Centre declares Kerala floods ‘Level-3’ calamity; demand to call it ‘national disaster’ either ignorance or mischief
6 years, 5 months ago

Centre declares Kerala floods ‘Level-3’ calamity; demand to call it ‘national disaster’ either ignorance or mischief

Firstpost  

A Level-3 tag for the Kerala floods means that the Centre must help the state with its personnel and funds, which the Narendra Modi government has already begun to do. This was made clear to the Kerala High Court on Monday in response to a petition, which had sought to have the floods declared a “national disaster”. A ‘national’ confusion In India, the phrase “national disaster”, which has no official significance in the absence of a recognised category by this nomenclature, is something used loosely in general parlance. If the demand that the Kerala floods be declared a “national disaster” means that the calamity must alarm the entire nation, nobody — not even the Centre — denies that it does. On its part, Kerala must do a good job of explaining its losses in its memorandum, instead of making ridiculous demands to declare the floods a “national disaster”.

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Kerala Launches Advanced Disaster Risk Warning System ‘KaWaChaM’
6 days, 4 hours ago

Kerala Launches Advanced Disaster Risk Warning System ‘KaWaChaM’

Deccan Chronicle  

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan inaugurated State’s advanced disaster risk warning system ‘KaWaChaM’. KaWaChaM is developed by the Kerala State Disaster Managemenrt Authority with the support from the National Disaster Management Authority and the World Bank. Speaking at the event, Chief Minister said KaWaChaM is India’s first comprehensive disaster warning system. The Chief Minister acknowledged that science still has …

Kerala Governor Rajendra Arlekar outlines financial challenges in maiden address
1 week, 4 days ago

Kerala Governor Rajendra Arlekar outlines financial challenges in maiden address

India Today  

The 13th session of the 15th Kerala Legislative Assembly commenced with Governor Rajendra Arlekar delivering his maiden policy address, shedding light on the financial challenges faced by the state and reaffirming the government’s commitment to progress and inclusivity. “Kerala’s share in the central divisible pool has steadily declined from 3.875 per cent during the 10th Finance Commission to 1.925 per …

20 coastal panchayats in Ernakulam demand inclusion of tidal flooding in disaster list
2 weeks, 2 days ago

20 coastal panchayats in Ernakulam demand inclusion of tidal flooding in disaster list

The Hindu  

As many as 20 affected coastal panchayats in Ernakulam district are set to pass resolutions demanding that tidal flooding be included in the list of State-and national-level disasters. The meeting emphasised that including tidal flooding under the Disaster Management Act would enable quicker measures like compensation, mitigation, and relief, including temporary relocation. “Over 12,000 hectares, including Pokkali farms, across the …

Centre Declares Wayanad Landslides Severe Nature Disaster, Priyanka Gandhi Welcomes it
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4 weeks ago

Centre Declares Wayanad Landslides Severe Nature Disaster, Priyanka Gandhi Welcomes it

Deccan Chronicle  

Thiruvananthapuram: The Union Government on Monday declared the devastating landslides in Wayanad a disaster of “severe nature,” after five months, recognising its intensity. The Union Home Ministry told the Kerala government that financial aid is initially provided by the State Disaster Response Fund. “However, keeping in view the intensity and magnitude of the Meppadi landslide disaster in Wayanad district, it …

Centre Declares Wayanad Landslides As 'Severe Nature' Disaster; Priyanka Urges Prompt Allocation Of Funds
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4 weeks ago

Centre Declares Wayanad Landslides As 'Severe Nature' Disaster; Priyanka Urges Prompt Allocation Of Funds

ABP News  

Five months after landslides hit three villages in Kerala's Wayanad district, the Union government declared the landslides as a disaster of a "severe nature". In a formal communication to Kerala government, the Union Home Ministry clarified that initial financial assistance for such disasters is provided through the State Disaster Response Fund. Priyanka Gandhi Welcomes Move Wayanad MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra …

Kerala minister flays delayed declaration of Wayanad landslide as 'disaster of severe nature'
4 weeks ago

Kerala minister flays delayed declaration of Wayanad landslide as 'disaster of severe nature'

New Indian Express  

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Criticising the Centre for taking five months before declaring the Wayanad landslide as a 'disaster of severe nature,' Kerala Revenue Minister K Rajan said on Tuesday that it would have been more beneficial if the Centre's announcement had come within two months after the calamity struck. The state government had on Monday received an official communication from the Centre …

Center declares Wayanad landslide as 'Disaster of Severe Nature', Priyanka Gandhi says, 'Glad Amit Shah ji...'
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Center declares Wayanad landslide as 'Disaster of Severe Nature', Priyanka Gandhi says, 'Glad Amit Shah ji...'

India TV News  

Wayanad MP and Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Sunday lauded the Home Ministry for declaring the Wayanad landslide tragedy as a 'Disaster of Severe nature'. Taking to social media platform X, she said, "I am glad Amit Shah ji has finally taken the decision to declare the Wayanad tragedy as a “Disaster of Severe Nature”. Centre communicates to Kerala …

Rahul, Priyanka to lead agitation in Parliament against Centre’s ‘neglect’ of Wayanad
2 months ago

Rahul, Priyanka to lead agitation in Parliament against Centre’s ‘neglect’ of Wayanad

The Hindu  

The Congress said on Tuesday that it will launch protests, both inside and outside Parliament, under the leadership of Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi against the alleged indifference of the Union government to providing assistance to victims and survivors of the July 30 landslides in the mountainous district of Wayanad. Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee working president and MLA T. Siddique …

Kerala MPs to raise lack of Centre aid for Wayanad landslide rehabilitation
2 months ago

Kerala MPs to raise lack of Centre aid for Wayanad landslide rehabilitation

New Indian Express  

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: MPs from Kerala on Thursday unanimously decided to raise the lack of entral assistance to survivors and relatives of the July 30 Wayanad landslides, as well as the demand to declare the disaster as L3 category, in the Parliament. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, who chaired the meeting, told the MPs that not a single penny had been allotted to …

Centre says no provision to declare Wayanad landslides as national disaster
2 months, 1 week ago

Centre says no provision to declare Wayanad landslides as national disaster

New Indian Express  

KOCHI: There is no provision to declare any calamity as ‘national disaster’, the Union government has informed Kerala government in response to its plea to declare the July 30 landslides in Wayanad that left over 400 dead, as one. The Centre’s response drew flak from political parties, with Priyanka Gandhi, the Congress general secretary and the party’s Wayanad Lok Sabha …

MoS Home rejects 'national disaster' tag for Wayanad landslides
2 months, 2 weeks ago

MoS Home rejects 'national disaster' tag for Wayanad landslides

India Today  

The Ministry of State for Home Affairs, in a letter, informed Special Representative of Kerala in New Delhi KV Thomas that the Wayanad landslides cannot be declared a national disaster. In the letter, MoS Nityanand Rai clarified that under the existing guidelines of the State Disaster Response Fund and the National Disaster Response Fund, there is no provision to officially …

Revamping Disaster Management Architecture: A Roadmap for India's Resilience
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Revamping Disaster Management Architecture: A Roadmap for India's Resilience

The Hindu  

The Disaster Management (Amendment) Bill, 2024, aims to revamp the disaster management architecture in India by empowering state and central government authorities to prepare disaster management plans at their respective levels. It also provides for the creation of urban disaster management authorities in State capitals and cities with municipal corporations, empowering them to take the lead in disaster management. The …

Wayanad: Decentralisation in disaster management
4 months ago

Wayanad: Decentralisation in disaster management

Hindustan Times  

The news and the images from the landslides in Wayanad district in Kerala depicting horrific losses prompt us to revisit the disaster management and governance of areas vulnerable to natural disasters. The14th State Plan based on the working group report on disaster management mentions ‘The scientific analysis has also brought out that there is a knowledge gap, a lack of …

Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan highlights challenges in disaster prediction during Independence Day address
5 months, 1 week ago

Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan highlights challenges in disaster prediction during Independence Day address

The Hindu  

Despite significant advancement in scientific knowledge and discovery, India still struggles to predict natural disasters effectively enough to safeguard human lives and property, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has said. The Chief Minister’s comments, made during his Independence Day address in Thiruvananthapuram on Thursday, assume relevance against the backdrop of the Wayanad landslides that left behind a trail of devastation of …

Can Wayanad Tragedy Be Declared A National Disaster? Here's A Look At Facts
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Can Wayanad Tragedy Be Declared A National Disaster? Here's A Look At Facts

News 18  

Of late, there has been a spike in demands to declare the Wayanad landslides a national disaster. Kerala: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives at Kannur Airport; received by Governor Arif Mohammed Khan and CM Pinarayi VijayanPM Modi will visit Wayanad to review relief and rehabilitation efforts pic.twitter.com/sfbP5lm0HU — ANI August 10, 2024 Wayanad MP Rahul Gandhi took to X and …

Rahul urges Centre to declare Wayanad landslides as a national disaster
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Rahul urges Centre to declare Wayanad landslides as a national disaster

The Hindu  

Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday urged the Union government to declare the recent landslides in Kerala’s Wayanad as a national disaster and demanded a comprehensive rehabilitation package. In some cases, an entire family is gone, with just one person remaining, sometimes an adult or a child,” the Congress leader said, emphasising the need …

Kerala requests Centre to declare Wayanad landslide a national disaster
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Kerala requests Centre to declare Wayanad landslide a national disaster

The Hindu  

The Kerala government has requested the Centre to declare the catastrophic landslide that devastated at least three villages in Vythiri taluk in the Wayanad district on July 30 a national disaster. He said the Central government was weighing the legality of the State government’s demand to declare the landslide a natural disaster. Officials believe declaring the landslide a natural disaster …

Wayanad landslides: BJP cites UPA-era rule as Rahul Gandhi pushes for 'national disaster' tag
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Wayanad landslides: BJP cites UPA-era rule as Rahul Gandhi pushes for 'national disaster' tag

Hindustan Times  

The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party on Sunday turned down the demands from various quarters to declare the Wayanad landslides a national disaster, saying no such policy exists under the central government guidelines. Read: Controversial tunnel road in Wayanad faces scrutiny after landslide tragedy Muraleedharan, a former Union Minister, said, "The concept of a 'national disaster' does not exist under the …

Centre says examining legality of Kerala’s demand to declare Wayanad a national disaster
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Centre says examining legality of Kerala’s demand to declare Wayanad a national disaster

The Hindu  

Union Minister of State for Tourism Suresh Gopi said the Central Government would weigh the legality of Kerala’s demand to declare the Wayanad landslide a national disaster. Speaking to reporters after touring the disaster zone on Sunday, Mr. Gopi, actor and Bharatiya Janata Party’s MP from Thrissur, said the Centre has to adhere to several modalities before making any declaration. …

Opposition urge Centre to declare Wayanad landslides a ‘national disaster’
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Opposition urge Centre to declare Wayanad landslides a ‘national disaster’

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: The opposition leaders in the Rajya Sabha slammed the Centre for a failed Early Warning System for floods in Kerala’s Wayanad, even as many expressed concerns over the incident that struck the southern Indian state. “I, however, urge the Union government not to get the Kerala government to pay for these services like we had to pay during …

More disasters can be expected in these areas, says top ecologist
5 months, 4 weeks ago

More disasters can be expected in these areas, says top ecologist

Hindustan Times  

Kerala’s Wayanad region can expect more such disasters in coming years in eco-sensitive areas identified by the Madhav Gadgil chaired Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel if a cautious approach is not taken on which activities can be permitted, the veteran ecologist said on Tuesday. The Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel has designated the entire Western Ghats as an ecologically sensitive …

Why India needs a professional approach to disaster management
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Why India needs a professional approach to disaster management

Firstpost  

Public knowledge of the entire phenomenon of disasters is abysmal in most of the world, and more so in India, where less informed citizens tend to take this as something inevitable Disasters have always been a part of life progression and were, in earlier years, taken in stride as something inevitable; in many cases, they were simply divine intervention. In …

Create a force in India that is first in the field of disaster management in the entire country, says Amit Shah
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Create a force in India that is first in the field of disaster management in the entire country, says Amit Shah

The Hindu  

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said dangers like avalanches, landslides, floods, and storms are going to increase everywhere in the future due to climate change. The Union Minister said Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government has left no stone unturned and never looked at the budget for the development of the NDRF, training and providing modern resources to the …

Rift over relief: On the rain-caused damage in Tamil Nadu and the central and Tamil Nadu governments interactions
1 year ago

Rift over relief: On the rain-caused damage in Tamil Nadu and the central and Tamil Nadu governments interactions

The Hindu  

The recent spat between the central and Tamil Nadu governments over flood relief after two spells of heavy rainfall in the State has been disheartening for those struggling to rebuild their lives. Mr. Stalin, had, prior to this, in a meeting with Mr. Modi in New Delhi, sought interim relief funds of ₹7,033 crore and a final relief fund of …

Braving Michaung: NDRF’s Relentless Journey in Emergency Response
1 year, 1 month ago

Braving Michaung: NDRF’s Relentless Journey in Emergency Response

News 18  

As Cyclone Michaung wreaks havoc in the eastern coast of India, the NDRF is engaged in the difficult task of bringing relief to the areas hit by heavy rainfall and powerful winds. Over 29 National Disaster Response Force teams have been deployed across Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, and Puducherry for over a week now to conduct relief and rescue …

2018, India's Official Oscars Entry, A Grim Reminder of Kerala Floods
1 year, 4 months ago

2018, India's Official Oscars Entry, A Grim Reminder of Kerala Floods

News 18  

India on Wednesday announced survival drama 2018 as the official entry for the 2024 Academy Awards, officially acknowledging the Malayalam film’s status as both a critical and box office hit. The film, starring Tovino Thomas, Kunchacko Boban, Asif Ali, Vineeth Sreenivasan, Narain and Lal and directed by Jude Anthany Joseph, is based on the devastating floods in Kerala in 2018 …

Centre should not discriminate between States on party lines: Priyanka in flood-ravaged Himachal Pradesh
1 year, 4 months ago

Centre should not discriminate between States on party lines: Priyanka in flood-ravaged Himachal Pradesh

The Hindu  

Congress party general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on September 12 asked the Union Government to declare the massive natural calamity that has hit the hill State of Himachal Pradesh in the ongoing monsoon as a “national disaster”. Ms. Gandhi, along with Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, visited the calamity-hit areas of Kullu district and interacted with disaster-affected people. …

Declare Himachal floods as a national calamity, says Congress
1 year, 5 months ago

Declare Himachal floods as a national calamity, says Congress

The Hindu  

The Congress on August 23 urged the Union government to declare Himachal Pradesh floods as a national calamity and allocate ₹10,000 crore for rehabilitation and rebuilding of the State. At a press conference, party’s in-charge for Himachal Pradesh Rajeev Shukla said that in three spells of rain, the State had seen unprecedented destruction. I appeal not only to the Union …

States demand that lightning be declared a natural disaster
1 year, 10 months ago

States demand that lightning be declared a natural disaster

The Hindu  

A few States have demanded that “lightning” be declared as a “natural disaster” because deaths caused by it surpass any other disaster in the country, National Disaster Management Authority member secretary Kamal Kishore said on March 11. Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, Director General, India Meteorological Department, said around 2,500 people died every year due to lightning. Bihar’s Disaster Management Minister Shahnawaz Alam …

prime minister narendra modi addresses third session of the National Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction
1 year, 10 months ago

prime minister narendra modi addresses third session of the National Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on March 10, 2023, inaugurating the 3rd Session of the National Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction, said that the global appreciation for the work of the Indian rescue team in earthquake-hit Turkey and Syria recently has made every Indian proud. NPDRR is a multi-stakeholder platform constituted by the Government of India to facilitate dialogue, sharing experiences, …

Joshimath land subsidence to be discussed at national disaster risk reduction conference
1 year, 10 months ago

Joshimath land subsidence to be discussed at national disaster risk reduction conference

The Hindu  

The land subsidence in Uttarakhand’s Joshimath that displaced many people, and the role of the National Disaster Response Force after the Turkey earthquake, will be among the many disaster-related topics that will be discussed at the third session of the National Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction conference to be held in Delhi from March 10-11. The session is aligned with …

Countries want to train with Indian disaster relief agency: NDRF DG
1 year, 11 months ago

Countries want to train with Indian disaster relief agency: NDRF DG

Live Mint  

New Delhi: A number of countries are interested in training with and studying the National Disaster Response Force’s model said the director general of the force, Atul Karwal. As India’s economic clout grows and climate change increases the likelihood of natural disasters, the country’s unique experience in disaster relief efforts and standing relief forces give it a unique skill-set, which …

Demands to Declare Joshimath a 'National Disaster': Does Such a Provision Even Exist? EXPLAINED
2 years ago

Demands to Declare Joshimath a 'National Disaster': Does Such a Provision Even Exist? EXPLAINED

News 18  

Evacuation and rehabilitation efforts are ongoing in Joshimath, after many structures in the town developed concerning cracks and the area was declared landslide and subsidence-hit. In response to a question in Parliament during the 2018 Parliament session, Kiren Rijiju had stated, “The existing guidelines of the State Disaster Response Fund /National Disaster Response Fund do not contemplate declaring a disaster …

Stop all projects till assessment is done and declare Joshimath situation national calamity, says Congress
2 years ago

Stop all projects till assessment is done and declare Joshimath situation national calamity, says Congress

The Hindu  

The Congress on Monday urged the Narendra Modi government to announce the land subsidence in Uttarakhand’s Joshimath as a national calamity, declare the entire zone as a natural disaster zone and immediately stop all developmental projects. Describing land subsidence as a man-made disaster due to the “unbridled development,” the Congress sought enhanced compensation for those whose homes had been damaged, …

Science-Wise: While Citizens And Economy Suffer Burnout, Why Is Heatwave Not a Notified Disaster in India?
2 years, 7 months ago

Science-Wise: While Citizens And Economy Suffer Burnout, Why Is Heatwave Not a Notified Disaster in India?

News 18  

With temperatures hovering above 42 degrees Celsius for several days in a row, the unusually early and brutal heatwave that hit India this summer has truly tested the endurance limits. Yet, the extreme heat that this country of 1.3 billion battles with is still to be declared a “nationally notified disaster”. The government’s Disaster Management Act, 2005, defines disaster as …

India revokes Disaster Management Act provisions after 2 years: What this means for the country
2 years, 10 months ago

India revokes Disaster Management Act provisions after 2 years: What this means for the country

Firstpost  

Pandemic-related restrictions will end on 31 March. However, norms regarding face masks and social distancing will remain As the number of Covid-19 cases continue to show a downward trend, the Centre has revoked the provisions of the Disaster Management Act 2005 for Covid containment measures. Taking note of the NDMA’s recommendation, the Union Home Secretary wrote to the Chief Secretaries …

What is NDMA? Establishment, vision, structure and functions
3 years ago

What is NDMA? Establishment, vision, structure and functions

India Today  

The National Disaster Management Authority, NDMA, was formed in 2005 after the Government of India enacted the Disaster Management Act for establishing rules, standards, and best-practices regarding disaster management and mitigation. The origin of the NDMA dates back to August 1999 when the Government of India set up a High Powered Committee to make recommendations for preparing disaster management plans …

Disaster management: How India is improving its existing capabilities
3 years, 1 month ago

Disaster management: How India is improving its existing capabilities

Hindustan Times  

When Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the Infrastructure for Resilient Island States initiative at the Glasgow climate conference, he was drawing the world’s attention to the urgent need of finding new, smarter, and more effective ways of managing disasters. International cooperation in disaster management is, therefore, critical to India for the effective handling of disasters within its borders as well …

Congress criticises Left govt over handling of rain related disasters in Kerala
3 years, 3 months ago

Congress criticises Left govt over handling of rain related disasters in Kerala

Deccan Chronicle  

Kottayam: The Congress in Kerala on Thursday flayed the ruling LDF government over its alleged failure in dealing with the floods and landslides, which have claimed 42 lives in the state, following heavy rains last week and termed the Disaster Management Authority as a "disaster". Leader of Opposition in the State Assembly, V D Satheesan, told reporters that Chief Minister …

Analysis | Kerala yet to get its basics right on tackling natural disasters
3 years, 3 months ago

Analysis | Kerala yet to get its basics right on tackling natural disasters

The Hindu  

Kerala, it appears, has failed to take a leaf out of the two back-to-back floods it had in 2018 and 2019 and the landslides which left a trail of destruction. As it once again reels under the fury of nature, disaster management experts feel the State has not got its basics right when it comes to vulnerability mapping and mitigation …

Uttarakhand floods: Easy to point finger at climate change, but humanity is equally to blame
3 years, 3 months ago

Uttarakhand floods: Easy to point finger at climate change, but humanity is equally to blame

Firstpost  

It’s easy to blame climate change and lack of collective global action for increasing intensity and frequency of disasters, but what about the manner in which the region’s topography has been unashamedly smashed in recent years? Since then, the government has changed, the Disaster Management Act of 2005 has been uploaded on the State Disaster Management Authority’s website as a …

Kerala rains: Amit Shah assures all possible help to those affected in state
3 years, 3 months ago

Kerala rains: Amit Shah assures all possible help to those affected in state

India TV News  

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said the central government is continuously monitoring the situation in Kerala and will provide all possible help to people in the state that has been hit by heavy rainfall. Earlier today, three more bodies were recovered from Koottikkal in Kerala's Kottayam district due to landslides triggered by heavy rainfall, which has pushed the …

Kerala flood latest updates: Over 25 dead due to heavy rains; Idduki, Kottayam worst hit
3 years, 3 months ago

Kerala flood latest updates: Over 25 dead due to heavy rains; Idduki, Kottayam worst hit

Hindustan Times  

Rainfall in Kerala continued to disrupt normal life in the southern state on Sunday, with as many as 21 people losing their lives to rain-related incidents so far and dozens of others missing after flash floods and landslides in multiple regions. The rainfall situation has also partially subsided in central Kerala but the threat of landslides and severe waterlogging across …

International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction 2021: Government plans and policies to improve disaster risk reduction
3 years, 3 months ago

International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction 2021: Government plans and policies to improve disaster risk reduction

Firstpost  

The National Disaster Management Plan, the National Policy on Disaster Management, National Action Plan on Climate Change and the Disaster Management Act are just some of the measures adopted by the government to mitigate the destruction in face of a disaster Every year on 13 October, International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction is observed across the world. Here are a …

Exploring the gap between policy and action in disaster risk reduction
3 years, 5 months ago

Exploring the gap between policy and action in disaster risk reduction

Hindustan Times  

The transition from a response-based paradigm to an anticipative, prevention-based approach remains a stubborn challenge in Disaster Risk Reduction. International policy guidelines have successfully informed the national DRR policies in various countries; however, their further translation down to the regional and local level is full of complex political challenges, exacerbated in many areas by an increased frequency of disasters. Through …

Living with the earth in Kerala
4 years, 5 months ago

Living with the earth in Kerala

The Hindu  

Natural disasters have by now come to be accepted as a feature of the annual monsoon season in Kerala. With consumption defined broadly to include land use, it is apparent that the conservation of the State’s natural resources is crucially dependent upon a restraint on consumption. This response cannot end with minimising one’s own consumption but must extend to calling …

Flood-hit states shift focus to relief work as rains subside; toll touches 137
5 years, 5 months ago

Flood-hit states shift focus to relief work as rains subside; toll touches 137

Live Mint  

Flood waters have receded somewhat across Kerala, Karnataka and Maharashtra, exposing sludge, debris and a pile of complaints. On a day Union home minister Amit Shah made an aerial survey of flooded districts, the Congress party dismissed official estimates of damage in Karnataka and Maharashtra, urging the disasters be declared a national calamity. Maharashtra Congress general secretary Sachin Sawant said …

Kerala floods updates: Red alert in 8 districts, death toll rises to 46
5 years, 5 months ago

Kerala floods updates: Red alert in 8 districts, death toll rises to 46

India Today  

Massive rains over the last two days in Kerala have led to many deaths and caused a landslide in Nilambur region of Malappuram district, in which reportedly over 40 people are stranded. #WATCH Pregnant woman rescued in flood-hit Palakkad district's Agali, in Kerala pic.twitter.com/hWcdvdkPYC ANI August 10, 2019 5:40 pm: Death toll in Kerala rises to 46 Kozhikode: 12 Wayanad: …

NUALS Kochi Holds Workshop On Rebuilding Disaster Resilient Kerala
5 years, 10 months ago

NUALS Kochi Holds Workshop On Rebuilding Disaster Resilient Kerala

Live Law  

The National University of Advanced Legal Studies, Kochi under the auspices of its Centre for Environment and Law organised a Workshop on 'Developing a Robust Environmental Conservation Law and Policy Framework for Rebuilding Disaster Resilient Kerala' on March 8th, 2019 at the NUALS campus in Kalamassery, considering the devastating deluge and its after-effects that had. The National University of Advanced …

Kerala govt yet to submit detailed report to Centre on damage due to floods, say officials
6 years, 4 months ago

Kerala govt yet to submit detailed report to Centre on damage due to floods, say officials

Firstpost  

The central government will start the process of giving funds to Kerala for the damage caused by floods, when the state government sends a detailed report citing the loss of human life, properties, infrastructure and crops. New Delhi: The Kerala government is yet to submit a detailed report on the damage caused by the recent floods, which may lead to …

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