Six killed as Tauktae pounds coastal Maharashtra
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114 kmph winds, over 100 mm of rain lash Mumbai.
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Heavy rains and wind during Cyclone Tauktae at the Bandra Worli sea link at Bandra in Mumbai on May 17.
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114 kmph winds, over 100 mm of rain lash Mumbai.
Six persons were killed and nine injured on Monday as cyclone Tauktae wrought havoc on Maharashtra’s coastline, damaging homes, uprooting trees and leading to water logging in Mumbai.
The State government had evacuated over 12,420 people from coastal districts of Sindhudurg, Ratnagiri and Raigad to safer places.
One fisherman drowned and three others are missing after two boats capsized off Devgad in Sindhudurg. In Raigad and Thane districts, three and two people lost their lives, respectively. Of the nine injured, four were reported in Mumbai, two in Ratnagiri and Raigad while one in Thane. A total of 2,542 houses were partially destroyed.
NGRI calls for mapping of landslide prone regions
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We need to develop early warning systems using modern technological tools, says Director V.M. Tiwari
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We need to develop early warning systems using modern technological tools, says Director V.M. Tiwari
The Uttarakhand landslide caused huge loss of lives and property and while, the rescue and rehabilitation efforts are underway, city based CSIR-National Geophysical Research Institute (NGRI) Director V.M. Tiwari calls for mission mode projects to map landslide prone regions especially in glaciers in this exclusive interview:
What could have led to the Uttarakhand disaster & why are we still unable to pinpoint the precise cause?