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 …
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) worth $2.6 million was signed between the Italian Government and Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) on implementation of the Italian Early Recovery and Rehabilitation Program. Italian ambassador Vincenzo Prati and Shakeel Qadir Khan, Director General PDMA have signed MoU Wednesday to support disaster affected population …
The Haryana Government has decided to give financial assistance of `12,000 per acre to those flood-hit farmers, who have suffered substantial loss of land due to landslides and change of course of rivers during floods in 2010. Announcing this here today, Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda said out of this …
Taking part in relief and rehabilitation work in flood-hit areas, FACES Pakistan - a non-profit and non-governmental organisation - has handed over 10 modern houses to affected families in tehsil Kandhkot of district Kashmor, officials of the organisation announced here on Sunday. During a briefing at the FACES head office …
ISLAMABAD: The flood commission on Wednesday decided to initiate a field visit of flood-affected areas in Sindh with effect from March 14 and directed the flood victims to provide information. According to details, the 6th meeting of the flood commission was held at the Cabinet Division, in which officers of …
The Imam Khomeini Relief Foundation (IKRF) of Iran has sent 30,000 Euros to Sri Lanka to assist people affected by floods in Sri Lanka. IKRF President Dr Hossein Anvari has forwarded the donation to Industry and Commerce Minister Rishad Bathiudeen, who is the Vavuniya, Mullaithivu and Mannar District Development Councils …
Jan 26, Colombo: The government of Thailand has donated US$ 100,000 to Sri Lanka as relief assistance for the rehabilitation of the areas ravaged by the recent floods. Sri Lanka External Affair's Ministry said today that the Thai Foreign Affairs Minister, Kasit Piromya, handed over a cheque of US$ 100,000 …
The State has sought a relief package of Rs 500 crore from the Centre to meet the expenses in the calamity-hit areas. Chief Minister VS Achuthanandan said here on Thursday after a meeting with the Central team that the State suffered a loss of more than Rs 1,000 crore owing …
The number of suicides of farmers in Tamil Nadu, according to the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), was 5000 for the period 2005-2010 and the CPI (M) has demanded a White Paper on the deaths, said K Balakrishnan, state president of the Tamilnadu Vivasayigal Sangam and state secretariat member, CPI …
A batch of relief materials from Haryana, including 300 quintal rice, 4,000 blankets and clothes among other things, could not reach the needy victims of the 2008 Kosi floods just because a voluntary organisation did not turn up to claim them at the railway station here. The railway authorities have …
VILLUPURAM: Higher Education Minister K. Ponmudy has instructed officials to complete flood relief and repair works and ongoing development works before January-end. After chairing a meeting of officials here on Wednesday, the Minister told reporters that the government had sanctioned Rs.13.09 crore for relief and repair works in the district. …
The total amount of funds spent for providing relief for the flood victims in the year 2010 had exceeded Rs 300 million while the Ministry of Disaster Management is slated to spend Rs. 200 million for the victims of present flood conditions, a minister said. A report from the Media …
Government also decides to approach Centre for assistance of Rs.1,607 crore CHENNAI: The State government on Tuesday decided to set apart Rs.500 crore for distribution of relief money to those affected by floods and execution of temporary restoration works of roads and tanks. A Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister …
The Sri Lankan government has said that Rs. 202 million that has been allocated as flood relief will be distributed to the District Secretariats of Colombo, Kurunegala, Puttalam, Matale, Hambantota and Gampaha districts to assist the flood victims. A second wave of floods brought about by the incessant rains in …
Canada on Tuesday announced matching an equivalent amount to the 46.8 million dollars collected by its individual citizens for the flood-affected in Pakistan and donating it to the Pakistan Flood Relief Fund. Canadian Minister of International Co-operation Beverley J. Oda said in Ottawa that Canada would continue to support Pakistani …
The Sri Lankan government has said that Rs. 202 million that has been allocated as flood relief will be distributed to the District Secretariats of Colombo, Kurunegala, Puttalam, Matale, Hambantota and Gampaha districts to assist the flood victims. A second wave of floods brought about by the incessant rains in …
States that ask the Centre for relief to cope with natural disasters or other calamities rarely get the amounts they ask for. Highly placed sources in the government say that bureaucrats in Delhi believe the claim figures are highly exaggerated. In the past six years, Andhra Pradesh has posted a …
State Government's hope to get over Rs 2300 crore as flood relief hangs in a balance as the central team, which evaluated damages caused due to rains, has asked the state to furnish details of its demands as experts feel the demand is just exaggerated. "The team of experts went …
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday and requested him to provide `2,351 crore aid for flood relief in the affected areas and approve pending projects of the State Government. The CM demanded the Centre should approve projects worth `5962 crore under the Pradhan Mantri …
