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The Tondiarpet zone, located in the city of Chennai, has been rated among the most physically resilient regions in the city in the event of a natural disaster, reports the Times of India...
'Unfortunately, that is the reality (of what we are facing), if not worse,' said disaster specialist Amod Dixit, 'If Kathmandu is impacted with a shaking of an intensity IX on the Mercalli intensity scale, the aftermath is going to be much worse than in Haiti.'...
Disaster management could soon be made a compulsory subject in all schools across India. 'I am going to ask the Education Ministry at the Centre to incorporate the subject into the curriculum,' said Vice-chancellor Ramachandran of University of Madras....
'The advance alert will enable state agencies and the public to prepare for any natural calamity and minimize damage to life and property,' said G. Madhavan Nair, Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation...
The State Government of Orissa on Tuesday sought financial assistance of Rs 609 crore from the Centre to save the state from natural calamities caused by global warming....
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