Torrential rain has closed 185 roads in Himachal Pradesh, and the India Meteorological Department issued an orange alert for heavy rain in the state and Kerala. In Himachal, 65 people have died…
National Herald India reports that the Assam floods were a preventable catastrophe driven by administrative negligence, illegal sand and stone mining, and disregard for scientific warnings. Despite a 2019 Gauhati High Court…
Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has outlined a mobile application-based survey to speed up flood damage assessment in the state. The app will enable real-time data collection from affected areas, allowing…
More than 1,000 Kerala government employees are working round the clock on disaster management and relief operations in the landslide-hit areas of Wayanad, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s office said on August 4.…
Nagaland Minister Temjen Imna Along has urged Assam and Nagaland to work together on flood and disaster management instead of blaming each other. The Hindu reports that Assam residents have linked illegal…
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah visited flood-hit Rajouri on Thursday and ordered faster restoration, stronger relief and long-term protection for vulnerable areas. He said families who lost homes and agricultural…
The India Meteorological Department issued a red alert on Thursday for Pathanamthitta, Idukki and Kottayam, forecasting extremely heavy rain over the next two days. Orange alerts cover Kollam, Alappuzha, Ernakulam, Kannur and…
