Speaking at an event to launch the ministry's monthly development update and the preliminary flood damage assessment report on Friday, Iqbal said a detailed post-disaster needs assessment exercise is underway to determine the exact economic losses resulting from the calamity.
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has constituted an Inter-Ministerial Central Team (IMCT) to assess damages caused due to a Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF) leading to a surge in flows in the Teesta River causing flash flood in Sikkim on October 4.
A high-level Inter-ministerial Central Team (IMCT) comprising seven members from different Ministries of the Union government visited various districts of Assam for on-the-spot assessment of the flood damages during the current year.
Lahaul Spiti (Himachal Pradesh) [India], July 29 (ANI): Amid flash floods triggered by incessant rains, the Lahaul-Spiti district administration has requested the Army and Border Road Organisation to restore six bridges that have been damaged in the past three days, said the Lahaul-Spiti
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], October 23 (ANI): A Government of India's inter-ministerial team followed by AIMIM MLA from Karwan, Kausar Mohiuddin visited flood-affected areas in the city -- Nadeem colony, Balreddy Nagar, Virasath Nagar -- to assess flood damages in Karwan constituency.