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Two killed after Cyclone Vardah hits Tamil Nadu: NDMA
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Dec. 12 (ANI): At least two people died on Monday after Cyclone 'Vardah' pounded Tamil Nadu, reported the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA).
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Cyclone Vardah: NDRF closely monitoring situation, teams on standby
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec. 12 (ANI): As the cyclonic storm Vardah is on its way to make landfall in the coastal region of Chennai today, National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), Director-general R.K. Pachnanda on Monday said that their teams have been prepositioned at all the major location and
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NDRF takes precautionary steps to combat cyclone Vardah
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec. 11 (ANI): In the wake of the upcoming danger posed by cyclone Vardah in Tamil Nadu, the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has deployed five teams in Andhra Pradesh and six in Tamil Nadu as a precautionary measure.
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Andaman: Evacuation officially complete with all 2168 tourists rescued
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Port Blair (Andaman and Nicobar Islands) [India], Dec. 10 (ANI): The National Disaster Management Authority on Saturday announced evacuation of total 2168 tourists who were stranded in Neil and Havelock Islands here.
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Indonesia quake toll rises to 52
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], Dec. 7 (ANI): The death toll has risen to 52 in Indonesia's a earthquake struck Aceh province, according to Indonesia's National Disaster Management Agency.
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Timely response by NDRF prevented undue panic caused by radioactive '
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct. 9 (ANI): Timely response by the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) played a cardinal role in suppressing undue panic created by the radioactive "leakage" at the Terminal 3 of the Indira Gandhi International Airport here on Sunday.
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All clear at Delhi IGI Airport after radioactive leak
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct. 9 (ANI): The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has given an all clear after a radioactive leak was reported from the Terminal 3 at the at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport today.
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NDMA must work towards stopping of creation of new risks, says PMO officia
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept.28 (ANI): Speaking on the occasion of the National Disaster Management Authority's (NDMA's) 12th formation day on Wednesday, a senior official of the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) said that the NDMA needs to make India disaster resilient.
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Involve NDMA in smart cities project to make them disaster safe, says MoS
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept.28 (ANI): Minister of State for Home Hansraj Gangaram Ahir on Wednesday called for the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) to be involved in the smart cities project right from the conceptualization stage to help avert disasters such as the urban flooding ph
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Government appoints new CISF, NSG and NDRF chiefs
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept.26 (ANI): The Appointments Committee of Cabinet on Monday appointed new chiefs of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), the National Security Guard (NSG) and the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF).
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Water level of Ganga declining, will rescue people safely: DIG NDRF
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Patna, Aug. 23 (ANI): Assuring safety to those affected from flood in Bihar, Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) Surjeet Singh Guleria on Tuesday said the water level in the Ganga River is above danger level, but there has been considerable decline in wa
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NDRF continues rescue, relief ops as flood situation in Bihar, UP remains
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug. 23 (ANI): As the flood situation in the states of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh continues to be grim, the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has launched a massive relief and rescue operation in the flood-hit areas of both states.
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