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NDRF teams rescue 4,000 people from flooded areas in Patna
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], Sept 30 (ANI): The Director General (DG) of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), SN Pradhan on Monday said that the forces have evacuated 4,000 citizens since morning from flooded areas in the capital city.
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Bihar floods: State disaster management demands Coal India Ltd to send wat
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], Sept 30 (ANI): Bihar State Disaster Management Authority on Monday demanded the Coal India Limited to send two pumping machines of hyperpower intensity to clear the water from the flood-affected areas in the state.
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Nitish Kumar to hold meeting with district officers to review flood situat
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], Sept 30 (ANI): Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar will hold a meeting with officials of the flood-affected districts to take stock of ongoing rescue and relief operations on Monday.
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Bihar: 19 NDRF teams deployed in flood-affected areas
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], Sept 30 (ANI): As many as 19 teams of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) have been deployed in Bihar, where normal life has been affected due to incessant rainfall.
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Bihar: Nitish Kumar calls meeting on disaster management as rains cause ha
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], Sept 28 (ANI): Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday called a meeting for disaster management, via video conferencing, in the wake of heavy rains lashing the state capital and other parts of the state.
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Heavy rains lead to water-logging in several parts of Patna
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], Sept 28 (ANI): Patna on Saturday witnessed heavy downpour, causing a traffic jam and water-logging in several parts of the city. The commuters on two-wheeler vehicles were seen wading through knee-deep waters.
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'Fire Safety in India' deliberated on 15th formation day of NDMA
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 27 (ANI): Union Minister of State for Home Affairs G Kishan Reddy on Friday inaugurated the 15th Formation Day of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) here. The theme of this year's Formation Day was 'Fire Safety'.
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Rajasthan: Gehlot approves interim resolution seeking Rs 900 cr from Centr
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], Sept 26 (ANI): Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Thursday gave nod to an interim resolution, seeking monetary aid of Rs 966 crore from the Central government as urgent relief for the flood-affected state.
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Congress slams Modi government, says unemployment rate much higher than gl
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 26 (ANI): Congress on Thursday made a strong attack on Modi government saying that unemployment rate was much higher than the global average, more than a crore youth unemployed and India's demographic dividend was being turned into a "demographic disaster".
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Maharashtra: 11 killed as heavy rains, flood wreak havoc in Pune
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], Sept 26 (ANI): The death toll from floods in Pune rose to 11, official figures showed on Thursday, as excess water discharged from Nazare Dam post heavy rainfall has flooded the region.
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Coalition for disaster resilient infrastructure developed in consultations
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi, Sept 24 (ANI) The global Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI), announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the UN Climate Action Summit on Monday, has been developed through consultations with more than 35 countries and envisions enabling a measurable reduction
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Modi urges UN members to join India's coalition for Disaster Resilient Inf
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [USA], Sep 24 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday invited UN member states to join the coalition for disaster resilient infrastructure being launched by India, as e presented a practical approach and roadmap on the pressing issue of global climate change at the first-ev
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