Relief Operations

Cyclone Gaja: Tamil Nadu govt seeks nearly Rs 15,000 crore aid from Centre towards relief, rehabilitation

According to the abstract of the memorandum submitted to Modi by the chief minister which was released here, Tamil Nadu has sought a total sum of Rs 14,910 crore towards permanent renovation activities in various areas, including the power sector which has been badly hit.

E Palaniswami visits districts hit by Cyclone Gaja in Tamil Nadu, distributes relief material

E Palaniswami had announced Rs 1000 crore for immediate relief and rehabilitation works in areas affected by Cyclone Gaja

Toll in Cyclone Gaja at 45, says Edappadi Palaniswami; Tamil Nadu CM urges all political leaders to join relief ops

Edappadi Palaniswami said relief operations were underway on a war footing in the districts affected by Cyclone Gaja, and state ministers have been deployed in Nagapattinam, Thanjavur, Tiruvarur, and Pudukottai to monitor them.

Cyclone Titli: Andhra Pradesh govt urges Centre to release Rs 1,200 crore as interim relief for Srikakulam, Vizianagaram districts

In view of the severe damages by cyclone Titli, Andhra Pradesh government urged the Centre to "liberally and expeditiously" sanction relief.

Kerala, After The Flood: As locals cast aside societal divisions to help out, party workers line up to grab credit

Political workers in several parts of Kerala have been making crass attempts to take credit for the selfless service rendered by people out of true concern for their fellow human beings

Gujarat downpour: Centre rushes 10 more NDRF teams to areas affected by floods, heavy rain

The Centre Thursday rushed 10 additional NDRF (National Disaster Response Force) teams to Gujarat, which is reeling under floods and heavy rains

Indian Navy carries out relief operations in flood-hit Sri Lanka

Medical teams, boats and supplies were deployed in Sri Lanka by the Indian Navy on Monday as relief operations continued in the worst floods faced by the island nation since 2003, killing 164 while 104 people are still reported missing.

Sri Lanka flash floods: Alert issued after three go missing, relief ops underway

At least three people were missing in torrential rains and flash floods that have been lashing Sri Lanka for the last two days

Over 1,84,000 rescued in flood-hit Kashmir, focus now on preventing diseases

Over 1,84,000 people marooned in the floods in Jammu and Kashmir have been rescued so far by the armed forces and NDRF.

Jammu and Kashmir floods: Modi asks officials to ramp up relief ops

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today directed officials to provide total support to the Jammu and Kashmir government to enable it ramp-up rescue and relief operations following massive floods in the state and he stressed on the need to quickly reach essential commodities to the affected people.