Disaster management

September 29, 2026 10:43 AM

River breach in Kushinagar inundates villages, UP CM orders relief

A major embankment breach occurred along the Narayani River near Tatwa Tola in Kushinagar district, inundating several surrounding villages and causing extensive damage. Following the breach, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath directed the local administration, police, and disaster management and relief operation teams to carry out rescue and relief work, the state government said in a statement. Adityanath gathered details from the Gorakhpur commissioner, additional director general...

September 24, 2026 3:18 PM

Over 37 lakh people affected in Odisha floods: Minister

More than 37.43 lakh people in 26 districts of Odisha have so far been affected by the floods this year, while seven people died in the deluge, state minister Suresh Pujari informed the assembly on Thursday. Replying to a question from BJP legislator Tankadhar Tripathy, the Revenue and Disaster Management Minister said a total of 37,43,943 people have been impacted due to heavy rainfall and floods this year. Death of seven people and 93 livestock were reported in the affected districts, Pujari...

May 11, 2026 11:38 AM

Amit Shah reviews flood, heatwave preparedness; calls for ‘zero casualty disaster management’ across India

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday chaired a high-level meeting in New Delhi to review the country’s preparedness for floods, heat waves and other climate-related disasters, stressing the need to implement Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of “Zero Casualty Disaster Management”. During the meeting, HM Shah directed all states to constitute and activate Flood Crisis Management Teams (FCMTs) to strengthen disaster response mechanisms ahead of the monsoon season. He also called fo...

September 1, 2025 5:31 PM

Red and orange alerts issued across Uttarakhand, CM Dhami assures relief measures

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Monday said that red and orange alerts have been issued across the state after several districts were hit by cloudbursts and heavy rainfall. He assured that the government is working round the clock to provide relief to affected people and support ongoing rescue efforts. Speaking to reporters, the Chief Minister said, “At this time, red and orange alerts have been issued across the entire state. Every district in Uttarakhand has been affected ...

August 20, 2025 1:14 PM

Amit Shah Chairs Meeting on Disaster Management and Capacity Building

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said the government is preparing a strategy to address the growing incidents of cloudbursts and landslides across several states. Chairing a meeting of the Parliamentary Consultative Committee of the Ministry of Home Affairs on “Disaster Management and Capacity Building” in New Delhi, Shah said the Modi government has strengthened disaster management by moving away from the “relief-centric” approach of pre-2014 governments to a “rescue-centric�...

August 12, 2025 11:44 AM

India’s preparedness for disasters: Building resilience through simulation, coordination, and awareness

India, owing to its vast and diverse geography, is vulnerable to a wide range of natural and human-induced disasters, including earthquakes, floods, cyclones, droughts, tsunamis, landslides, and industrial accidents. With over 27 states and union territories (UTs) identified as disaster-prone and more than 58% of the landmass susceptible to seismic activity, disaster preparedness is not a choice—it is a necessity. To ensure a systemic and organised disaster response, India has established ...

May 11, 2025 6:35 AM

IMD, CSIR installations in J&K, Punjab, Ladakh to be secured further: Dr. Jitendra Singh

The center has decided to upgrade security at scientific and technical installations located in the border regions of Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Chandigarh, and parts of Rajasthan and Gujarat. The decision was announced on Saturday by Union Minister of State for Science and Technology, Dr. Jitendra Singh, after he chaired a high-level joint meeting with senior officials and heads of scientific institutions in New Delhi. The meeting was convened to review the security preparedness of critica...

March 27, 2025 9:12 AM

Parliament today: Disaster management, immigration bills on agenda

Parliament is set to take up several key bills for consideration and passage on Thursday. In the Lok Sabha, Union Home Minister Amit Shah will move for consideration of the amendments made by the Rajya Sabha to the Disaster Management (Amendment) Bill, 2024, and seek agreement on these changes. The Lok Sabha had originally passed the bill on December 12, 2024, and sent it to the Rajya Sabha for concurrence. The Upper House passed the bill with amendments on Wednesday and returned it to the Lok...

September 16, 2024 6:14 PM

Thousands displaced in floods in north-eastern India, rain abates

Thousands of people have been displaced in India's north-eastern state of Assam and at least 37 people have died in heavy rain, floods and landslides in the last two months, officials said on Monday. Although rains have abated in the last two days and improved the flood situation marginally, at least 200,000 people were affected in 11 districts of the state due rain-related incidents, a release from the state's disaster management authority said. More than 12,000 people have been displaced fro...

September 16, 2024 5:55 PM

South Asia faces extreme weather with heatwave in India, cyclone in Bangladesh

South Asia is experiencing extreme weather conditions, with at least nine killed due to a suspected heat stroke in India's west, while parts of Bangladesh and neighbouring states are likely to be hit by a cyclone in a couple of days. Extreme temperatures throughout Asia last month were made worse most likely as a result of human-driven climate change, a team of international scientists said. India's summer temperatures often peak in May, but scientists have predicted more heatwave days than us...