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PM Modi says Centre stands with flood-hit in TN, CM Stalin urges calamity
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Saying that he was deeply pained and moved by the plight of the flood-hit people of Tamil Nadu, in the aftermath of the devastating tropical cyclone 'Michaung', Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday assured that the Centre stands with them at this difficult time and would extend every p
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AP: Chandrababu Naidu urges PM Modi to declare cyclone Michaung a "nationa
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Telugu Desam Party (TDP) Chief and former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, N Chandrababu Naidu wrote an open letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging him to declare cyclone "Michaung" as a national disaster.
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Rajnath Singh conducts aerial survey of Cyclone Michaung-affected areas of
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The Defence Minister also met Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin to assess the flood situation in the state. The meeting was attended by the National Disaster Management Authority, Police, Navy and other authorities.
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TN rains: NDRF rescues 15 people from waterlogged areas of Tambaram distri
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) rescued around 15 people from the Tambaram area due to severe waterlogging as heavy rains continued to lash several parts of Chennai district.
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Cyclone 'Michaung' to hit Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu coasts by December 4;
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Cyclone 'Michaung' is expected to reach the west-central Bay of Bengal off south Andhra Pradesh and adjoining north Tamil Nadu coasts by December 4 forenoon, and the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has deployed 21 teams for rescue and relief operations, National Crisis Management
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Committee led by Amit Shah approves Rs 1658-crore Recovery and Reconstruct
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Under the plan, the MHA states, that Rs 1079.96 crore of central assistance will be provided from the Recovery and Reconstruction window of the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF). The State Government will provide Rs 126.41 crore from its State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) towards relie
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Tamil Nadu: NDRF on standby in Arakkonam town after cyclone warning issued
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The National Disaster Response Force Team is on standby in Arakkonam town in view of the impending cyclone warning issued by the India Meteorological Department.
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"Very operational, professional and humanistic approach was adopted": NDMA
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
After 41 workers were rescued from the Uttarkashi's Silkyara Tunnel on Tuesday, National Disaster Management Authority Member, Lt General (Rtd) Syed Ata Hasnain said that a very operational, professional and humanistic approach was adopted by the Centre which led to the success of the res
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"Will take 3-4 hrs to evacuate workers from Silkyara tunnel...": NDMA offi
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
National Disaster Management Authority Member, Lt General (Rtd) Syed Ata Hasnain on Tuesday said that the entire operation to evacuate workers from the Silkyara tunnel will take 3-4 hours adding that they are not in a "hurry."
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"Near breakthrough; 2 metres drilling still left": NDMA official on Uttark
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
National Disaster Management Authority Member, Lt General (Rtd) Syed Ata Hasnain on Tuesday said that the rescue workers, who have been tirelessly working day and night to rescue the 41 trapped workers for the last 17 days, were near a breakthrough, "but not quite there".
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"86 meters of vertical drilling required to reach tunnel's crust": NDMA on
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
National Disaster Management Authority Member, Lt General (Rtd) Syed Ata Hasnain on Sunday said that 86 meters of vertical drilling is required to reach the crust of the Uttarkashi's tunnel where 41 workers remained trapped adding that 17 meters of the drilling has already taken place.
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Uttarakhand tunnel collapse: Plasma cutter flown from Hyderabad to cut aug
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
National Disaster Management Authority Member, Lt General Syed Ata Hasnain (retired) on Saturday said that there has been no movement in the last 24 hours in the drilling work to rescue the 41 workers trapped in the Uttarkashi tunnel for 13 days.
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