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Saturday, Feb 29, 2020

Disaster management

Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot directed the state’s disaster management and relief department to start payment of compensation to affected farmers in two days.
4 Rajasthan districts hit by biggest locust attack, says report
Jan 12, 2020 23:37
Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot directed the state’s disaster management and relief department to start payment of compensation to affected farmers in two days. read more
646 schools in city not complying with fire safety norms: BMC audit
Nov 20, 2019 23:29
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No major damage was reported in camps in southeast Bangladesh where hundreds of thousands of refugees from neighbouring Myanmar are living.
Cyclone Bulbul lashes Bangladesh, killing fisherman and homemaker
Nov 10, 2019 11:35
No major damage was reported in camps in southeast Bangladesh where hundreds of thousands of refugees from neighbouring Myanmar are living. read more
Studies show that natural disasters tend to lower life expectancy more in women than in men.
What women need in post-disaster situations
Oct 28, 2019 14:39
Studies show that natural disasters tend to lower life expectancy more in women than in men. read more
Citizens from several areas across Mumbai complained of the smell of gas and lodged complaints with civic authorities. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is yet to figure out the source of the gas leak, but is investigating the incident.
Mysterious gas leak: BMC to meet chemical firms and agencies today
Sep 20, 2019 23:18
Citizens from several areas across Mumbai complained of the smell of gas and lodged complaints with civic authorities. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is yet to figure out the source of the gas leak, but is investigating the incident. read more
BMC’s disaster management officials will meet chemical and gas related agencies in order to locate the source of the suspected gas leak
Mumbai ‘Gas-leak’: Foul smell gone, mystery lingers on, BMC clueless so far
Sep 20, 2019 19:34
BMC’s disaster management officials will meet chemical and gas related agencies in order to locate the source of the suspected gas leak read more
Maharashtra Chief Minister has announced an ex-gratia assistance of Rs 5 lakh to the next of kin to the dead
Thirteen dead in Dhule factory fire: Maharashtra government orders probe
Aug 31, 2019 18:24
Maharashtra Chief Minister has announced an ex-gratia assistance of Rs 5 lakh to the next of kin to the dead read more
The water level had reached 476.2m at the time of filing this report around 9pm. The full reservoir level is 478m.
Flood alert sounded in Panchkula
Aug 19, 2019 00:08
The water level had reached 476.2m at the time of filing this report around 9pm. The full reservoir level is 478m. read more
According to railway sources, CR will procure 10 boats at the cost of \u20B91.7 lakh. Meanwhile, WR has already procured one and will get seven more boats.
Coming soon: Life jackets, boats to help WR, CR in rescue ops
Aug 09, 2019 00:05
According to railway sources, CR will procure 10 boats at the cost of \u20B91.7 lakh. Meanwhile, WR has already procured one and will get seven more boats. read more
The proposal has come at a time when the SC-appointed monitoring committee is taking steps against illegal constructions in the city and has sealed a large number of commercial units not complying with norms.
Experts say NDMC legalisation move is dangerous
Aug 01, 2019 06:45
The proposal has come at a time when the SC-appointed monitoring committee is taking steps against illegal constructions in the city and has sealed a large number of commercial units not complying with norms. read more
A group of four students of Greenfields Public School, Dilshad Garden, attended the Indus Quality Foundation residential camp at the Ramakrishna Mission Ashram, Dehradun.
Greenfields students attend D’dun camp
Jul 30, 2019 09:45
A group of four students of Greenfields Public School, Dilshad Garden, attended the Indus Quality Foundation residential camp at the Ramakrishna Mission Ashram, Dehradun. read more
During the two-year programme, 22 students of classes 8 and 9 from each school will be trained in food safety, traffic awareness, disaster management, tolerance, team spirit, fight against corruption and safety of women and children among others.
Student Police Cadets: Students to volunteer in regulating traffic on Rajasthan streets
Jul 25, 2019 08:39
During the two-year programme, 22 students of classes 8 and 9 from each school will be trained in food safety, traffic awareness, disaster management, tolerance, team spirit, fight against corruption and safety of women and children among others. read more
Important or interesting events that took place in Delhi-NCR schools recently
Disaster management in focus at Masonic Public School
Jul 17, 2019 12:56
Important or interesting events that took place in Delhi-NCR schools recently read more
Four towns along the Ayeyarwady and Chindwin rivers were in danger of being inundated as the rivers rose, the Department of Disaster Management said.
Monsoon flooding in Myanmar forces thousands from their homes
Jul 15, 2019 13:59
Four towns along the Ayeyarwady and Chindwin rivers were in danger of being inundated as the rivers rose, the Department of Disaster Management said. read more
Sewa Ram, an urban transport systems design expert and a faculty member at the School of Planning and Architecture (SPA), said that the existing civic plans have been designed to deal with a “crisis” rather than finding a “solution”.
Reasons why city floods every monsoon
Jul 05, 2019 01:41
Sewa Ram, an urban transport systems design expert and a faculty member at the School of Planning and Architecture (SPA), said that the existing civic plans have been designed to deal with a “crisis” rather than finding a “solution”. read more

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