Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Are missing palm trees causing more lighting deaths in Bihar appearing in ‘The Times of India’ dated 29.05.2025". The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Are missing palm trees causing …
A World Bank policy note has asked the government to improve the national disaster management fund and create city emergency centres in major urban centres. The policy note also recommends establishing linkages between city emergency centres and current disaster management structures at federal, provincial and district levels to ensure timely …
As much as 388.3 sq. km of land in Idukki district, comprising 8.9 per cent of the total area, is highly susceptible to landslips while 873.7 sq. km (20 per cent) is susceptible to a lesser degree. Devikulam taluk has the largest area highly prone to landslips (177.8 sq.km), followed …
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 …
The Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) wants the state to create a framework that will make it mandatory for all buildings to strictly adhere to safety norms laid down by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS). The authority also wants these to be part of building bylaws; for this, DDMA …
Karnataka is setting up a Natural Calamities Relief Fund with a corpus of Rs 125 crore to reduce hardships of the people hit by such disasters besides meeting the demands of the affected districts. This will cover man-made disasters which are not covered under the Centre's state disaster response fund …
At least 20 persons have lost their lives while more than 5,000 have to be evacuated from low-lying areas of Chandrapur district in Maharashtra following heavy rain. According to the disaster management cell, 5,204 persons have been evacuated with more than 2,000 shifted to relief camps set up in government …
The present report was prepared in response to the General Assembly resolution 66/205, in which the Assembly requested the Secretary-General to report to it at its sixty-eighth session on the status of sustainable development in mountain regions. The report describes the status of Sustainable Mountain Development (SMD) at the national …
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 …
Uttarakhand on Wednesday sought Rs 13,800 crore from the Centre for reconstruction and relief work in the flood-ravaged State at the first meeting of the Cabinet Committee on the issue and claimed to have got an assurance from Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in this regard. The Cabinet Committee discussed the …
Efficient disaster management calls for meticulous planning. The paradigm shift in management of disasters from Reactive Approach of Relief, Restoration and Rehabilitation to the Pro-active Approach of Planning, Preparedness and Prevention revalidates the need for strengthening the planning process as well as the institutional mechanism for planning. Section 23 of …
Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) and the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) have jointly completed the project on "Capacity Building in Disaster Management and Elected Representatives of Panchayati Raj Institutions and Urban Local Bodies at District Level". The project was undertaken in 54 districts from the selected 11 states, …
Guwahati: When it rains heavily in the upstream the water rises very rapidly in rivers flowing through Assam valley and the phenomenon sometimes triggers devastating flash floods that take heavy toll on lives and property. Eastern Assam districts of Dhemaji and Lakhimpur particularly face such flash floods of high intensity …
Guwahati: When it rains heavily in the upstream the water rises very rapidly in rivers flowing through Assam valley and the phenomenon sometimes triggers devastating flash floods that take heavy toll on lives and property. Eastern Assam districts of Dhemaji and Lakhimpur particularly face such flash floods of high intensity …
Terming the recent flash floods in Uttarakhand a “man-made disaster,” noted geoscientists, environmentalists and social activists have cautioned against showing any haste in carrying out construction activities in devastated areas without proper survey and planning. They have called for much-needed defining of flood paths of all rivers in the hill …
The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), in collaboration with the Provincial Disaster Management Authorities (PDMAs), has finalised a contingency plan to tackle flash flood in vulnerable areas of the country. An NDMA official said that the district authorities had been directed to remain alert and finalise a contingency plan for …
On June 16, an orbiting Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) meteorological satellite captured imagery of dense cloud formation building over Uttarakhand. An analysis of the imagery uploaded on an isro website the following day predicted 'extreme rainfall/cloudburst' and marked 11 places in Uttarakhand in red. Barkot, Kirtinagar, Munikireti, Narendranagar, Pauri, …
Judgement of the Gujarat High Court in the matter of Citizens Resource & Action Initiative (CRANTI) Vs State of Gujarat dated 10/07/2013 regarding farmer suicides in Gujarat. This Application in the nature of a Public Interest Litigation has been filed for financial compensation of Rs. 5 lac to be paid …
The Uttarakhand Government on Monday decided to raise a battalion of the State Disaster Response Force on the lines of the National Disaster Response Force. Announcing this here the Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna said the SDRF would comprise of volunteers below the age of 40 from the PAC and other …
The Insurance Board donated Rs. 12.7 million to the Prime Minister’s Natural Disaster Rescue Fund for relief of floods and landslides victims of the country including those in Darchula district. Chairman of the Board Prof. Phatta Bahadur KC handed over the amount to Chairman of the Interim Election Council Khi …
The advance warning came from the regional centre of India Meteorological Department (IMD) in Dehradun on June 13. The department predicted "heavy to very heavy rainfall in the upper regions of Uttarakhand in the next 48 to 72 hours". None of the agencies tasked with disaster management, either in Delhi …
