaster management, the so-called defence sector of the country continues to enjoy grants, subsidies and loans despite the financial crunches.
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Around 1,700 people killed, over 12,800 injured in Pakistan's rain, flood
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 3 (ANI): At least 1,695 people were killed while 12,865 were injured so far (October 2) since mid-June due to the devastating floods and rains in Pakistan, National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said on Sunday.
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Avalanche hits mountains behind Kedarnath temple, temple committee says pi
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Rudraprayag (Kedarnath) [India], October 1 (ANI): Pilgrims visiting the holy shrine of Kedarnath need not worry, said temple committee officials after an avalanche hit the mountains behind the Kedarnath Temple on Saturday morning.
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Amit Shah approves release of Rs 488 cr to UP, Punjab, Goa under State Dis
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] September 30 (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday approved the release of Rs 488 crore as a Central share of the State Disaster Mitigation Fund (SDMF) to Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Goa for the year 2021-22, for undertaking mitigation activities as per guidelines is
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Focus on fitness of colleagues, safety of human and animals is priority: N
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 30 (ANI): Expressing concern that the "frequency of disasters has increased due to effect of climate change", National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) chief Atul Karwal said the priority of his force is to keep the fitness of all the colleagues and rescue both
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