National Disaster Management Authority

Building Pune: PMC seeks funds from NDMA to implement Rs 478 crore flood risk management programme

June 30, 2023 3:46 am

An integrated command and control centre is one of the major interventions the PMC plans to come up with in the flood risk management programme.

Cyclone Biparjoy: 62,000 people evacuated from Pakistan's Sindh province

June 15, 2023 12:13 pm

Biparjoy, currently a “very severe cyclonic storm”, is inching closer to India and Pakistan, prompting authorities to take preventive measures to minimise the damage it may cause to life and property.

As rainfall triggers landslides in Himachal, Uttarakhand is put on high alert: NDMA issues advisory

July 20, 2022 12:24 pm

On its website, the National Disaster Management Authority notes that even though disasters can't be stopped, their impact can be "minimised" by preparing ourselves better

Dos and don'ts to follow before, during, and after thunderstorms to stay safe

July 05, 2022 8:04 pm

National Disaster Management Authority also shared some important tips to protect animals during squalls, thunderstorms, and even dust storms

IMD, NDMA make common alert protocol to warn ahead of severe weather

June 29, 2021 9:16 am

The necessity for such an alert protocol, also suggested by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), comes in the wake of over 2,000 annual deaths due to lightning strikes reported in India in recent years.

Maharashtra: Six-member central team visits cyclone-hit Raigad

June 17, 2020 2:41 am

The six-member delegation included joint secretary, National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) Rameshkumar Ganta, and officers from the Union ministries of finance, energy, rural development, agriculture and road transport and highways.

Disaster panel to have new faces soon

December 22, 2014 1:43 am

The govt had recently scaled down the rank of NDMA members from MoS to secretary in the central government.

8 new secys appointed

September 25, 2014 1:55 am

Chiefs of boards, panels too under pressure

June 20, 2014 1:28 am

Chairperson of the Central Social Welfare Board Prema Cariappa too has resigned. But not everyone is willing to go quietly.

‘Disaster insurance be made mandatory for residential properties in urban areas’

November 07, 2013 2:55 am

It is expected that the premium will reflect mitigation efforts such as adherence to BIS codes and hence will also serve as an incentive for mitigation.