Lao Airlines Flight 301 crash
Lao Airlines Flight 301 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Vientiane to Pakse, Laos. On 16 October 2013, the ATR 72-600 aircraft operating the flight crashed into the Mekong … continue reading
Weather
Cyclonic storm Phailin to hit coastal Odisha and Andhra Pradesh
Cyclonic storm Phailin which hit the Andaman and Nicobar Islands yesterday, has intensified and is expected to hit coastal Odisha and Andhra Pradesh by Saturday evening. Director General of MeT … continue reading
Pilots Evacuate ALH MK I Helicopter to Safety at Gauchar Uttarakhand
Frantic sound of warning whistles woke up the pilots resting in ITBP mess at Gauchar in Uttarakhand last night. It was a landslide warning. Everyone was asked to vacate the … continue reading
Rebuilding Roads in Flood Affected Areas of Uttarakhand
BRO is continuing with its efforts of opening the road network in Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh. BRO has pressed in to service about 130 excavators and Bulldozers. Despite bad weather … continue reading
Uttarakhand rescue and relief operations – 26 June
• The Cabinet Secretary chaired a meeting of the National Crisis Management Committee this evening to review the relief and rescue measures in Uttarakhand. • Bad weather hampered the rescue … continue reading
Uttarakhand rescue and relief operations – 25 June
The meeting of the National Crisis Management Committee was held this evening under the chairmanship of the Cabinet Secretary to review the flood situation in Uttarakhand and measures taken for … continue reading
Army Aviators Dare Weather
Army’s search, rescue and relief operations continued through out the day inspite of inclement weather conditions. In Badrinath Sector, 281 people moved by land route after the construction of Burma … continue reading
Kedarnath, Uttarakhand – 2013 flash floods
The Kedarnath valley, along with and other parts of the state of Uttarakhand, was hit with unprecedented flash floods on 16 and 17June 2013 almost after 80 years. The temple … continue reading
Army Evacuates All Stranded people from Gangotri
A series of major breakthroughs were achieved by the Army and the Indian Air Force today, catalyzing thereby, the rescue and relief operations in some of the worst flash- flood … continue reading
Cabinet Secretary Coordinates Rescue and Relief Measures for Uttarakhand
The Cabinet Secretary held a review meeting here today with senior officers of the Government of India, Defence Services, the ITBP, Border Road Organization and the NDRF alongwith the officers … continue reading