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DISASTER PREPAREDNESS ASSAM
Assam hit by 3.8-magnitude earthquake; tremors felt in DarrangAn earthquake of magnitude 3.8 shook Assam's Darrang district on Saturday. This tremor occurred at a shallow depth of 5 km. Earlier, a 2.9 ...
Assam conducts civil defence mock drills to enhance emergency preparednessAcross Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, and Mizoram, extensive civil defence mock drills, directed by the MHA, were conducted at multiple location...
Centre approves Rs 1,115 crore to states for disaster mitigation, capacity-building projectsThe government approved substantial funding for disaster management. Rs 1,000 crore will go to 15 states for mitigation projects. Another R...
Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma launches escalation matrix, e-Chitha, land valuation certificate and community response portalAssam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma launched several initiatives including an escalation matrix, e-Chitha, land valuation certificate,...
High-level inter-ministerial central team assess areas damaged due to floods in AssamAn Inter-ministerial Central Team, led by Mihir Kumar, assessed flood damages in Assam from July 18-20, visiting Dibrugarh, Majuli, Dhemaji...
Amit Shah chairs meeting to review preparedness for flood management in countryUnion Home Minister Amit Shah chaired a high-level flood management meeting in Delhi to review preparedness. States like Uttarakhand, Himac...
Troops rescue 1,000 people from floods in Manipur, relief ops on, says Assam RiflesIn a statement, the Assam Rifles said its troops successfully carried out rescue operation in the flood-affected areas in Imphal city and p...
Cyclone Remal claims 27 lives in Mizoram; CM allocates Rs 15 crore relief fundCyclone Remal has claimed 27 lives in Aizawl district following landslides. Mizoram Chief Minister Lalduhoma has announced comprehensive re...
World Bank approves $108 mn for Assam to improve disaster preparednessThe $108 million loan from the International Bank of Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) has a maturity of 11.5 years and a grace period ...
Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma takes stock of state's flood preparednessHe directed that works of projects going beyond two financial years must be foreclosed and the contracts should be terminated of those cont...
Election Commission team visits Assam to review progress ahead of Assembly ElectionsThe team reviewed the follow-up action taken in the background of the directions given by the Election Commission during its last visit whi...
Tri-Service Commanders'-in-Chief discuss issues of joint operationsThe aim of the conference is to establish a high degree of co-ordination among the higher echelons of the three services, defence officials...
DHL Group with UN to impart five day workshop for disaster preparednessParticipants in the workshop include a mix of staff from the airport's terminal management team, cargo operations, communication, navigatio...
Kiren Rijiju advocates saving livestock and animals during disastersKiren Rijiju said in times of natural disasters, focus should also be on saving livestock and animals apart from shielding human lives as a...
Disaster management agencies need to step up: Union Minister Kiren RijijuIndia's response to disasters is not "adequate" and multiple agencies involved in this task need to step up their preparedness- Kiren Rijiju
- Assam under the grip of severe flood, Sonia Gandhi to visit Assam
The fury of monsoon has engulfed 850,000 people and about 70,000 hectares of cropland have been affected.
- Gogoi reviews Assam’s readiness to counter swine flu
Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi on Wednesday reviewed the state’s preparedness in the wake of outbreak of swine flu in Mexico.