Empowered women of the tiger land
With their backs to the wall, the brave women of Sundarban don’t look for promises.
With their backs to the wall, the brave women of Sundarban don’t look for promises.
With Cyclone Biporjoy expected to wreak havoc in India, a look at the worst cyclones to have hit the country.
The centuries-old model of physical verification of the areas affected by natural disasters is rudimentary. It could reduce the effectiveness of post-damage assessment and may increase the cost to the exchequer. Hence, there is a need for a paradigm shift towards technology-driven assessment in 21st century India
After storming the Maharashtra coast, cyclone Nisarga has started weakening and its intensity will reduce further by evening, the India Meteorological Department said.
This is the first time that a cyclone is making landfall on the Maharashtra coast in June since record-keeping began in 1891.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who has been monitoring the situation at state secretariat Nabanna since Tuesday night, said the impact of Amphan was 'worse than coronavirus'.
Forty-one teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), including seven reserves, have been deployed in the two states, its chief S N Pradhan said in New Delhi.
According to experts, North Odisha coast will face the maximum impact of cyclone 'AMPHAN' when it makes landfall.
In the neighbouring country of Bangladesh, at least 13 people were killed due to falling trees, collapsed houses and illness after Cyclone Bulbul.
Parts of Maui island and Big Island could encounter up to 48 kph of winds and 72 kph of gusts.