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Major Glacial Lake Surveys In Arunachal, Sikkim Areas Bordering China
As a part of the national survey to preempt the Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF), the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has started surveying the Eastern Himalayas to map all glacial lakes in the country.
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Plans On To Tackle "Dangerous" Glacial Lakes In Himalayas
The expanding glacial lakes in the Himalayas are a matter of serious concern and the National Disaster Management Authority or NDMA has finalised a list of 189 "potentially dangerous" lakes.
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Wayanad Landslides: Kerala High Court Wants 'Holistic Approach' In Development
The court pointed out that a landslide is a classic example of what happens when the natural environment's balance is disrupted.
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Kerala Withdraws Order Restricting Scientists From Sharing Wayanad Reports
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has directed Chief Secretary V Venu to withdraw a controversial note issued by the State Disaster Management Authority, which restrained science and technology institutions in the state from sharing their
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Assam Floods Death Count Rises To 93 As Water Levels Recede
The flood in Assam has so far claimed 93 lives, as two people died in Karimganj district in the last 24 hours, said the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA).
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7 More Dead In Flood-Related Incidents In Assam, Death Count Touches 90
With seven more deaths, the total death count in flood in Assam has mounted to 90 so far, said Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA).
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Cyclone Remal: Northeast On High Alert, Officials Asked To Be Prepared
Ahead of the approaching severe cyclonic storm "Remal", disaster management authorities and security forces in various northeastern states have been placed on high alert and the district administrations asked to take advance precautionary steps.
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87 Killed, Over 80 Injured As Heavy Rains Wreak Havoc In Pakistan
At least 87 people have been killed and 82 others injured in separate rain-triggered incidents in Pakistan over the past week as heavy downpours continued to wreak havoc in parts of the country, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said.
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Heavy Rain In Kerala's Thiruvananthapuram, Yellow Alert In 4 Districts
Kerala's Thiruvananthapuram is enduring heavy rainfall, and the Kerala State Disaster Management Authority on its official X handle posted that the Central Meteorological Department has announced yellow alert in four districts and advised to refrain
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Top NDMA Official Appointed Special Representative Of UN Disaster Risk Reduction
A top official at India's National Disaster Management Authority has been appointed by United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres as his special representative for disaster risk reduction.
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Avalanche Warning Issued In Jammu And Kashmir For Next 24 Hours
The Jammu and Kashmir Disaster Management Authority on Monday issued avalanche warnings for many districts.
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"Exceeded Expectation": Rescue Op Chief On Uttarakhand "Rat Miners"
The rat miners who made the breakthrough in Uttarakhand, digging the last 12 metre stretch in less than 24 hours, had beaten expectations," said Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain, a member of NDMA (National Disaster Management Authority).
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"We Are Near Breakthrough, But Not Yet There": Official On Uttarakhand Tunnel Rescue
Rescue operations are near a breakthrough as the pipe has to be pushed for another two metres to reach the 41 workers who have been trapped in the Silkyara tunnel for 16 days, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said on Tuesday.
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"Manual Drilling To Begin Shortly": Official On Uttarakhand Rescue Ops
Manual horizontal digging will start soon in addition to the ongoing top-down drilling to rescue the 41 trapped workers in the Silkyara tunnel in Uttarkashi, the National Disaster Management Authority, or NDMA, said today.
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Trapped Workers' Rescue May Take "Few Hours Or Till Tomorrow": Official
National Disaster Management Authority on Thursday said there could be a "success" in bringing out 41 workers trapped inside the Silkyara tunnel in Uttarakhand in the next few hours or by Friday.
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Major Glacial Lake Surveys In Arunachal, Sikkim Areas Bordering China
As a part of the national survey to preempt the Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF), the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has started surveying the Eastern Himalayas to map all glacial lakes in the country.
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Plans On To Tackle "Dangerous" Glacial Lakes In Himalayas
The expanding glacial lakes in the Himalayas are a matter of serious concern and the National Disaster Management Authority or NDMA has finalised a list of 189 "potentially dangerous" lakes.
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Wayanad Landslides: Kerala High Court Wants 'Holistic Approach' In Development
The court pointed out that a landslide is a classic example of what happens when the natural environment's balance is disrupted.
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Kerala Withdraws Order Restricting Scientists From Sharing Wayanad Reports
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has directed Chief Secretary V Venu to withdraw a controversial note issued by the State Disaster Management Authority, which restrained science and technology institutions in the state from sharing their
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Assam Floods Death Count Rises To 93 As Water Levels Recede
The flood in Assam has so far claimed 93 lives, as two people died in Karimganj district in the last 24 hours, said the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA).
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7 More Dead In Flood-Related Incidents In Assam, Death Count Touches 90
With seven more deaths, the total death count in flood in Assam has mounted to 90 so far, said Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA).
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Cyclone Remal: Northeast On High Alert, Officials Asked To Be Prepared
Ahead of the approaching severe cyclonic storm "Remal", disaster management authorities and security forces in various northeastern states have been placed on high alert and the district administrations asked to take advance precautionary steps.
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87 Killed, Over 80 Injured As Heavy Rains Wreak Havoc In Pakistan
At least 87 people have been killed and 82 others injured in separate rain-triggered incidents in Pakistan over the past week as heavy downpours continued to wreak havoc in parts of the country, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said.
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Heavy Rain In Kerala's Thiruvananthapuram, Yellow Alert In 4 Districts
Kerala's Thiruvananthapuram is enduring heavy rainfall, and the Kerala State Disaster Management Authority on its official X handle posted that the Central Meteorological Department has announced yellow alert in four districts and advised to refrain
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Top NDMA Official Appointed Special Representative Of UN Disaster Risk Reduction
A top official at India's National Disaster Management Authority has been appointed by United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres as his special representative for disaster risk reduction.
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Avalanche Warning Issued In Jammu And Kashmir For Next 24 Hours
The Jammu and Kashmir Disaster Management Authority on Monday issued avalanche warnings for many districts.
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"Exceeded Expectation": Rescue Op Chief On Uttarakhand "Rat Miners"
The rat miners who made the breakthrough in Uttarakhand, digging the last 12 metre stretch in less than 24 hours, had beaten expectations," said Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain, a member of NDMA (National Disaster Management Authority).
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"We Are Near Breakthrough, But Not Yet There": Official On Uttarakhand Tunnel Rescue
Rescue operations are near a breakthrough as the pipe has to be pushed for another two metres to reach the 41 workers who have been trapped in the Silkyara tunnel for 16 days, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said on Tuesday.
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"Manual Drilling To Begin Shortly": Official On Uttarakhand Rescue Ops
Manual horizontal digging will start soon in addition to the ongoing top-down drilling to rescue the 41 trapped workers in the Silkyara tunnel in Uttarkashi, the National Disaster Management Authority, or NDMA, said today.
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Trapped Workers' Rescue May Take "Few Hours Or Till Tomorrow": Official
National Disaster Management Authority on Thursday said there could be a "success" in bringing out 41 workers trapped inside the Silkyara tunnel in Uttarakhand in the next few hours or by Friday.
