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Rescue of 40 workers in Uttarakhand tunnel crash may take 2 more days

All 40 workers trapped in an under-construction tunnel on the Char Dham route are safe and being sent food and water, authorities assured Monday but said the rescue operation could take up to two......

9 dead as Cyclone Titli hits Andhra Pradesh, Odisha

A very severe cyclonic storm packing winds of up to 150 kmph and widespread rains hit eastern India on Thursday, killing eight people in Andhra Pradesh and one in Odisha, damaging homes, uprooting......

Over 3 lakh evacuated as Cyclone Titli inches closer to Odisha

IMAGE: A view of deserted Gopalpur beach, in Ganjam, on Wednesday. Cyclone Titli over the Bay of Bengal intensified into a very severe cyclonic storm and inched towards the Odisha-Andhra Pradesh......

What caused the rain havoc in Kerala

'A lot of unauthorised encroachments have taken place in our forest area.''The landslides are partly because of such encroachments.''The other factor is deforestation.''Protection of forest......

Time for Uttarakhand to learn from Orissa

Orissa learnt its lessons from previous cyclones, particularly the 1999 super cyclone, whereas Uttarakhand has failed to do so from any of the previous natural calamities that hit the state, says......

COLUMN: Can we have waterless agriculture too Mr PM?

We need a master plan to increase our water storage capacity, improve irrigation facilities and create water networks across the country that links the draught prone with those experiencing floods,......

WB extends $1.5 bn loan for developing rural roads

The World Bank will extend a loan of $1.5 billion (about Rs 6,800 crore) to India for building 24,000 km of all-weather roads in the rural areas of seven economically poor and hilly states like......

Disaster insurance for the poor a must

Natural disasters have begun to strike India with monotonous regularity. Cyclone in Orissa, earthquake in Gujarat, tidal wave in the Bay of Bengal -- it just goes on and on and on.A recent paper *......

The real disaster

Did you know that, in just the decade of the '90s, natural disasters affected 2.1 billion people and caused a damage of $687 billion?While that figure is itself alarming, the picture gets a lot......

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Orissa State Disaster Management Authority

News for Orissa State Disaster Management Authority

Rescue of 40 workers in Uttarakhand tunnel crash may take 2 more days

9 dead as Cyclone Titli hits Andhra Pradesh, Odisha

Over 3 lakh evacuated as Cyclone Titli inches closer to Odisha

What caused the rain havoc in Kerala

Time for Uttarakhand to learn from Orissa

COLUMN: Can we have waterless agriculture too Mr PM?

WB extends $1.5 bn loan for developing rural roads

Disaster insurance for the poor a must

The real disaster

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