D. Radhakrishnan

Official apathy: The heavily silted Kodappamund channel in Udhagamandalam.

Bangladesh has a climate change action plan AT A UK-Bangladesh conference in London, Bangladesh launched its Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan in September. The uk agreed to provide

Bangladesh is a deltaic land. It is surrounded by Bay of Bengal on one side. It is also within the reach of Himalayan range. Three big and mighty rivers such as the Padma, the Jamuna and the Meghna flow through this plain land. So its geographical location has made Bangladesh too much vulnerable to natural calamities like flood, cyclone, earthquake, drought, erosion, etc.

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The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has requested visiting Swedish fire experts to prepare Standard Operation Procedure (SOP) for establishment of Integrated Emergency Command and Control Center (IECCC) at the CDA

Ongole Oct. 16: The incharge collector, Mr A. Dinakar Babu, on Thursday called upon the officials to be vigilant during floods and cyclones as Prakasam district has 102 km of seacoast. He said 18 cyclone shelters would be constructed in the district apart from the present 30 to serve people in emergency situations.

Can Bihar avert another Kosi disaster? On September 16, the Special Task Force constituted by the prime minister put a figure on the destruction caused by floods in Bihar