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15,000 evacuated; ops intensified in worst-hit areas of Kerala: NDRF
More than 15,000 people have been evacuated from floods and heavy rains affected areas of Kerala till now and rescue operations have been stepped up in a number of badly-affected locations, the NDRF said today. The federal disaster contingency force said a total of 58 teams, with about 30-35 personnel in each team, are "working in difficult conditions and terrain to deal with the worst flood in over a century" in the southern state. "Though the condition is improving in some places as water has started receding, NDRF has scaled up its response in places which are still affected like Thiruvalla and Chengannur (Alappuzha), Aleva (Ernakulum) and parts of Idukki," a force spokesperson said. By the eleventh day of the disaster, National Disaster Response Force teams have rescued 348 people and 50 animals, he said. The spokesperson said the force has evacuated more than 15,000 people. "Medical assistance has been provided to 3,197 needy persons till now," he said. The deadliest deluge in ...
K'taka floods: PM Modi assures all possible help
As several parts of Karnataka are facing acute flood situation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday spoke to Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy and extended all possible support in the rescue and relief operations.Karnataka has been witnessing incessant rain since August 14, causing landslides and flooding in various districts.Taking note of this, the Prime Minister tweeted, "Spoke to Karnataka CM Shri @hd_kumaraswamy Ji regarding the flood situation in parts of the state. Extended all possible support in the rescue and relief operations. I pray for the safety and well-being of those in the flood-affected areas."On Saturday, Kumaraswamy announced a compensation package of Rs. 5 lakh per family who have been affected by the rains and floods.Earlier this week, a red alert was issued in several districts including Kodagu, Dakshina Kannada, Hassan, Chikkamagaluru and Shivamogga.
Telangana hands over Rs 25 cr cheque to Kerala CM
As the massive floods have wreaked havoc in Kerala, Telangana Home Minister, Nayani Narshimha Reddy handed over a cheque of Rs 25 crore to Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Sunday.Apart from this, the Telangana administration has also airlifted 50 R.O machines worth Rs 2.5 crore to Kerala from Begumpet for drinking water.The aid was announced by the Telangana Chief Minister, K. Chandrasekhar Rao on Friday. He also expressed deep sorrow on the natural calamity and loss of lives and damage to property.Kerala has been facing the worst flooding in a century. Kerala Chief Minister confirmed on Saturday that the death toll due to the floods has increased to 357. He added that the state has suffered a loss of Rs 19,512 crore due to the deluge.In this hour of need, besides Central Government, Chief Ministers of various states have come forward to support Kerala and offered financial aid to the southern state.While Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath offered an aid of Rs 15 ...
J&K announces Rs 2 cr assistance for Kerala
The Jammu and Kashmir government on Sunday announced a relief of
Minor girl among four dead in road accident
Four persons were killed and one seriously injured today in a road accident in Ramgarh district, police said. The accident occurred when the car which they were travelling in hit the road divider and overturned on Ramgarh-Ranchi via Pithoria four-lane highway under Basal outpost police station, said Deputy Superintendent of Police (headquarters) Birendra Kumar Choudhary. The victims were on their way to Patratu dam from Gutua of the district when the accident happened. The seriously injured person was rushed to RIMS in Ranchi with the help of local villagers. The deceased were identified as Ashish Singh, Rahul Bhuiyan, Harsh Kumar and Saloni Kumari, the police said.
Rescue ops in full swing in flood-hit Kodagu in Karna, Prez,
More than 3,500 people have been rescued till today in Kodagu district of Karanataka, where six people have lost their lives in floods and landslides following heavy rains in the past several days. President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke over phone to Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy, who is camping in the rain-battered district, over phone and enquired about the situation. Modi assured to extend all required assistance to the state to face the situation, the Chief Minister's office said. "Extended all possible support in the rescue and relief operations. I pray for the safety and well-being of those in the flood affected areas," the PM tweeted. Kumaraswamy informed Kovind that the district administration was managing the rescue-and-relief work efficiently, along with the army, National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and other agencies, and have rescued more than 3,500 people so far, the CMO said in a statement. As many as 317 people, including a ...
Kerala floods: DGCA monitoring airfares, says Suresh Prabhu
Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is constantly monitoring airfares on 32 direct routes operating to or from Trivandrum, Calicut, Coimbatore and Mangalore, and has even set up a control room - working 24x7 - to aid stranded passengers due to flight cancellations in Kochi, Civil Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu said on Sunday."Scheduled domestic airlines have also been advised to ensure that airfares for flights to or from Trivandrum and Calicut airports in Kerala and nearby airports i.e. Mangalore and Coimbatore are kept at an optimal level proportionate to sector distance. Accordingly, airlines have been advised to cap the maximum fare at around Rs 10,000 for longer routes and around Rs 8,000 for shorter routes to or from Kerala and nearby airports," Prabhu tweeted."DGCA is constantly monitoring airfares on 32 direct routes operating to or from Trivandrum, Calicut, Coimbatore and Mangalore. Monitoring done on August 18 has revealed that maximum fares on the shorter routes ..
Hajj season starts with nearly 2 mn pilgrims
The Hajj season started on Sunday with the Day of Tarwiyah, the first ritual of the holy pilgrimage, in Mina, a neighbourhood of the Islamic city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia, with 1,966,461 pilgrims.
MeT warns of heavy rain in Odisha in next two days
The MeT department has warned of heavy rain in Odisha in the next two days due to formation of a fresh low pressure area over Bay of Bengal and neighbourhood. The pow pressure, formed over northwest Bay of Bengal and neighbourhood under the influence of a cyclonic circulation, is likely to trigger heavy rains in many parts of Odisha till August 21, the Meteorological Centre here said. Under its impact, heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely to take place at one or two places over Malkangiri, Koraput, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Rayagada, Ganjam, Gajapati, Puri, Balangir, Nuapada, Sambalpur, Nabarangpur, Balasore, Keonjhar and Mayurbhanj districts, it said. There would be extremely heavy rainfall at one or two places over Malkangiri, Koraput, Ganjam, Gajapati and Rayagada districts in next 24 hours, it said. Some places over Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Bargarh, Sambalpur, Deogarh, Keonjhar and Mayurbhanj districts are likely to receive heavy rainfall on August 21, it said. In view .
Kerala couple tie knot amid rain horror
Amid horrors of the torrential rains, the wedding of a woman inmate today brought cheers to a relief camp in northern Malappuram district, where thousands of people have been displaced in flood. Twenty-four-year-old Anju, the bride, has been staying with her family members at a relief camp in a lower primary school there for the last three days after her house was submerged in flood. Though the family had earlier thought to postpone the marriage due to the rain fury, the other inmates of the relief camp persuaded them to go ahead with the ceremony. "Thus, we decided to conduct the wedding at a nearby temple without any celebration. The groom, Shaiju's family had also no objection," a relative of the bride said. Clad in a traditional red silk saree and jewels, Anju stepped out of the relief camp and proceeded to the temple in the morning. Though the transportation in the district is yet to become normal in the district, the groom and party managed to reach the venue on ...
Centre keeps eye on disease outbreak in Kerala, sets up camps
The Centre has set up 3,757 medical camps in flood-battered Kerala to prevent epidemic diseases even though no outbreak of any communicable disease has been reported there so far, the Health Ministry said on Sunday.
East Bengal footballers collect funds for Kerala flood victims
In a show of solidarity for the flood-ravaged Kerala, city soccer giants East Bengal raised funds from the spectators after their Calcutta Football League game against Aryan Club on Saturday night.
Telangana Minister hands over Rs 25 Cr for Kerala flood relief
: Telangana Home Minister N Narasimha Reddy today handed over a cheque for Rs 25 crore to Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan at Thiruvananthapuram towards the state government's assistance for flood relief activities. Reddy also announced donation of his one month salary to the Kerala CM relief fund, an official release said here. As per directions of Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao as many as 50 water purifying machines worth Rs 2.50 crore for providing drinking water are also being airlifted to Kerala from Begumpet airport here, it further said. The chief minister had on Friday announced an assistance of Rs 25 crore to rain-ravaged Kerala. Telangana Deputy Chief Minister Sri Mohammad Mahmood Ali had also donated one month salary for Kerala floods relief fund. Rao had earlier appealed to industrialists, prominent persons in the IT sector and others in Telangana to help the rain-hit state and said donations, if they are made to the CM's Relief Fund, would be ...
Part of mall road sinks into Naini lake
A major portion of Lower Mall Road in Nainital caved in and slid into the Naini lake, disrupting traffic in the popular hill station in Uttarakhand. A 25-metre long and two-metre wide portion of the road collapsed into the lake yesterday, Sub-Divisional Magistrate Abhishek Ruhela said. However, it caused no harm to any vehicle or passerby, he said Rain over the past few days in Nainital could be the cause for the cave in, officials said. The incident occurred at around 5.30 pm prompting Ruhela, Tehsil Magistrate K K Arya and Circle Officer Vijay Thapa to rush to the site. Now Upper Mall Road is bearing all the traffic load. Traffic on this road was not earlier allowed between 6 pm and 8 pm, but the authorities decided to throw it open to vehicles after the incident. Executive Engineer PWD CS Negi said the repair of the damaged part of the road will take about six months to one year. Commissioner Kumaon Division Rajiv Rautela said all departments and officers concerned have been ...
Declare Kerala floods as national disaster: Sharad Yadav to Centre
Loktantrik Janata Dal leader Sharad Yadav today suggested that natural tragedies across the country had a lot to do with the way the ecological balance had been harmed by unplanned developmental work. In a statement, Yadav said damage to the property in the Kerala floods would be running into thousands of crores and asked the Centre to declare it as a national disaster. "Incursions into catchment areas of rivers which are dried up and settlements of the people in the vicinity of mountains are some of the reasons for such destructions. More you disturb the nature, more untoward incidents will happen," the former Union minister said. The need of the hour is to use land judiciously in the regions which are prone to floods and landslides, he said, while referring to the 2013 Uttarakhand floods that had caused unprecedented destruction.
WHO commends humanitarian workers across globe
The World Health Organisation South-East Asia chapter on Sunday commended humanitarian workers across the globe for their life-saving assistance and long-term rehabilitation of communities affected by acute events.
3,500 rescued in Kodagu, rains hit rescue work
About 3,500 marooned people were rescued in Karnataka's worst flood-hit Kodagu district even as incessant rains hampered relief work, the government said on Sunday.
Qatar extends Rs 34.89 crore aid for flood-hit Kerala
After the UAE, Qatar has come out in support of flood-hit Kerala by announcing a financial aid of Rs 34.89 crore to help provide shelter to those who lost their homes as a result of the humanitarian crisis, a media report said today. Nearly 200 people have lost their lives in Kerala since August 8 due to floods caused by rains and landslides, while over 3.14 lakh people have been moved to relief camps. The southern Indian state is facing its worst flood in 100 years with 80 dams opened and all rivers in spate. The Qatar Charity, through its representative in India, has launched emergency relief for those affected by the huge floods with a total value of half a million riyals during the first stage, the Gulf Times reported. Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani issued a directive to allocate USD 5 million (Rs 34.89 crore) in aid of those affected by the floods that recently hit the southern Indian state of Kerala, to help provide shelter to those who lost their homes as a result of the .
Donate 10% of Eid budget for Kerala flood victims: Farangi to Muslims
The Islamic Centre of India has appealed to Muslims to at least donate 10 per cent of their Eid-ul-Adha budget for flood-ravaged Kerala. Head of the Islamic Centre of India and senior member of All India Muslim Personal Law Board Maulana Khalid Rasheed Farangi said the amount should be deposited in the Kerala chief minister's relief fund. "Bakr-Eid is a festival which symbolises sacrifice in the real sense. This time, it is the flood-affected people of Kerala who need our support," he said. Farangi also said Eid will be celebrated on August 22 in Uttar Pradesh.
Karnataka floods: PM speaks with Kumaraswamy, extends support in rescue operations
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today spoke with Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy regardingflood situation in parts of the state. "Extended all possible support in the rescue and relief operations. I pray for the safety and well-being of those in the flood affected areas," the PM tweeted. While some parts of Karnataka are facing drought like situation, some others are reeling under flood.