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UTTARAKHAND FLOODS 2021
Centre modernising 736 dams under Rs 10,211-crore rehabilitation programmeIndia is undertaking one of the world's largest dam rehabilitation programs, DRIP, with significant progress made in improving the safety o...- 10 major disasters, 1.2 million people affected across Himalayas in 2025, says ICIMOD analysisThe analysis by the inter-governmental body, International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) also said the increasing imp...
- From Kedarnath to Dharali: Uttarakhand's unheeded warnings and rising disastersFlash floods in Kheer Ganga revive memories of past disasters for survivors. Uttarakhand faces increasing extreme rainfall and landslides. ...
- Not a cloudburst? What scientists say may have caused Dharali’s deadly floodInitial reports of a cloudburst causing the Dharali flash flood in Uttarkashi are being questioned as experts suggest a glacier collapse or...
- Uttarkashi is only the latest warning: The reasons behind Uttarakhand’s vulnerability to disastersA devastating cloudburst in Uttarkashi's Harsil Valley triggered flash floods and landslides, killing at least four. This disaster highligh...
- India extreme weather events; landslides in KeralaIndia faced extreme weather events with devastating impacts. Torrential rains in Delhi and Assam led to floods and landslides, causing nume...
- Sikkim cloudburst: House Panel in March suggested a single nodal agency for monitoring glaciersOn the basis of submissions made by various central departments, the panel said no study was carried out by Geological Survey of India, ISR...
- View: Damned if you don't take careThe devastating floods in Derna, Libya, were caused by the collapse of two dams and heavy rainfall from Storm Daniel. The death toll has re...
- Natural calamity created unimaginable crisis: PM Modi on 77th Independence DayPrime Minister Narendra Modi expressed concern over the heavy rainfall and natural calamities that have caused destruction and loss of life...
- 72 pc districts exposed to extreme floods, only 25 pc of them have early warning systems: reportA report by The Council on Energy Environment and Water reveals that although 72% of districts in India are exposed to extreme flood events...
- Extreme weather: Deaths have reduced but property loss increasing, says IMD chiefIndia has been successful in reducing the number of deaths caused by extreme weather events with the improvement of early warning and prepa...
- Uttarakhand's Rudraprayag, Tehri top landslide index: ISRO reportRajouri and Pulwama (J&K); Kozhikode, Thrissur, Palakkad, and Malappuram (Kerala); and South Sikkim and East Sikkim (Sikkim) are the other ...
- Joshimath crisis aggravated after 2021 flooding of Dhauliganga, AlaknandaExperts are of the opinion that a detailed geotechnical investigation is required to determine strength and soil's bearing capacity and its...
- Joshimath: PIL in Delhi HC, seeks direction to constitute high power committee under chairmanship of retd Justice of HCThe Joshimath, also known as Jyotirmath, is a city and a municipal board in Chamoli District in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. Located at...
- Power Minister RK Singh flags off reconstruction works worth Rs 22.5 cr for flood-affected UttarakhandRecently, Uttarakhand witnessed unusually high and unprecedented rainfall in some places on 17 and 18 October, 2021, resulting in loss of l...
- Need chopper landing facilities at eco-sensitive zones for rescue operations: Parliamentary panel"Taking cognisance of the glacier burst at Uttarakhand that occurred on February 7, 2021 which led to loss of precious lives, the Committee...
- FM Sitharaman urges advanced economies to scale up climate change financing commitmentsIndia is looking to create a system to certify climate resilience of infrastructure being built amid repeated occurrence of natural disaste...
- Jaiprakash Power resumes operations at Vishnuprayag hydropower project in UttarakhandOn February 7, a glacier broke off in Joshimath in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district which caused a massive flood in the Dhauli Ganga river an...
- Uttarakhand flood: Did fish sense the oncoming deluge?“Fish have a lateral line organ (a biological system in aquatic creatures that help them detect movement and pressure changes in water). It...
- 197 persons missing, 20 dead in Uttarakhand flood: Home Minister Amit ShahIn a separate tunnel in the NTPC project, it is estimated that around 25 to 35 people are stuck inside, he said, adding "rescue operation t...
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