Tag: Cyclone Amphan
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Spotlight on displacement for effective climate action
The voices of those who get amplified will rarely reflect the realities of those living on the margins and bearing the brunt of a warming planet.
November 8, 2021 -
Seven months after
That the two disasters coincided was in itself one of the deepest tragedies that the state contenanced. Described as the "costliest tropical cyclone of the year", the report has been crafted by Christian Aid, a relief and development agency based in London. It is said to have displaced 4.9 million people across the affected countries in the Bay of Bengal.
December 30, 2020 -
Trinamul appoints its KMC councillors as ward chiefs
It is learnt that the party's state president Subrata Bakshi, secretary general Partha Chatterjee, vice president Subrata Mukherjee and Trinamul Youth Congress president Abhishek Banerjee held a meeting with poll strategist Prashant Kishore and took this decision.
September 7, 2020 -
Damage to tiger conservation
The Covid-19 pandemic has restricted the ecotourism influx in forest areas; labour migration was also stopped due to the lockdown.
August 1, 2020 -
Bangladesh floods claim 54 lives, affect 2.4 million people, says UN
The UN Central Emergency Response Fund recently provided UN agencies with 5.2 million US dollars to help families most at risk, the spokesman said.
July 22, 2020 -
Sundarbans needs immediate help
According to the State Forest Department estimates, around 40 per cent of the mangroves were ravaged.
July 4, 2020 -
Cyclonic Corruption
Reports do suggest that it has been a wellcalibrated fiddle when one reflects that only 600 people had figured on the list of beneficiaries for government compensation despite the grim ground reality ~ the dwellings of more than 7,000 people had been devastated on the afternoon of 20 May.
June 30, 2020 -
My government has nothing to hide on donations: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee
The Prime Minister's Ofiice had refused to disclose details on the creation and operation of the PM CARES Fund, telling a RTI applicant that the fund is not a public authority under the ambit of the RTI Act, 2005.
June 30, 2020 -
Cyclone Amphan: 5 Bengal officers served notice over irregularity in relief fund distribution
'Strict action' will be taken against five BDOs posted in districts of South 24 Paraganas, North 24 Parganas, Hooghly and Howrah if their replies are found 'unsatisfactory', the official said.
June 22, 2020 -
Rise in salt content in Sunderban soil poses threat to flora and fauna
It was further learnt that the increasing saline content has even pervaded into the subsoil and ground water making it extremely salty and harmful for consumption.
June 12, 2020 -
Mangrove acted as natural barrier to cyclone Amphan in Odisha
In 1999 when the super cyclone with much greater velocity than Amphan had its landfall in Odisha, the Bhitarkanika area was saved as the mangrove species withstood the onslaught of gusty wind.
June 6, 2020 -
‘Never said PM Modi should be removed’: Mamata slams BJP for ‘doing politics’ amid COVID, Amphan aftermath
The remarks by Mamata Banerjee come a day after West Bengal BJP president Dilip Ghosh questioned the government's claim that the state suffered losses worth Rs 1 lakh crore due to cyclone Amphan, alleging it was a 'ploy to make money in the name of disasters.'
June 6, 2020 -
MAKAUT plants 40,000 saplings
Mr Mukherjee, assistant registrar, said, “We have planted around 250 saplings in both our campuses and we also donated saplings to the neighborhood.”
June 6, 2020 -
Bengal Forest Minister initiates fencing drive in cyclone Amphan-ravaged Sunderbans
Forest Minister Rajib Banerjee, along with other senior state forest department officials, reached Peerkhali area this morning to start the fencing off operation.
June 5, 2020 -
French President writes to PM Modi, extends all support to India on cyclone AMPHAN aftermath
President Macron, in his letter, also underscored importance of cooperation between the two countries at multilateral level and the support that India will be in a position to extend to France’s actions initiated under G20 as well as to the Access to Covid Tools - Accelerator (ACT-A) initiative.
June 4, 2020 -
State universities in West Bengal recommend suspension of classes till June 30
Education Minister Partha Chatterjee had said the state government will let the universities decide on the possible date of reopening of the campuses.
May 30, 2020 -
From darkness to light: Behala slowly gets back power in phases; residents recall ‘doomsday’
Meanwhile, there are several uprooted trees in Behala that can only be removed when power connections are shut down but due to ongoing protests by the locals to restore power connections, KMC is facing a challenge.
May 28, 2020