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DGBR reviews road restoration, holds high-level talks with Trishakti Corps
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
Lieutenant General Harpal Singh, Director General, Border Roads (DGBR), visited Sikkim on Tuesday to review the status of road infrastructure restoration and resilience measures undertaken following the 2023 GLOF (Glacial Lake Outburst Flood).
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Glacier burst and floods devastate Ghizer in PoGB, 330 homes damaged as ar
Updated : 9 months ago IST
A glacial lake outburst (GLOF) triggered flooding that caused extensive damage, resulting in the formation of an artificial lake yesterday morning. Numerous villages were inundated, leading to significant financial losses; however, there were no reported casualties, according to Geo News.
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Pakistan: NDMA warns of flash floods, landslides as heavy rains hit till A
Updated : 9 months ago IST
According to the NDMA advisory, Gilgit-Baltistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa are expected to see scattered showers and thunderstorms. The authority cautioned that isolated heavy downpours could trigger flash floods, landslides, and glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs) in mountain valleys.
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Flood cuts off Pakistan's Karakoram Highway as Sutlej river communities br
Updated : 9 months, 1 week ago IST
A glacial lake outburst flood in Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan (PoGB) severely damaged the Karakoram Highway (KKH) on Wednesday, stranding hundreds of tourists and travellers, while authorities in the Punjab Province issued evacuation orders for areas along the Sutlej River due to loomi
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UN urges Pakistan to boost disaster preparedness amid monsoon risks
Updated : 9 months, 1 week ago IST
UNOCHA has urged Pakistan to strengthen disaster risk strategies as heavy monsoon rains threaten floods, landslides, and glacial lake outburst floods in vulnerable regions, including Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan. The report highlights climate change, droughts, and past flood losses, st
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Glacial lake outburst floods devastate Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan,
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Climate change-driven disasters continue to batter Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan (PoGB) as a glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF) from the Shishper Glacier tore through Hassanabad Nullah, swept away part of the Karakoram Highway, and destroyed public and private properties.
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J-K conducts flood mock drill in Pahalgam to bolster Amarnath Yatra prepar
Updated : 11 months, 1 week ago IST
J-K Disaster Management Department conducted a mock drill in Pahalgam to prepare for glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs), involving SDRF, NDRF, and Army. The exercise, ahead of the Amarnath Yatra starting July 3, aims to ensure pilgrim safety.
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Centre approves National Glacial Lake Outburst Flood Risk Mitigation Proje
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
The Central government has approved National Glacial Lake Outburst Flood Risk Mitigation Project (NGRMP) for its implementation in Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim and Uttarakhand to reduce the risks associated with glacial lake outburst floods, particularly in regions that are hi
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Principal Secretary to PM highlights mitigating risks associated with glac
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Mishra was speaking on the occasion of the 4th Workshop of the Committee on Disaster Risk Reduction (CoDRR) on Strategies for GLOF (Glacial Lake Outburst Flood) Risk Reduction here today.
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Rajnath Singh inaugurates Prerna Sthal to honor 22 soldiers who lost their
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday virtually inaugurated Prerna Sthal at Burdang in Sikkim in the memory of 22 soldiers who lost their lives during a Glacial Lake Outburst Flood at the South Lhonak Lake in the state in October last year.
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Sikkim: 510 MW Teesta Stage 5 dam's power station destroyed by landslide
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
The aftermath of the Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF) still affects Sikkim, as a major landslide on Tuesday morning has destroyed the power station of NHPC's 510 MW Teesta Stage 5 dam in Balutar, Sikkim.
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Sikkim CM meets PM Modi, urges Rs. 3673.25 Cr from Centre for post flood r
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Golay called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Parliament House on Monday. CM Golay presented the Post Disaster Need Assessment(PDNA) report, estimating Rs. 3,673.25 crore for recovery and reconstruction, and emphasized the need for continued support. He tha
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