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Poorly designed urban planning will cause unprecedented flooding in certain parts of India during this year’s monsoon. Under the name of “beautification,” more open surfaces were covered and are subsequently impervious, causing rainwater to stagnate on them and putting citizens at risk for flood-related health problems.
The Goa government on Friday decided to implement national cyclone risk mitigation project in the state, which has 105-km coastal belt, reports NavHind Times. The project aims to bring about cyclone forecasting, tracking and warning systems, cyclone risk mitigation and capacity building in multi-hazard risk management...
In Goa state, a new disaster management institute using the latest technology to deal with fires also plans to help educate people in prevention as a way to eliminate fire hazards...
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