The rain-related fatalities include deaths due to landslides, flash flood, cloudbursts, drowning, lightning, fires, electrocution, falls from steep terrain, and other incidents.
Officials say toll is likely to rise by Tuesday as the scale of the disaster becomes clearer. So far, over 850 people have been rescued and 41 remain missing.
CM also reviewed repair works undertaken on roads, bridges damaged and directed officials to take necessary steps to normalise arrangements in affected areas.
Asia warming faster than global average, the report said, adding that early warning systems and disaster preparedness plans, however, have saved thousands of lives.
More than 40 per cent of districts in India that were previously dry are seeing floods and vice-versa. A holistic climate resilience approach is needed to address this.
New CPI series will take 2024 as base year, will provide more accurate measure of inflation, spending on digital services. Expected to enhance representation and reliability, says Saurabh Garg.
The agreement, signed after meeting between Rajnath and US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on sidelines of ADMM-Plus in Kuala Lumpur, aims to deepen bilateral ties in the critical sector.
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