An operation was launched in Odisha's Puri district after poisonous ants infested a village, forcing some people to flee, officials said on Tuesday. Kindly note that this image has been posted for......
'Evacuation' has been key to disaster management in Odisha.The aim is to achieve zero casualty.Dillip Satapathy meets the two men who took up the herculean task of shifting people. IMAGE: Odisha......
The 1986 batch Odisha cadre IPS officer has been described as a competent officer and is known for his acumen in handling disasters. The 1986 batch Odisha cadre IPS officer M Nageswar Rao, who has......
Nine persons have lost their lives in the recent floods in five districts of West Bengal, state disaster management department sources said on Thursday. Floods in West and East Midnapore, Howrah,......
The successful effort to combat Cyclone Phailin threatens to put disaster mitigation, and a fundamental overhaul of how disaster management in India is structured, on the back-burner, says Anand......