-The Indian Express Dehradun: Uttar Pradesh with 1,564 people unaccounted for tops the list of the missing in uttarakhand. It is followed by Rajasthan (820), Madhya Pradesh (504), Maharashtra (296) and Delhi (213). Sources in the uttarakhand government said the official count of the missing could eventually total around 4,500. This would include 795 people from uttarakhand. Until Monday, UP had sent three lists, identifying 1,564 people who have not returned home from...
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uttarakhand readying to release list of missing persons -Bharti Jain
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: After seeing the massive rescue operation to its completion, the uttarakhand government, with the aid of disaster management authorities, is getting ready to release the final list of "missing" persons who can, for all practical purposes, be "presumed dead". The "missing" database is expected to be ready by the weekend, or July 8, and will be released soon after. Sources overseeing the relief work indicated that...
More »No food security in the time of disaster-Iftikhar Gilani
-DNA Ordinance promulgated by UPA rules out aid during calamities - natural or man-made. Even as the food security ordinance became part of the statute book after presidential assent on Friday, the Congress and government allayed fears of the law having any effect on the financial management of the country. Armed with figures, Congress chief spokesman Ajay Maken along with food minister KV Thomas explained that the scheme, which entailed merging of...
More »Over 4,500 large dams lack emergency action plan
-PTI Till September 2011, only eight States have prepared EAP for 192 large dams Even as the uttarakhand floods bring to the fore the debate over strength of dams, there are over 4,500 such structures in the country which are operating without an "emergency action plan" (EAP) rendering huge area and property vulnerable to cascading effects of dam failure. The Central Water Commission (CWC), which works under the Water Resources Ministry, had issued...
More »Can we afford to damn dams?-Mayank Mishra
-The Business Standard Dehradun: The immediate aftermath of a disaster almost always brings out angry responses. The tragic incident in uttarakhand is no exception. Many experts, who belong to the "I told you so" camp, have come out with their own causal analysis of the tragedy. While town planners are blaming the rapid expansion of construction activities, naturalists are of the view that the disaster is nature's way of restoring balance...
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