Nigeria annual flood outlook 2024
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Disaster Preparedness
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Authorities to involve students in South disaster management implementation
Catch them young and make them grow, so goes the saying. Hazard a guess what this concept has got to do with disaster management in the State. Well, the district authorities have worked out ambitious plans to involve the student community and the youth in the implementation of disaster management in South Goa.
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Facing monsoon woes? Send an SMS
AHMEDABAD: For those whose vehicles get stuck in the rains while on their way home or office or who are unable to venture out of their homes because of waterlogging in their areas, the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has established helplines for immediate redressal. The system called Jansuvidha would update you on your mobile phone about the status of your complaints.
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Centre gives Rs 500 crore boost to storm water project
Mumbai The Centre on Monday allocated Rs 500 crore for completion of Brihanmumbai Storm Water Drain project (BRIMSTOWAD), which is considered the solution to overhaul the archaic storm water drain system and resolve the flooding situation in the coastal and low-lying Mumbai.
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Now, SMS your monsoon woes to AMC
AHMEDABAD: If you had a drainage block, water logging problems, cave-ins or a storm water drain burst in your area this monsoon, just lodge your complaint to the SMS' complaint redressal Jansuvidha' system and expect a speedy response. The system was first introduced in the new west zone followed by the south zone in recent months and would now be extended to the entire city from Monday next.
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Kerala asked to submit project for cyclone preparedness
Thiruvananthapuram: Minister of State for Home Mullappally Ramachandran has asked the Kerala government to submit a Rs.400-crore project to the Centre for assistance to improve preparedness for cyclones.
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Natural catastrophe risk insurance mechanisms for Asia and the Pacific
Natural catastrophes are a major threat to sustainable development, especially in Asia and the Pacific. ADB
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A special report on "Aila", the cyclone that struck on May 25. Now, with 400 km-long embankment breached, people of Sunderbans live with threat of a high tide causing further damage. It calls for a long-term policy on behalf of the islanders for saving the Sunderbans. See Also Report: Boiling point - containing the 'spill over' of climate change
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Disaster assessment must for future projects
The Disaster Management Centre (DMC) will make the Disaster Impact Assessment (DIA) report compulsory for all future development projects, Director General Major General Gamini Hettiarachchi said. He said this system will help identify suitable land for development projects and will also help to mitigate and prevent disasters to a greater extent.
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Disaster-Prone Bangladesh Trials Cell Phone Alerts
Tens of thousands of mobile users in Bangladesh's flood and cyclone-prone areas will now receive advance warning of an impending natural disaster through an alert on their cell phones, a government official says.