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 Centre will on Tuesday hold a high-level meeting to finalise the implementation of the Rs 7277 crore Bundelkhand package announced earlier by the Government. The Union Rural Development Ministry, meanwhile, is all set to launch a pilot project in all the 13 districts of the Bundelkhand region to showcase …
The Haryana government has allocated a sum of over Rs 79.28 crore for payment of relief to farmers of Bhiwani and Hisar districts whose Rabi crops-2008 were damaged due to drought. As per a letter to this effect issued by Naresh Gulati, Financial Commissioner and Principal Secretary, Revenue and Disaster …
Gargi Parsai NEW DELHI: Rahul Gandhi's pet project for the water-starved Bundelkhand region has received its first tranche of additional Central assistance well in time for water-harvesting structures, ponds and dug wells to be in place before the monsoon sets in. Last week, on the Planning Commission's recommendation, the Centre …
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Cabinet has decided to disburse Rs 15 crore for KeralaWater Authority for drought relief measures. Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan told reporters on Wednesday at a post-cabinet briefing that Rs 10 crore has been earmarked to district collectors for the drought-relief measures. West Bengal election: Answering a query on …
Ranchi, March 2: The state government is planning to introduce a pension scheme for farmers in the new budget in an attempt to boost agriculture as this sector was lagging behind. Budgetary provisions for imparting training to farmers and developing warehouse facilities across the state, too, are on the cards. …
The Orissa government on Wednesday sought an assistance of Rs 2,257 crores from the Centre to tackle drought in the state. "We have submitted a memorandum to the Centre demanding sanction of Rs 2,257 crores to combat the prevailing drought in the state," Orissa revenue minister Surjya Narayan Patra told …
BHUBANESWAR: The State Government on Tuesday declared 3,264 villages in 70 blocks and 41 wards in nine urban local bodies as drought-affected and sought an assistance of Rs 843.965 cr from the National Calamity Contingency Fund (NCCF) to tackle the situation. Announcing this in the Assembly, Revenue and Disaster Management …
The Union Cabinet on Thursday cleared a special package worth Rs 7,266 crore for the implementation of a drought mitigation strategy over a three-year period starting 2009-10 for the development of 13 districts in the Bundelkhand region.
Revenue Minister Surjya Narayan Patro today admitted in the Assembly that there had been more than 50 per cent crop loss in autumn paddy. Replying to an unstarred question from Adikanda Sethi (CPI), the Minister said that according to assessment made from the crop cutting experiment in 3,264 villages and …
This manual for drought management suggests a system for drought management policy and programmes to be followed by the Government of India and State Governments. It focuses on the general/common elements of drought management at the national level, while allowing the states to include their specific schemes and interventions and …
Dharma SRI ABEYRATNE The Government has appointed a Cabinet sub committee to look into the drought prevailing in certain parts of the country. The committee consists of four Ministers who will take action to assist the victims. Disaster Management and Human Rights Minister Mahinda Samarasinghe, Mass Media and Information, Enterprise …
The Sri Lankan government has appointed a cabinet subcommittee to provide immediate relief to drought affected persons in various parts of the country. Cabinet of Ministers who met last night under the patronage of President Mahinda Rajapaksa has appointed Minister of Disaster Management Mahinda Samarasinghe to lead the subcommittee. Rishad …
NEW DELHI: The former Prime Minister and Janata Dal (Secular) president, H.D. Deve Gowda, has contributed 20 per cent of his one-year salary as MP to the Prime Minister
Gargi Parsai NEW DELHI: Even as the number of drought-hit districts has risen to 278, the affected 11 States have altogether sought additional Central assistance of Rs. 72,313.62 crore for relief including diesel subsidy to farmers. Of this, Bihar has sought the highest (Rs. 23,071.13 crore), followed by Maharashtra (Rs. …
Sept. 9: The state government has finally declared 971 of the total 1,108 mandals in AP as drought hit and has sought an assistance of Rs 4,200 crore from the Centre. The Chief Minister, Mr K. Rosaiah, who made this announcement on Wednesday at the Secretariat, said that his predecessor, …
Leaders of the Rajya Kisan Sabha have alleged that the State government has not sanctioned any relief funds to the five drought-affected taluks in Kolar. The government has identified 30 taluks in nine districts of the State as drought affected, and has announced a relief of Rs one crore per …
Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh here on Wednesday and demanded a special package of Rs 2,000 crore in addition to a drought relief of Rs 100 per quintal for paddy and Rs 50 per quintal for maize over and above the MSP. Badal said …
The state has sought Central assistance of Rs 395 crore to tackle drought in parts of the state, Deputy Secretary, Department of Revenue (Drought Management) M S Desai said. A Central team that was on a two-day visit to Karnataka's drought-affected areas would submit its report to the Union Government …
