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According to civic officials, BMC deploys NDRF teams, which are located at Talegaon, Pune, in the city as a pre-cautionary measure during monsoon.

Mumbai to get its disaster response force today

They will be provided special training by the NDRF officials.

06 Mar 2018 2:24 AM

Around Rs 75 lakh has been set aside by the civic body to purchase these phones.

Satellite phones for 24 AMCs

Satellite phones or Sat phones do not rely on cellular mobile towers as they are directly connected via a satellite orbiting the earth.

06 Feb 2018 2:55 AM

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee. (Photo: PTI)

‘Why wasn’t CM copter used for rescue?’

Complaining of delay in rescue operation, Mr Chowdhury led a protest rally in the area on Tuesday.

31 Jan 2018 12:59 AM

‘There are a total of 26 people dead from landslides in four towns of Biliran. We have recovered the bodies,’ Sofronio Dacillo, Biliran provincial disaster risk reduction and management officer, said. (Photo: AFP)

Landslides, following a tropical storm, claim 26 lives in Phillipines: official

The landslides were triggered by Tropical Storm Kai-Tak.

17 Dec 2017 4:57 PM

According to sources, the owner of the building and a labourer is suspected to be stuck under the debris. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

Delhi: 2 die under debris after 6-decade-old building collapses in Taimur Nagar

The building, which belonged to a retired government official, Dhruv Kumar, collapsed at 9:45 am on Friday morning.

24 Nov 2017 4:17 PM

It has announced the inclusion of disaster management in school curriculum from next academic session.

Odisha schools to teach disaster management from 2018

The installation work of EWDS has been completed and Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik will inaugurate the advanced system by November 15.

30 Oct 2017 6:39 AM

Two fire tenders and a huge team from the fire department along with personnel from Disaster Management units and the local police station conducted a search for people trapped. (Photo: ANI/Twitter)

Kolkata: 2 dead as century-old building collapses, people feared trapped

According to last reports, no person was injured, a senior officer of Kolkata Police said.

25 Jul 2017 2:39 PM

Vodafone is second largest telecom player after Bharti Airtel.

Vodafone offers 50-min free talktime for flood-hit NE

Company says around 15,000 people have been covered under the scheme so far.

06 Jul 2017 6:12 PM

A Bangladeshi woman mourns next to bodies of relatives (not pictured) after a landslide in Bandarban (Photo: AFP)

B'desh: Rescuers struggle to reach victims of landslides; toll up to 152

Authorities say hundreds of homes were buried by mud and rubble sent cascading down hillsides.

14 Jun 2017 7:29 PM

Union Home Secretary Rajiv Mehrishi (Photo: PTI)

Centre, state governments plan for monsoons

During the discussions, it was noted that concerted efforts of all concerned have helped in minimising the loss of precious human lives.

18 May 2017 12:57 AM

The death toll from the collapse of the massive garbage mound near Sri Lanka's capital rose to more than a dozen.(Photo:AP)

Death toll rises, dozens still missing in Sri Lanka garbage dump collapse

The military said 1,000 security personnel, including police and special task forces, have been deployed for rescue operation.

17 Apr 2017 2:05 PM

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