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"Ground penetrating radar used to detect obstacles": NDMA on Uttarkashi tu
Updated : 10 hours, 37 min ago IST
Addressing a press briefing in New Delhi, Syed Ata Hasnain said, "Using ground penetrating radar, it has been detected that there is no obstacle in the next 5 metres on our path. We continue to use this to detect obstacles, if any. There is hope that the movement of the augor is done and wil
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"These operations are like war, timelines should not be assumed...": NDMA
Updated : 1 day, 13 hours ago IST
Member of the National Disaster Management Authority, Lt General (Rtd) Syed Ata Hasnain on Wednesday said that the rescue operation which is underway at Uttarkashi's Silkyara tunnel where 41 workers remain trapped is like a "war" and no such specific timelines should be assumed by anyone.
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Worker trapped in Slikyara tunnel tells family he is 'Safe and healthy' ev
Updated : 2 days, 18 hours ago IST
The collapse occurred on November 12 during the construction of the tunnel from Silkyara to Barkot, and the debris that fell in a 60-metre stretch on the Silkyara side of the tunnel trapped 41 workers.
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Uttarkashi tunnel collapse: Attempt of Horizontal drilling, feeding trappe
Updated : 3 days, 8 hours ago IST
The rescuers on the 10th day at the Silkyara tunnel site here attempted 'horizontal drilling' and fed trapped workers with solid cooked food simultaneously on Tuesday.
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Our focus is to save lives of workers trapped inside Uttarkashi tunnel: ND
Updated : 3 days, 11 hours ago IST
Member of the National Disaster Management Authority, Lt General (Rtd) Syed Ata Hasnain on Tuesday said that our focus is to save the life of workers trapped inside the under-construction tunnel in Uttarkashi.
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Focused effort is 'horizontal drilling' to rescue workers trapped in Silky
Updated : 3 days, 10 hours ago IST
The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) on Tuesday said that the most 'focused effort' of rescuers working at the Silkyara tunnel collapse site is the 'horizontal drilling' through the Auger machine to evacuate the 41 workers trapped for 10 days in the 2-km-built portion of the
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NDMA-led expeditions install two solar-powered automated weather stations
Updated : 1 month, 1 week ago IST
Two National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)-led multi-agency expeditions to two high-risk glacial lakes South Lhonak and Shako Cho in Sikkim have installed two solar-powered, twin-camera, Automated Weather Stations (AWS), the NDMA said on Thursday.
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Joshimath land subsidence: Experts recommend ban on new construction in ar
Updated : 1 month, 4 weeks ago IST
A 35-member expert committee report on Joshimath landslide and subsidence issue has recommended a complete ban on new construction in the entire Joshimath area till the end of the coming monsoon.
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Telecommunications Department conducts another pan-India 'emergency alert'
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
This was a sample testing message sent through the "Cell Broadcasting System" by DoT under the Union Ministry of Communications.
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Pakistan: Over 6,000 people evacuated in past 24 hours as water from Sutle
Updated : 2 months, 4 weeks ago IST
In an update on Monday, Pakistan's National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said Ganda Singh Wala situated along Sulemanki Headworks was facing medium-level floods at a declining level.
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Pakistan: One killed, 4,800 evacuated as floods persist in Sutlej River
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
The evacuations continued from Lalika, Chavika, Wazirka, Kot Makhdoom, Bonga Ehsan, Kaku Bodla, Pir Sikandar, Kalia Shah, Jodhika, and other nearby areas on Saturday in view of recent warnings issued by the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) and the Provincial Disaster Management
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173 killed, 260 injured in rain-related incidents across Pakistan
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
As many as 173 people have lost their lives and 260 people have been injured in heavy rains across Pakistan since June, ARY News reported citing a report by National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA).
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