Uttarakhand floods live updates: About 25-35 people are trapped inside a tunnel, and the operation to rescue them is underway
Several labourers working at the Rishi Ganga hydroelectric power project were feared missing after a glacier broke in Dhauli Ganga valley in Joshimath on Sunday morning, sources said.
India could soon be a part of UN mandated international disaster rescue operations as its federal contingency force, NDRF, is expected to obtain a globally recognised standardisation later this year
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The compensation for rains and floods in August and September is estimated to be Rs 1,306 crore
Flood-like situation has occurred in parts of Maharashtra and Karnataka following heavy rainfall in both the states
The Army personnel launched flood relief and rescue columns in Bandlaguda area here on a requisition from the state government, a Defence release said
The death toll in the Bhiwandi building collapse, which took place here on Monday, has risen to 41, the National Disaster Relief Force (NDRF) informed on Wednesday
Soon after the incident, the NDRF, fire brigade, and police teams had reached the spot and carried out rescue operations
The death toll in the Bhiwandi building collapse site here rose to 26 on Tuesday, according to the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF)
Efforts are on to rescue nine employees trapped inside after a fire broke out at TS Genco's underground hydroelectric power station at Srisailam left bank canal in Telangana
The court also said there is no need for a new plan and that one under the National Disaster Management Act, made by the government last November, is enough to deal with Covid-19
Taking note of the submissions, the apex court said the PM CARES Fund is a public charitable trust and is not a government fund
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The bench said that voluntary contribution can always be made to the NDRF as there is no statutory bar under the Disaster Management Act
Chief Secretary Asit Tripathy reviewed the flood-like situation in Odisha with collectors of 10 districts through video conference, according to the Special Relief Commissioner Pradeep Jena
Two teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) have initiated search and rescue operations on Saturday morning
NDRF, Kerala Police, Fire Force, locals and volunteers are carrying out the massive search exercise
So far, 33 teams of the NDRF and SDRF have been deployed to tackle the floods which have affected multiple districts in Bihar