Page 49 - Floods

India faced 2 of 10 most costly climate disasters, damage worth over $10 bn

India is among the countries that are most vulnerable to the fallouts of climate change, and in 2020 it was hit by several extreme weather events

Indian Navy delivers 15 tonnes of aid to Cambodia for flood relief

As a part of the ongoing Mission Sagar-III, India delivered 15 tonnes of flood relief material to Cambodia

Cylone, floods, controversies: the unwanted guests in Odisha's Covid woes

Apart from the pandemic Odisha also faced the vagaries of nature, as a super cyclone and floods left a trail of destruction in the coastal state

Weak climate resilience leaves 75% Indian districts prone to extreme events

Over 638 million people in India are vulnerable to extreme climatic events that have surged in the last decade

Andhra Pradesh estimates Rs 8,000 crore loss due to damage by floods

Andhra Pradesh has suffered agricultural and infrastructural damages worth Rs 8,084 crore in the recent heavy rains and floods

Central govt team visits Andhra Pradesh areas to assess rain damage

The central team also examined the damage caused to roads by the rains and floods

Karnataka govt seeks Rs 2,100 crore flood relief aid from NDRF

The compensation for rains and floods in August and September is estimated to be Rs 1,306 crore

5-member central team to visit Telangana to assess flood damages

5-member inter-ministerial team of the central government will visit Telangana for two days beginning Thursday for an on-the-spot assessment of the damages caused by the recent heavy rains and floods

Karnataka CM Yediyurappa conducts aerial survey of flood-hit districts

Yediyurappa said heavy rains and floods have caused inundation in several villages in Kalaburagi and Vijayapura districts, damaging crops and houses

Telangana postpones all exams till Dussehra due to floods in Hyderabad

Education Minister P. Sabitha Indra Reddy announced that all the examinations have been postponed till Dasara.

Andhra CM Jagan Mohan carries out aerial survey of flood-hit districts

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy undertook an aerial survey of flood-hit Krishna and Guntur districts

AP CM conducts survey of flood-hit areas in Guntur, Krishna districts

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy on Monday evening conducted an aerial survey of flood-hit areas of Guntur and Krishna districts

Telangana CM declares Rs 10k as relief to rain-affected houses in Hyderabad

He asked Chief Secretary Somesh Kumar to monitor the financial help distribution programme.

'Unprecedented' agri losses in Maharashtra due to floods: Sharad Pawar

The NCP chief asked farmers not to give up hope

Integrated flood warning system to be extended to Kolkata: Harsh Vardhan

The Integrated Flood Warning Systems developed for Mumbai and Chennai to cater to the needs of coastal cities will be extended to Kolkata, Earth Sciences Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Sunday. Vardhan, who is also the Science and Technology Minister, said not only has the percentage of women contributing to science education at the school level increased significantly, but the percentage of women in government laboratories has also increased. In order to further improve the situation, the Department of Science and Technology (DST) is increasingly boosting its interventions for the participation of women in S&T at multiple levels through various new schemes, Vardhan said. "The Integrated Flood Warning Systems developed for Mumbai and Chennai are city-specific prediction systems to cater the needs of coastal cities which will be extended to Kolkata. "For states like Assam and Bihar that have river-based floods, the Central Water Commission generates flood warning based on the ...

People asked to stay indoors as heavy rains cause flooding in Hyderabad

Earlier eight members of a family had been washed away in the floods, in the area, caused by heavy rains in the recent days

Ajit Pawar reviews Maharashtra floods, says will demand aid for farmers

Considering a latest forecast of the Met department, Pawar asked the administration in the region to remain alert

Karnataka floods: PM Modi assures CM Yediyurappa 'all support' from Centre

Floods have hit the state thrice within a span of three months, which is unprecedented in Karnataka.

Floods damage homes and crops in western Maharashtra; 28 dead so far

Over 2,300 houses and large-scale crops were damaged in heavy rains and subsequent floods in Western Maharashtra districts, where more than 21,000 people were moved to safer places, said officials

4 swept away in swollen stream in Maharashtra, K'taka flood situation grim

Four persons were swept away in a swollen stream in Maharashtra's Pune and over 20,000 people were moved to safer places in three districts of the state witnessing heavy showers for the past two days