Tag: Natural Disasters

As we are all set to step into a New Year and welcome 2022, here we bring you the major natural disasters that kept the State on the tenterhooks last year.

London: Ideas to tackle the effects of global warming by imitating volcanic eruptions may lead to natural disasters in different parts of the world, warn scientists. Geoengineering – the intentional manipulation of the climate to counter the effect of global warming by injecting aerosols artificially into the atmosphere – has been mooted as a potential […]

Tokyo: Japan is set to launch the third of its four global positioning system (GPS) satellites in August aimed at establishing an efficient communication system in the event of natural disasters. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency on Thursday said the launch will take place from the Tanegashima Island space centre in Kagoshima prefecture on August […]

Bhubaneswar: With the line between natural and man-made disasters becoming thinner, upgradation of equipment and skill development of officers has now become the need of the hour, said Odia IPS officer Satya Narayan Pradhan who was recently appointed as Director General (DG) of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF). The 1988-batch Jharkhand cadre IPS officer, […]

Bhubaneswar: The numbers sound disastrous! When the State had witnessed as many 21 natural disasters in a span of almost 17 years, all that Odisha could receive was a mere 12 per cent of its demand from the Centre as financial assistance for the damages the State incurred in the natural disasters. As per the […]

New Delhi: Following glaring lapses by federal and state agencies to immediately respond to the people in distress during natural calamities, the government is setting up an integrated control room for emergency response especially to handle natural disasters and to carry out a strategic level of monitoring. “It has been found that during natural calamities, […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday stressed improving early warning dissemination system and capacity building for the conservation of cultural heritage sites. Addressing the 2nd BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation) Disaster Management Exercise here, the Chief Minister said the heritage sites must be preserved for the future […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha is prone to multiple and recurring natural disasters and despite being so vulnerable the State is well prepared to face any situation, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said on Friday. While addressing the State-level disaster management committee meeting, Patnaik directed all the departments and senior officials to strictly adhere to the Standard Operating Procedure […]