Report filed by the Forest and Wildlife Department, Kerala in the matter of Tribunal on its own motion Suo Motu based on the news item published in the Hindu, Chennai edition paper dated 30/07/2024 titled "Wayanad landslides live updates: 54 killed, over 100 feared missing in Kerala hill station; relief …
The World Bank has extended the Citizen’s Damage Compensation Programme (CDCP) till March 2014 and indicated it may provide additional funding for it because the government plans to restructure the programme to support recovery of flood-affected households. A World Bank report said that more than one million eligible households had …
As cyclone Phailin and floods in North Odisha districts heavily damaged schools and related infrastructure, the School and Mass Education department has proposed sanction of Rs 834.47 crore special assistance for reconstruction activities. According to a preliminary survey conducted by the department, 5,820 schools have been severely damaged in the …
To take up relief and restoration works in the affected areas of Odisha. Chief minister Naveen Patnaik has sought an advance of Rs 1,000 crore from the government of India to take up relief and restoration works in the affected areas of Odisha. “I would request you to release an …
A Delhi-based NGO has launched a Rs 50 million project to restore the livelihood of 2,000 flood affected families across three districts of Uttarakhand. The project has been launched by Caritas India, an NGO of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI). The two-year project is designed to be implemented in …
A BSS report says: Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS) under financial assistance of the British Red Cross distributed Taka 5 million as grants among 1,000 flood-hit small and marginal framers of four upazilas in Kurigram recently. Country Representative of British Red Cross in Bangladesh Mr. David Mather distributed cheque for …
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) on Tuesday approved nine projects worth Tk 6,720 crore including a Tk 175 crore project for the construction of 156 flood shelters in the flood prone and river erosion areas of the country, reports UNB. The approval came from an ECNEC …
The team arrived with three speed motor boats, rubber boats, lifesaving jackets and other life saving gadgets etc Water level of the Brahmaputra river was flowing above the danger level at several places affecting more than 45 villages in Assam's Jorhat district, official sources said today. The water was flowing …
The state government has increased the Bihar Contingency Fund (BCF) amount, till March 30 next year, to Rs 1800 crore from the existing Rs 350 crore. After the cabinet meeting on Tuesday, secretary, cabinet secretariat department Brajesh Mehrotra said the huge increase in the BCF has been made mainly for …
A total of 138 persons died in various incidents of floods and landslides during this year’s monsoon in 50 districts. Likewise, 65 have gone missing in those incidents with 39 sustaining injuries, according to the Ministry of Home Affairs. Some 1,131 houses were damaged while another 1,463 suffered partial damage, …
Around 5.5 million people have been affected due to floods in 20 districts of Bihar , with the death toll going up to 160, official figures showed. With the flood situation remaining critical, thousands of people have been forced to flee their homes and struggle for survival under the open …
Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Sun Weidong has handed over Chinese government’s cash assistance of $1.5 million for flood victims of Pakistan. A formal ceremony was held at the Economic Affairs Division (EAD) where the aid certificate was signed by the Chinese ambassador and Economic Affairs Division Secretary Nargis Sethi. The …
Those who have lost their slums, kachha house or even pakka house will be given Rs 70000. The Madhya Pradesh government on Saturday raised the rate of compensation for losses sustained in flood-hit areas of the state, particularly for those from lower strata of society. Announcing the increased compensation, Chief …
The Punjab Emergency Service (Rescue 1122) rescued 57,771 victims in flooded districts, established 103 medical camps and provided first aid to 1467 people. According to a Rescue 1122 spokesman, Punjab Emergency Service Director General Dr Rizwan Naseer said that all district emergency officers were directed to ensure full preparedness as …
SRINAGAR, Aug 22: The Executive Committee of the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) headed by Chief Secretary, M. I. Khanday today discussed the preliminary flood damage report received from both the Divisional Commissioners of Jammu and Kashmir and matters pertaining to immediate relief to the victims of recent floods across …
With the central government's team expected to arrive for inspection this week, the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC), Nagpur Improvement Trust (NIT), state public works department (PWD) and zillaparishad (ZP) have completed their inspection and estimated the damage to roads in the district at around Rs 170crore. According to the district …
The World Bank and the Asian Development Bank would jointly provide $400 million to rain-ravaged Uttarakhand to redevelop basic amenities like housing, agriculture, education and healthcare facilities besides reconstructing the damaged roads. The decision was taken here yesterday at a meeting chaired by Chief Secretary Subhash Kumar after the two …
It will also look into drought-like situation in 51 taluks in State The State government will set up a Cabinet sub-committee headed by Revenue Minister V Sreenivas Prasad to look into natural calamities in the State. The Committee will assess and oversee relief measures not only in the flood-affected coastal …
Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) on Monday released Rs08 million to the Deputy Commissioners of each eight affected districts of Balochistan. Talking to APP, Director General, PDMA Khalid Baloch on Monday said relief activities in the flood-battered areas are being carried out on war footings. "Rs08 million has been released …
Due to the flash floods, vast agriculture land in the hill areas had been washed away, while those in the plains had also been damaged. Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna on Thursday met Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar at Krishi Bhawan in New Delhi and submitted a proposal worth Rs 60.70 …
Maharashtra chief minister Prithviraj Chavan on Thursday announced a special package of Rs 1934.50 crore for Vidarbha, which has witnessed widespread devastation of crops and property due to heavy rains. Chavan, however, did not make any comment on the declaration of "wet drought" in the region as demanded by the …
