In an almost unprecedented development, xatradhikars of 13 xatras (neo-Vaishnavite monasteries) based here today sat on a mass demonstration at Kamalabari Ferry Ghat to draw the attention of the Government towards the need for the permanent protection of the river island under the threat of erosion. The three-hour sit-in demonstration …
More than 50 years after it was set up, Civil Defence is set to undergo a major shift in its duties with the Centre deciding to give its volunteers the responsibility of dealing with natural disasters. Raised after the 1962 Sino-Indian war, its primary duty so far has been to …
Actual loss suffered by farmers is much higher, says K.P. Rajendran The State Government is making preparations to submit a summer rain damage account of around Rs. 222 crore, prepared as per Central Relief Norms, to the Union Government-deputed team that will reach Kerala on April 3. Revenue Minister K. …
The colonial dispensation in north Bihar believed that the rivers of the flood plains needed to be controlled. The zamindar became the pivot around which the implementation of these flood control efforts revolved. Along with the railways and roads, the uncontrolled manner in which many zamindary embankments were built led …
A meeting convened to discuss the preparedness of monsoon and to adopt preventive measures in future and action to be taken before the onset of monsoon was held at South Goa Collectorate building in Margao. Senior officials attended the meeting that was chaired by Vanancio Furtado, Dy Collector. The meeting …
injured and 600 houses damaged as a tornado lashed 15 villages of three unions of Juri upazila in Moulvibazar Thursday afternoon. Villagers said the string wind blew over the villages of Jaifarnagar, west Juri and east Juri unions at about 2:30 pm Thursday, resulting in heavy losses to houses and …
Surface communication at several places in Arunachal Pradesh has been disrupted following landslides triggered by torrential rain for the last couple of days. Official sources informed that the most worst affected districts were Dibang Valley, Lower Dibang Valley and Changlang. The road connecting Anini, headquarters of Dibang Valley districts to …
Asom Water Resources Minister Bharat Chandra Narah informed the State Assembly today that Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh would take stock of erosion and other problems afflicting Majuli by paying a visit to the river island in the first half of April. The Brahmaputra Board and the Water Resources Department …
Contrary to the preliminary estimates which indicated that the crops worth Rs 100 crore were damaged in the district due to the recent rains, the official estimates are only showing a loss of around Rs 20 crore. Farmer allege that though crops in more than 40,000 hectare were damaged, the …
Bangladesh Bank governor Salehuddin Ahmed on Thursday said the country should prepare itself for a strong food reserve after the boro crop harvest to face any future adversities like floods. He advised the senior bankers at a meeting to lend money to emerging sectors such as ship-building and improve their …
Participants in a workshop on Thursday stressed the need for disaster-resistant sustainable forestation to save the country's coastal belt from natural calamities. There is no alternative to forestation to protect the country's coastal belt from disasters, they told a workshop on the newly invented technology of the Bangladesh Forest Research …
The AIADMK yesterday demanded a white paper on the expenditure of flood relief funds announced by the Tamil Nadu government as untimely torrential rain lashed the state taking the death toll to 20, while crops worth more than Rs 100 crore have been damaged. Leaders of most of the political …
While the least developed countries suffer the worst effects of climate change, brought about by the actions of the rich, they have no voice in global warming talks. On September 27 last year, Fakhruddin Ahmed, the Chief Adviser
The State government has decided to give Rs.7,500 as compensation for loss of each hectare of paddy crop, Local Administration Minister M.K. Stalin informed the Assembly on Wednesday. This is Rs.3,500 more than the Centre-specified norm of Rs.4,000 per hectare. The government will foot the additional Rs.3,500 per hectare. It …
Nellore and Khammam have been chosen for an intensive command system (ICS) project as India disaster management support scheme. While Nellore often bears the brunt of cyclones, Khammam is flood-prone. The ICS project officer, Mr M. Bhaskar Rao, disclosed the decision to choose the two districts while talking to this …
MINISTER of State Revenue Dr Rajendra Shingane on Monday promised in the State Legislative Assembly that those citizens in Pune, whose properties were affected during the 1961 Panshet flood, would be given property cards against their present properties within the three months. Congress MLA Chandrakant Chhajed had raised the issue …
A Central team will soon visit Tamil Nadu to assess the damage to the standing crop and property loss caused by the unusual rain that lashed several southern districts, M.K. Stalin, Minister for Local Administration and Rural Development said in Mudukaluthur on Tuesday. During his tour of flood-hit areas in …
The Chief Minister, Dr Y.S. Rajasekhar Reddy announced a series of incentives to fishermen including waiving off loans of Rs 40.72 crore availed by them from Fishermen Finance Corporation. Making an announcement in this regard in the Assembly, the Chief Minister said insurance coverage to fishermen would be increased from …
A major earthquake and two aftershocks hit China's north-western region of Xinjiang on Friday morning, the China Earthquake Administration said, but there were no initial reports of casualties or damage. China Earthquake Administration said the initial quake, of 7.3 magnitude, happened at 22:33 GMT on Thursday, or 6:33 am local …
Thousands of people were left without fresh water in Kazakhstan on Monday after a major flood disrupted water supplies in the southwest of the Central Asian state, the Emergencies Ministry said. Spring flooding is a recurring problem across Central Asia but an abrupt rise in temperatures following weeks of severe …
