Floods in aftermath of cyclone Remal have affected nearly 3.5 lakh people in 11 districts in Assam & more rainfall is predicted in state till 4 June. River water level recedes in Imphal.
Airport and port operations in Kolkata will be suspended for 12-21 hours Sunday, with IMD warning wind speeds likely to reach 100-120 kmph as cyclone Remal makes landfall.
During the exercise, a web-based Dynamic Composite Risk Atlas (Web-DCRA) was developed by the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) under the National Cyclone Risk Mitigation Project (NCRMP).
IAF is firming up plans to revamp airlift capabilities with medium transport aircraft that will be assembled in India & serve as its main workhorse. Embraer is leading contender as of now.
This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.
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