Central govt releases Rs 1,066 cr for flood, landslides affected statesThe Central Government has sanctioned Rs 1,066.80 crore for states hit by floods and landslides. Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Kerala...
10 Jul, 2025, 04.50 PM IST
Assam mining accident: One dead, 8 trapped as rescue operation resumesOne body has been recovered from the collapsed coal mine in Umrangso, Assam, where nine miners were trapped. A joint rescue operation invol...
08 Jan, 2025, 09.38 AM IST
Centre okays release of Rs 250 crore to Assam for flood reliefIn a communique the ministry of Home Affairs stated, "After examination, it has been decided with the approval of Home Minister to release ...
16 Sep, 2022, 10.26 PM IST
Assam floods damaged 30,000 to 40,000 houses, says CM Himanta Biswa SarmaLater, talking to journalists, Sarma said since Assam's flood has been labelled "severe" by a central team, which made an assessment of the...
09 Jul, 2022, 11.36 AM IST
IAF deploys choppers to rescue flood-affected people in AssamThe IAF deployed An-32 transport aircraft, two Mi-17 helicopters, a Chinook helicopter and a ALH Dhruv and evacuated 119 passengers strande...
22 May, 2022, 10.36 AM IST
Each state may get NDRF unit amid frequent disastersIt has been suggested that the eight union territories (UTs), including Delhi, J&K and Ladakh, can have separate battalions and also share ...
27 Nov, 2021, 07.22 AM IST
4 days on, no headway in search for trapped miners in Meghalaya; NDRF joins efforts"A 24-member team from NDRF has arrived at the accident site in Umpleng. The NDRF joined the teams of SDRF and the state's Fire Service who...
03 Jun, 2021, 07.11 PM IST
Monsoon rains, floods claim 776 lives in 7 states; highest 187 dead in KeralaThe deluge and rains have hit 26 districts in Maharashtra, 23 in Assam, 22 in West Bengal, 14 in Kerala, 12 in Uttar Pradesh, 11 Nagaland a...
13 Aug, 2018, 06.55 PM IST
774 dead in monsoon rains, floods in 7 statesAs many as 52 people lost their lives in Gujarat, 45 in Assam and eight in Nagaland.
12 Aug, 2018, 10.43 PM IST
537 dead in monsoon rains, floods in 6 statesThe deluges and rains have hit 26 districts in Maharashtra, 22 in West Bengal, 21 in Assam, 14 in Kerala and 10 in Gujarat so far.
28 Jul, 2018, 08.07 PM IST
Nearly one lakh people affected in floods across 6 Assam districtsAuthorities have opened 40 relief camps in Sivasagar, Tinsukia, Dibrugarh and Charaideo where 7,412 inmates were taking shelter.
25 Apr, 2016, 07.36 PM IST
Centre's attitude lackadaisical towards Assam: Tarun Gogoi"The Central government has not sanctioned any special funds under NDRF to flood-hit Assam for the current year's floods," he said.
05 Dec, 2015, 10.50 PM IST
Centre seeks report from Assam on flood damagesA report has been sought from Assam government giving details of damages caused due to floods so that necessary further aid can be planned ...
23 Aug, 2015, 09.09 PM IST
Assam floods: 11 NDRF teams deployed for relief operationsTorrential rains for the last couple of days in north eastern parts of the country have resulted in flooding in several districts of Assam.
23 Sep, 2014, 02.04 PM IST
Only 15 states have set up Disaster Response Force: NDMAOnly 15 states have so far set up their own respective State Disaster Response Force following direction from the NDMA this year.
12 Sep, 2013, 03.17 PM IST
GoM meets consider erosion as natural calamityChief Minister Gogoi explained to the committee that in Assam there is loss of about 8000 hectares of land every year because of erosion by...
21 Aug, 2013, 07.47 PM IST
- GOM to consider issue of inclusion of erosion under calamity relief
Group of Ministers (GOM) will considered the issue of inclusion of erosion under the calamity relief under NDRF/SDRF.
28 Jan, 2013, 07.58 PM IST