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 …
Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Nabam Tuki on Sunday announced an amount of five crore as an immediate flood relief, for carrying out restoration works to bring life back to normalcy in the affected districts. Tuki directed the respective district administration and departments to conduct proper assessment of losses and submit …
Incessant downpour for the past week has swelled the water level of Yomgo River above the danger mark and the flood water left a trail of devastation in Liromoba constituency of West Siang district. Paddy fields at Kambu village have been completely washed away and more than fifty-two households of …
Assam reels under one of the worst floods ever; Maharashtra faces severe drought The Assam government today asserted that contrary to reports the Centre has not released Rs 1,655 crore for flood relief and rescue operations in the state so far. Referring to reports in a section of the press …
Gogoi orders DCs to ensure there is no shortfall of essentials for flood victims Guwahati: Nearly 80 per cent of Assam has been engulfed by floods which has affected 20 out of the total 27 districts, claimed 42 lives and affected 18 lakh people, Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) …
Guwahati: Even as flood continues to wreak havoc in Assam affecting close to 14 lakh people in 19 affected districts it has precipitated an unprecedented adversity for residents of centuries-old eastern Assam tea town of Dibrugarh which has virtually remained submerged in flood waters for the last four days. Normal …
As the toll in the current wave of floods mounted to 27, Assam government today sought Rs 500 crore as immediate financial assistance to meet the challenges of relief, rehabilitation and restoration of communication in the State. Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi met Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh at his North …
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will extend a 3- million-U.S. dollar aid for Myanmar's flood relief efforts, an official report said Thursday. The grant will be issued from ADB's Asia Pacific Disaster Response Fund, which was established to meet priority need and restore live-saving services to communities affected by natural …
Guwahati: The central government will release Rs.207 crore immediately to Assam to meet the expenditure incurred while repairing the damage caused by floods, DoNER Minister Jitendra Singh said here on Tuesday. The Minister of State for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) on Tuesday made an aerial visit to some …
The death toll in current spate of floods in Assam touched 14 even as the overall flood situation steadied with decrease in rainfall across the State. Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi, who made an aerial survey of worst-hit western Assam districts yesterday, said the number of affected districts has come down …
Brahmaputra flowing above danger level throughout Upper Assam; Train movement hampered; Army pressed into rescue operation The flood situation in the State continued to deteriorate on Thursday, affecting nearly 3 lakh people in thirteen districts. The Brahmaputra was flowing above danger mark at Neamatighat (Jorhat) and Dibrugarh. Three other rivers …
A total of 1,959 flood victims in Eket and Uyo have received N50,000 each from the Akwa Ibom State Government as part of efforts to provide relief for them. Sylvia Ekpo, the Permanent-Secretary, Deputy Governor’s Office, said that individuals not families benefitted from the financial assistance. “The beneficiaries are those …
Over a million people have been affected by floods across Pakistan so far, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said on Thursday. Since the flash floods started ravaging various parts of the country in mid-July, at least 166 people have been killed and 128 injured. Besides, 8,471 houses and 2,976 …
The Punjab Disaster Management Authority has released Rs 550 million funds to the District Co-ordination officers of seven flood hit districts to resolve problems of the affected people. Punjab government has also provided relief items valued at Rs 600 million to the administration of flood affected districts so far. This …
CM Mamata Banerjee demands adequate funds from the Centre for post-flood work The flood situation in West Bengal showed further improvement today on account of little or no rainfall since yesterday and a reduced quantity of water discharge from barrages upstream, even as the death toll rose to 85. Two …
Residents of Myanmar's low-lying delta region were bracing on Wednesday as flood waters from the north of the country began to flow into the area, pushing river levels dangerously high. More than 250,000 people have been affected and 69 killed by flooding that was triggered last week by monsoon rains, …
The United Nations announced Wednesday its plans to reach 200,000 with emergency food aid in flood-affected Myanmar, which was recently hit by flooding caused by heavy rains and monsoon. UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said here that the World Food Program (WFP) is now focusing efforts on reaching Bago, Chin, Kachin, …
CM demands central funds, seeks appointment with PM Narendra Modi Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday declared 12 districts in Bengal as flood-hit and demanded adequate funds from the Centre for post-flood work, even as the death toll mounted to 83. Mamata held the Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) responsible for …
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Thursday announced Rs 500 million financial aid to help rehabilitate flood affectees in Gilgit-Baltistan. The prime minister reviewed ongoing relief activities in flood-hit areas in Gilgit-Baltistan while local authorities briefed him on damages caused by floods. Addressing flood affectees in Ganche, Sharif also announced Rs …
Tajikistan appealed on Tuesday to diplomatic missions and international organizations working in the country for aid to help repair an estimated $100 million of damage caused by recent floods and mudslides. "The ministry counts on an all-round support of its development partners to help eliminate the consequences of the natural …
The Supreme Court on Thursday summoned the attorney general and advocate generals of the four provinces to appear personally on the next hearing of a case relating to protective measures to check flood disaster. A three-member bench of the apex court headed by Justice Saqib Nisar heard the case. The …
