Joshimath declared as disaster-prone area: Chamoli DM Himanshu Khurana

Jan 09, 2023

Chamoli District Magistrate Himanshu Khurana on Monday said the Joshimath area of Uttarakhand has been declared disaster-prone, with the increasing land subsidence and cracks...

Joshimath divided into 3 zones, most-damaged buildings to be demolished: Official

Jan 09, 2023

This comes after the Joshimath area was declared disaster-prone following cracks developing in the buildings of city. According to Chamoli District Disaster Management Authority,...

Japan: 30 pc of disaster base hospitals located in flood-prone areas

Jul 30, 2023

The research panel of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare found the risk in 221 facilities out of 765 so-called disaster base hospitals...

Odisha to develop disaster resilient power infrastructure in cyclone-prone coastal districts

Jun 25, 2020

Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], June 26 : The Odisha government on Thursday said that it would develop disaster resilient power infrastructure worth Rs 19,000 crores...

Over Rs 29 cr allocated for rehabilitation in disaster-prone villages of Uttarakhand

Jun 08, 2020

Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], June 8 : Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat has said that the work of rehabilitation of families from disaster sensitive...

Himachal CM urges Union government to enhance disaster fund for state

Jan 15, 2023

As Himachal Pradesh is prone to various types of natural disasters due to difficult topographical and climatic conditions, Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu has...