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Maha: Heavy rains pound parts of Nagpur, over 14,000 evacuated

More than 14,000 people were evacuated after torrential rains over the past two days triggered flooding in several tehsils of Nagpur district of Maharashtra

1 min read30 Aug 2020
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10-bed portable hospital opened at NDRF campus in Ghaziabad

Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan has inaugurated a 10-bed portable hospital at the National Disaster Response Force's 8th Battalion campus in Kamla Nehru Nagar

1 min read23 Aug 2020
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Mudslide triggered by monsoon flooding kill 9 in Kerala, NDRF team sent

A mudslide triggered by heavy monsoon rain and flooding killed at least nine people and buried 20 homes of tea plantation workers in southern India on Friday 12 people have been rescued, and about 70 people have been reported missing in the region

1 min read7 Aug 2020
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Mumbai rains: Maha CM asks people to avoid going outdoors

Thackeray took stock of the heavy rain situation in Mumbai and asked the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation to coordinate with the police and railway authorities, health machinery and the National Disaster Response Force to ensure that citizens do not face any hardships

1 min read5 Aug 2020
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Bihar flood situation worsens, 53.67 lakh people affected

The flood situation in Bihar worsened as water from overflowing rivers inundated fresh areas, while a total of 53.67 lakh people across 14 districts were affected, number of people who died in flood-related incidents remained at 13 with no fresh casualty

1 min read2 Aug 2020
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Evacuated over 7,800 people from flood-hit areas of Bihar: NDRF

More than 7,800 people have been evacuated by the National Disaster Response Force from the flood affected areas of Bihar till now, a total of 26 teams of the NDRF have been deployed in the state for flood rescue and relief work

1 min read30 Jul 2020
Politics

Meghalaya mining mishap: Kirloskar Brothers offer high power pumps to drain water from mine

Pumping of water out of the mine was suspended on Saturday last after there were no visible results of the water levels receding

3 min read27 Dec 2018
Politics

NDRF teams leave Kerala, headed to Odisha, Maharashtra now

National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams are on standby for possible floods in Maharashtra, Odisha and Andhra Pradesh

1 min read22 Aug 2018
Politics

Narendra Modi speaks to Nitish Kumar over Bihar flood situation

Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks to Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar over the flood situation in the state and assured him of all support from the Centre

1 min read14 Aug 2017
Politics

News in numbers: India needs $18 billion to eliminate malaria by 2030

In other news, 11 teams of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) have been deployed in Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu in anticipation of cyclone 'Vardah'

4 min read12 Dec 2016