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Cyclone Amphan: Road clearance, restoration work underway in WB
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 21 (ANI): Road clearance and restoration work by National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) personnel are underway after extremely severe cyclonic storm Amphan hit West Bengal on Wednesday.
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Cyclone Amphan: More than 5 lakh people in West Bengal, over 1.5 lakh in O
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 20 (ANI): More than 5 lakh people have been evacuated in West Bengal and 1,58,640 people in Odisha in view of cyclone Amhpan, said SN Pradhan, chief of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) on Wednesday.
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Case filed against BJP MLC for visiting Patan Sangvi COVID-19 containment
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Beed (Maharashtra) [India], May 20 (ANI): A case has been registered under sections 188, 269, 270 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Disaster Management Act against BJP MLC from Ashti, Suresh Dhas for allegedly entering the Patan Sangvi COVID-19 containment zone.
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Odisha, West Bengal evacuated 1.5 lakh, 3.3 lakh people ahead of Amphan la
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 20 (ANI): National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) Director General SN Pradhan on Wednesday said that Odisha and West Bengal have evacuated nearly 1.5 lakh and 3.3 lakh people respectively ahead of the landfall of cyclone Amphan today.
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West Bengal: 19 NDRF teams on ground ahead of cyclone Amphan landfall
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 20 (ANI): Ninteen teams of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) have been deployed in West Bengal in view of the approaching cyclone Amphan.
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Cyclone Amphan: Odisha to broadcast SMS based alert system, play tower sir
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], May 19 (ANI): As Cyclone Amphan is approaching, the Odisha government has started the process to broadcast an SMS based alert system and play tower siren to evacuate people in the districts, which are expected to suffer the most due to the cyclone, said State Sp
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NDRF facing dual challenge of COVID-19 and Cyclone Amphan, 41 teams deploy
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 19 (ANI): A total of 41 National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams have been deployed in both Odisha and West Bengal including 7 reserves teams in the view of cyclone Amphan, said agency chief SN Pradhan on Tuesday adding that the NDRF is facing the "dual" challenge
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32 NDRF teams deployed in Odisha, West Bengal, 21 teams on standby to deal
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 19 (ANI): In view of the impending cyclone Amphan, 32 teams of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) have been deployed in Odisha and West Bengal, and 21 teams have been kept on standby, said SN Pradhan, Director General, NDRF, here on Monday.
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PM Modi reviews Cyclone Amphan situation in meeting with MHA, NDMA
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 18 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday chaired a high-level meeting with officials of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) to review the arising Cyclone Amphan situation in different parts of the country.
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37 teams deployed in Odisha, West Bengal in view of cyclone Amphan: NDRF D
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 18 (ANI): National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) Director General SN Pradhan on Monday said that 37 NDRF teams have been deployed in seven districts of Odisha and six districts of West Bengal in view of cyclone Amphan.
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PM Modi to chair meeting with MHA, NDMA over Cyclone Amphan today
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 18 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair a high-level meeting on Monday with the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) over the situation surrounding Cyclone Amphan.
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J-K administration extends lockdown till May 19
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Jammu and Kashmir [India], May 17 (ANI): Jammu and Kashmir administration on Sunday announced that the lockdown in the Union Territory will continue till May 19.
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