Disaster Management

This monsoon, North Bengal is paying the price for last year’s Sikkim floods

The height of the Teesta riverbed has risen sharply in Kalimpong district because of debris from the 2023 deluge, putting homes and a highway at risk.

Rokibuz Zaman
· Jun 27, 2024 · 06:30 am
With 182 landslides this year, India urgently needs an early warning system

But there are challenges in the way, say scientists and experts.

Flavia Lopes, IndiaSpend.com
· Oct 13, 2022 · 09:30 pm
Why India’s flood and cyclone warning systems don’t always succeed in saving lives and property

Lack of impact-based forecasts, poor dissemination of information and lack of localised action plans plague the country’s early warning systems.

Tanvi Deshpande, IndiaSpend.com
· Jul 11, 2022 · 01:30 pm

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