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Maharashtra launches emergency operation centre for effective use of tech during disasters | Mumbai News

Maharashtra launches emergency operation centre for effective use of tech during disasters | Mumbai News

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Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday inaugurated the state-of-the-art State Emergency Operation Centre (SEOC) which aims to use new technology effectively for disaster management. “Due to climate change, the nature, intensity and frequency of disasters are changing. Therefore, it is necessary to emphasise on ‘mitigation’ and immediate response after incidents. It is important to have a strong ‘command and communication system’ for disaster management, and this center will be useful for taking decisions quickly and providing quick response,” said Fadnavis. The new SEOC includes bezel-free video wall, high capacity audio visual conferencing, data servers, high-speed computers, satellite phone, ham radios, LED video walls  and wireless sets, which can be used for timely response and coordination among all the systems during a disaster. Story continues below this ad Ground-based Electro-Optical Deep Space Surveillance (Geo-DSS) is also implementing a “change detection” process based on AI and machine learning. This process is based on satellite imagery and will make it easier to understand the situation at the disaster site in near real time, assess the damage and …

Telangana tunnel collapse | Rescue work continues to trace remaining seven persons trapped under debris

Telangana tunnel collapse | Rescue work continues to trace remaining seven persons trapped under debris

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Rescue personnel engaged in debris removal, cutting of tunnel boring machine parts in SLBC tunnel near Domalapenta in Nagarkurnool district on Saturday (March 15, 2025). | Photo Credit: By Arrangement The agencies involved in the rescue operation to trace the remaining seven persons trapped under the debris in the Srisailam Left Bank Canal (SLBC) tunnel in Nagarkurnool – which collapsed at the bed-rock end, about 14 km inside from the mouth – have divided the area from loco-end point till last 50 meters into three stretches for better output. This, according to the officials heading the rescue operation, was done to speed up the work as the operation entered 22nd day on Saturday. A portion of the tunnel collapsed on February 22. From the loco-end point at 13.5 km length, the tunnel was excavated for about 200 meters till the work came to halt on February 22. Clearing slush, metal and clearing the site of other debris for about 50-70 meters from the loco-end point till the tail-end of the tunnel boring machine (TBM) would …

Army, NDRF, SDRF teams begin work to rescue miners from flooded Assam coal mine | Latest News India

Army, NDRF, SDRF teams begin work to rescue miners from flooded Assam coal mine | Latest News India

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Jan 07, 2025 09:50 AM IST District disaster management officer Riki B Phukan said that there has been no communication yet with the trapped miners and they do not know what their conditions were Rescue teams from the Army, National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), and State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) have arrived at the flooded coal mine at Tin Kilo in Assam’s Dima Hasao district where at least nine workers have been feared trapped since Monday morning. Officials said that divers from the Navy were on standby. The Army said relief columns were rushed in from places such as Diphu in Assam and Dimapur in Nagaland. (Sourced) Dima Hasao district deputy commissioner Simanta Kumar Das said that efforts to reach the trapped workers and rescue them began on Tuesday morning. He added an NDRF team with divers has gone into the mine estimated to be around 300 metres deep. “Suction machines have been deployed to try and take out the excess water.” District disaster management officer Riki B Phukan said there has been no communication …

Joint operation by NDRF, SDRF continues on day 4 to rescue three-year-old girl from borewell – India TV

Joint operation by NDRF, SDRF continues on day 4 to rescue three-year-old girl from borewell – India TV

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Image Source : PTI Officials of NDRF and SDRF at the site in Rajasthan’s Kotputli The rescue operation to pull out a three-year-old girl who fell into a 150-foot deep borewell in Sarund area of Rajasthan’s Kotputli district three days ago. The girl, Chetna, slipped into the borewell while playing in the agriculture farm at Kitarpura in Sarund at around 3 pm on Monday. “Teams of State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) and National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) have been trying to rescue the girl safely for more than 50 hours,” Sarund police station SHO Mohammad Imran said on Wednesday. He said that the work of making a tunnel parallel to the borewell started through a piling machine. “Our focus is on the rescue operation and we want to get the girl out… SDRF and NDRF teams were called immediately (on Monday) and as per their guidance, the rescue operation is underway. We are trying to get the girl out as soon as possible,” said Collector Kalpana Agarwal. The girl’s actions were captured on camera and a …

Tamil Nadu Rain: Schools Closed In Chennai As Cyclonic Storm Brews; SDRF, NDRF Deployed

Tamil Nadu Rain: Schools Closed In Chennai As Cyclonic Storm Brews; SDRF, NDRF Deployed

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Last Updated:November 27, 2024, 00:02 IST Rains lashed several parts of Tamil Nadu on Tuesday, and the India Meteorological Department has forecast heavy rainfall for three more days in the state, starting November 27, when the deep depression is likely to become a cyclonic storm. Vehicles move through a flooded street amid rains, in Chennai (PTI) Rains lashed several parts of Tamil Nadu on Tuesday, and the India Meteorological Department has forecast heavy rainfall for three more days in the state, starting November 27, when the deep depression is likely to become a cyclonic storm. Chief Minister M K Stalin chaired a high-level meeting here at the Secretariat to review the precautionary measures and rushed NDRF and State teams to Tiruvarur, Mayiladuthurai, Nagappatinam and Cuddalore districts. Chennai and nearby districts of Chengelpet, Kanchipuram and Tiruvallur, the northern coastal city of Cuddalore and Cauvery delta areas, including Nagapattinam were among the places that received rainfall, which was mild to moderate in many areas and heavy in a few places. In wake of the situation, the district …

Evacuation underway as storm set to make landfall on Friday morning – India TV

Evacuation underway as storm set to make landfall on Friday morning – India TV

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Image Source : X Representative Image Cyclone Dana LIVE Updates: Cyclone ‘Dana’ has formed over the east-central Bay of Bengal and is set to make landfall as a severe cyclonic storm along the Odisha coast, according to the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD). The cyclone is predicted to bring wind speeds of 100-120 kmph expected to strike on the night of October 24 which is likely to bring widespread impact to the region. The cyclone will be accompanied by heavy rainfall along the eastern coast of India, especially in Bengal and Odisha. In response to the approaching storm, the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has deployed 56 teams across five states, including Odisha and West Bengal.  Source link

Three SDRF personnel engaged in search ops drown in river

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At least three State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) engaged in a search operation reportedly drowned after their boat capsized in a river in Maharashtra`s Ahmednagar district on Thursday morning, reported the PTI. The three SDRF officials– a sub-inspector and two constables were engaged in a search operation following a drowning incident, an official said, as the PTI. The incident took place near Sugav village in Akole tehsil at around 7.45 am during the search for a youth who along with another person drowned in the Pravara river on Wednesday, he said. The search team comprised four SDRF personnel and a civilian. “Yesterday, two youth drowned in the river. While the body of one of them was fished out yesterday, search for the other person was on. A team of SDRF was summoned to carry out the search operation,” Ahmednagar Superintendent of Police Rakesh Ola said, according to the PTI. “During the search operation, the boat which was carrying five persons, including the four SDRF personnel, capsized at around 7.45 am,” he said. While one SDRF …

Maharashtra: 6 missing after boat capsizes in Ujani dam waters; NDRF, SDRF deployed | Latest News India

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Six people remain missing in Maharashtra after a boat capsized on Tuesday evening in Ujani dam waters near Kalashi village, close to Indapur Tahseel of Pune district. The police said that NDRF and SDRF teams have been deployed on site. Six people missing after boat capisezes in Maharashtra (Representational image) (HT File) Pune Rural Police said on Wednesday, “NDRF, SDRF, local administration and police are deployed for search and rescue operations.” Unlock exclusive access to the latest news on India’s general elections, only on the HT App. Download Now! Download Now! This is a developing story. Source link

Tamil Nadu: SDRF deploys teams in Tirunelveli, nearby districts after heavy rain

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As many as 90 personnel from the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) have arived in Tamil nadu`s Tirunelveli after the district received a heavy rainfall warning for the next three consecutive days. Visuals show SDRF personnel from Chennai arriving at Tirunelveli with essential supplies and rescue equipment. The SDRF personnel have equipment that includes a rubber boat, motors, life jackets, generators, snake catchers, first aid kits, and tree saws. According to officials, the Tirunelveli district administration is taking various precautionary measures related to rainfall. All department officials have been instructed to make all necessary arrangements for heavy rainfall. In this situation, a team of 90 personnel headed by SDRF inspector Balamurugan has come to Tirunelveli district from Chennai to deal with the rainfall situation in the southern districts, including Tirunelveli, they said. Currently, the team is camped at the Armed Forces Ground in Tirunelveli district. All arrangements have been made to send them immediately to areas which have been warned about very heavy rainfall. Meanwhile, the SDRF has also deployed personnel in three teams with …

10,000 CCTVs, AI tech, NDRF, SDRF, ATS in place in Ayodhya

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A multi-layer security cover is in place in Ayodhya for the consecration ceremony at the Ram temple, with 10,000 CCTVs keeping an eye on the movement of people and police personnel in plain clothes deployed at the venue. Cops of the Uttar Pradesh Anti Terrorist Squad (ATS) had also conducted patrolling in Ayodhya on Saturday. Movable barriers with barbed wires attached to it can be spotted virtually at every prominent crossing in the city, as policemen use them to regulate traffic especially during VVIP movements. Police personnel keep a watch ahead of the ceremony. Pic/PTI   “The ‘pran pratishtha’ ceremony, which will be held on January 22, is going to be a historic event. For this, the Uttar Pradesh Police has made elaborate security arrangements and along with it, security has been ensured for every road along the entire red zone, yellow zone and Ayodhya district,” Director General (DG), Law and Order, Prashant Kumar had recently said. To ensure better security arrangements at the programme venue in Ayodhya, technology is being used on a large …