The Central Water Commission (CWC) has released the state-wise and national-level annual data on human and economic costs associated with Floods or excessive rainfall for the last 64 years at a time when the North East is devastated by nature's fury. That data indicates that on an average 3.2 crore Indians were affected by Floods or excessive rainfall every year between 1953 and 2016. Floods or downpours took a heavy toll...
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Flood situation grim in Assam, improves in Jammu & Kashmir
-DD News Flood situation continues to be grim in Assam, Centre assures all possible help; In Jammu & Kashmir, flood situation improves leading to resumption of Amarnath Yatra. The flood situation in Assam continued to remain grim. Over 63,000 people are still affected by the Floods across five districts, with the MeT department forecasting more rainfall in the state in the coming days. The death toll stood at 32 with no casualty being...
More »Flood situation remains grim in Assam, casts shadow on NRC -Abhishek Saha
-The Indian Express Prateek Hajela, NRC state coordinator told The Indian Express that with the three districts of Cachar, Karimganj and Hailakandi reeling under Floods, work at around 70 NRC Seva Kendras (NSKs) have been affected. Floods have led to the loss of five working days. Guwahati: The flood situation in Assam, especially the Barak valley region, remained grim on Monday and it has cast its shadow on the completion of...
More »Delhi most vulnerable UT in India's first disaster risk index, Maharashtra leads states -Pradeep Thakur and Neeraj Chauhan
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: A national disaster risk index mapping hazards and vulnerabilities across 640 districts puts Maharashtra at the top of the chart followed by West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, while Delhi is most at risk among Union territories (UTs). At first glance, the lower hazard ranking to states like those in the north-east and others like Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh, which are prone to earthquakes or...
More »What revival? Close to 50,000 MSMEs shut shop in Tamil Nadu in past year -Sangeetha Kandavel
-The Hindu Number of workers employed too falls by more than 5 lakh Chennai: Contrary to claims that the industrial climate in Tamil Nadu has improved, close to 50,000 micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) have been wound up in the State in just one year on account of a host of factors. A government policy note tabled by the MSME Department in the Assembly on Thursday revealed that the total number of...
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