India & Natural Disaster Management

chaanakya · Post by **chaanakya** » 25 Apr 2015 21:48

Indian flag flying high amidst Avalanche destroyed Base Camp at Mt Everest

sooraj · Post by **sooraj** » 25 Apr 2015 21:49

I hear the Chinese are going to build a tunnel through MT Everest., will this earth quake affect there plans.

Meanwhile 200 bodies recovered near nepals qutab minar

chaanakya · Post by **chaanakya** » 25 Apr 2015 21:50

No Effort is small in a Disaster. Respect for the Old Dadi Ma

chaanakya · Post by **chaanakya** » 25 Apr 2015 22:43

Vikas Swarup @MEAIndia · 5m 5 minutes ago

Another IAF aircraft carrying about 200 stranded Indians is expected to arrive later tonight in Delhi. #NepalEarthquake
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Vikas Swarup @MEAIndia · 9h 9 hours ago

#NepalEarthquake C-130J carrying stranded Indians has landed at Palam a short while ago.

>>55 Indians rescued, now landed at Palam. This included M J Akbar of BJP who described conditions horrific and panic everywhere.

chaanakya · Post by **chaanakya** » 25 Apr 2015 23:05

Vikas Swarup @MEAIndia · 2m 2 minutes ago

RT @eoiktmnp 312 stranded Indians evacuated from Nepal in 3 IAF flights carrying 52, 100 and 160 Indians #NepalEarthquake
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Vikas Swarup @MEAIndia · 9h 9 hours ago

285 NDRF team members have been flown in from India in 3 IAF aircrafrts to assist Nepal Army in rescue operations @MEAIndia #NepalEarthquake
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chaanakya · Post by **chaanakya** » 25 Apr 2015 23:42

airtel India @airtelindia · 3h 3 hours ago

Statement From Airtel India

Shreeman · Post by **Shreeman** » 26 Apr 2015 02:33

SwamyG · Post by **SwamyG** » 26 Apr 2015 03:27

Bade wrote:NDTV reported the Chinese are calling it a 8.1, IMD has low balled it at 7.5

I believe the Chinese number, as their network is more extensive in the Tibetan region. USGS is sticking to ~~7.9~~ 7.8 the last I read.
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/ ... al_summary

One only hopes Chinese did not cause this. God knows what they are up to in those mountains. Tibet was taken in the 50s, Nepal always a prime candidate.

Bade · Post by **Bade** » 26 Apr 2015 03:42

This has their network map planned as of 2006. I am sure it is all built up by now. A few in Nepal too.

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1 ... 00003/epdf

arshyam · Post by **arshyam** » 26 Apr 2015 04:01

Any reports from the Tehri area? We have a few dams close to the mountains, and should check for stability.

Shreeman · Post by **Shreeman** » 26 Apr 2015 04:41

Four flights have already gone. We will increase the frequency tomorrow: Manohar Parrikar.

One C130, IL76, 2 C17.

arshyam · Post by **arshyam** » 26 Apr 2015 07:02

PM India relief fund: http://pmnrf.gov.in/

chaanakya · Post by **chaanakya** » 26 Apr 2015 07:54

New Delhi:

# India names Nepal rescue work 'Operation Maitri'

#Indian, Nepal workers working on war footing to provide relief.

# People spend night outside their houses in Patna

# Damage to Nepal's Pashupati Nath temple.

# Thousands of Indians line up to be evacuated at Nepal Airport

#More than 2500 die in Nepal

#8 Indians among dead in Nepal

#546 Indians rescued from Nepal by Indian Air Force

# Nepal airport reopened

# 3 Lakh tourists still stranded in Nepal

chaanakya · Post by **chaanakya** » 26 Apr 2015 08:00

Google Person Finder for Nepal Earth quake

http://google.org/personfinder/2015-nepal-earthquake

chaanakya · Post by **chaanakya** » 26 Apr 2015 08:03

Once an AAPtard always and AAPtard.

chaanakya · Post by **chaanakya** » 26 Apr 2015 08:13

Massive work in line for RR Teams for next two days or so.

Search for survivors
Sanitation
Disposal of dead bodies
Treatment of Injured, medicines, ORS
Temporary shelters for survivors who lost their homes
Provisioning of Food, water for survivors
Clearing of debris from roads and making it useful for movement.

Shreeman · Post by **Shreeman** » 26 Apr 2015 08:21

C-17?

Shreeman · Post by **Shreeman** » 26 Apr 2015 08:24

Shreeman · Post by **Shreeman** » 26 Apr 2015 08:28

China Xinhua News ‏@XHNews 2h2 hours ago

Rescuers working to reopen section of China-Nepal highway cut off by quake-triggered landslide #NepalQuake
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CDe94ioVEAAqkc8.jpg

chaanakya · Post by **chaanakya** » 26 Apr 2015 08:28

(A) Evac efforts:-
First aircraft with 52 PAX arrived,
Second with 100 and third with 160 have left Kathmandu.
A fourth aircraft with 160 is expected to leave by about 1 am tonight.
Another ten flights will take place on 26 April starting from 8 am with a combined capacity of 1500.

(B) Contact details
tweeted by MEA
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Embassy of India Kathmandu Control room numbers are +977- 012081148 and 012081141, +977-9818968752, 9818968780
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Also, email: [email protected], [email protected]

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Shreeman · Post by **Shreeman** » 26 Apr 2015 08:30

Look for new ancient pagan Idols at *your favorite city*s museum of natural history.

chaanakya · Post by **chaanakya** » 26 Apr 2015 08:34

Shreeman · Post by **Shreeman** » 26 Apr 2015 08:54

Sorry. From 2011 earthquake in nepal.

chaanakya · Post by **chaanakya** » 26 Apr 2015 09:00

Deccan Herald ‏@TheDeccanHerald 5m5 minutes ago Bengaluru, Karnataka

4 NDRF teams operational in Bihar, we have rescued around 100 people last night: OP Singh, DG NDRF #earthquake
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Shreeman · Post by **Shreeman** » 26 Apr 2015 09:05

http://bigstory.ap.org/article/b497dd71 ... 30-injured

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — An avalanche triggered by Nepal's massive earthquake slammed into a section of the Mount Everest mountaineering base camp, killing at least 17, injuring 61 and leaving an unknown number of climbers and guides unaccounted for on other routes, an official said Sunday.

Twenty-two of the most seriously injured were taken by helicopter to Pheriche village, the nearest medical facility. However, bad weather and communications were hampering more helicopter sorties, said Ang Tshering of the Nepal Mountaineering Association.

Fennecs.

RamaY · Post by **RamaY** » 26 Apr 2015 09:07

Shreeman wrote:http://bigstory.ap.org/article/b497dd71 ... 30-injured
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — An avalanche triggered by Nepal's massive earthquake slammed into a section of the Mount Everest mountaineering base camp, killing at least 17, injuring 61 and leaving an unknown number of climbers and guides unaccounted for on other routes, an official said Sunday.

Twenty-two of the most seriously injured were taken by helicopter to Pheriche village, the nearest medical facility. However, bad weather and communications were hampering more helicopter sorties, said Ang Tshering of the Nepal Mountaineering Association.
Fennecs.

The environmental & rescue costs are becoming higher than the tourism income from Everest climbers. Time to close this shop for non Indian subcontinent people.

Shreeman · Post by **Shreeman** » 26 Apr 2015 09:08

All India Radio News ‏@airnewsalerts 3h3 hours ago

#Sikkim :All roads including highways have been cleared for traffic after yesterday's #earthquake

chaanakya · Post by **chaanakya** » 26 Apr 2015 09:10

Shreeman wrote:

Sorry. From 2011 earthquake in nepal.

Worst affected in that 6.9 Quake was Indian State of Sikkim. Indian Army ran rescue and relief work with abt 22 sorties of helis. Approx 100 dead with six+ in Nepal and rest in Sikkim which sustained extensive infrastructure damage including roads. The depth of quake was about 20.7 Kms below .
Compare to that this quake was shallow at abt 2.5 Km below earth and with high intensity at 7.9 to 8.1 Richter scale. Ground acceleration will be more in this type of quake causing extensive surface damage.

It is also reported that Majauli Island has shifted/risen few inches. Yet to get reconfirmation.

chaanakya · Post by **chaanakya** » 26 Apr 2015 09:14

PMO India @PMOIndia · 4m 4 minutes ago

GoI has announced a compensation of Rs. 2 lakh to families of those who lost their lives in the Earthquake across parts of India.
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chaanakya · Post by **chaanakya** » 26 Apr 2015 09:15

Vikas Swarup @MEAIndia · 2h 2 hours ago

#NepalEarthquake Four IAF aircraft have returned from Kathmandu with a total of 540 stranded Indians. More flights planned for day
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Vikas Swarup @MEAIndia · 3h 3 hours ago

#NepalEarthquake Update: 4 flights have returned from KTM with stranded Indians. Ten flights planned for day with personnel and relief
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Shreeman · Post by **Shreeman** » 26 Apr 2015 09:20

Sitanshu Kar @SpokespersonMoD · 6h 6 hours ago

#NepalEarthquake One IL-76 brought back 152 passengers on board from Kathmandu to Palam

#NepalEarthquake India will be augmenting rescue efforts by pressing into service 4 more heptrs including 2 IAF ALH Dhruvs later in the day.
#NepalEarthquake 3 more MI17 heptrs will take off from Gorakhpur as soon as the 5, now airborne, land at Kathmandu.

2000 now. C17.

Shreeman · Post by **Shreeman** » 26 Apr 2015 09:27

FYI meaindia: IL-76 163 NDRF personnel,5 sniffer dogs, 28 tons of relief
C-17 Globemaster III 96 NDRF personnel & 15 tonnes

Shreeman · Post by **Shreeman** » 26 Apr 2015 09:33

I think the best help they can get is from China. Not only is China right next to Nepal, the 2008 Shichuan Earthquake happened in remote area as well. So China has pretty good experience with this.

chaanakya · Post by **chaanakya** » 26 Apr 2015 09:50

Casualty figure just creeping up at 1910 in Nepal so far. Reports from Rural areas of Nepal trickling in. In India , Bihar had most casualty, reported at 45,4 NDRF teams at work.

chaanakya · Post by **chaanakya** » 26 Apr 2015 09:57

Why driving is not safe during quake

chaanakya · Post by **chaanakya** » 26 Apr 2015 10:03

At 11 AM now PM of India Narendra Modi ji on #Mann Ki Baat.

chaanakya · Post by **chaanakya** » 26 Apr 2015 10:06

Vikas Swarup @MEAIndia · 15m 15 minutes ago

State helplines for #NepalEarthquake
T'gana:- 09650990016, 040- 23454088
Andhra Pradesh: 011-23385016.
NDMA 01126701728/ 29 (2/2)
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Vikas Swarup @MEAIndia · 18m 18 minutes ago

State helplines for #NepalEarthquake
WB 1070,
Gujarat 079 23251900/ 079 23251902/ 14,
Mhar'tra 011- 23380326,
022-22027990 (1/2)

Shreeman · Post by **Shreeman** » 26 Apr 2015 10:07

The first NDRF team reached Nepal in the afternoon on a C-130J aircraft with three tonnes of relief material and equipment. Two C-17 Globemaster aircraft — one with a mobile hospital – and another with three more NDRF teams left New Delhi later in the evening. A fourth aircraft left from Bhatinda airbase.

Excellent reporting. What was this magical fourth aircraft and why did it carry more people AND cargo than the others combined? C17?

http://indianexpress.com/article/india/ ... ches-down/

chaanakya · Post by **chaanakya** » 26 Apr 2015 10:08

Bare Hands can move Humanity

Shreeman · Post by **Shreeman** » 26 Apr 2015 10:14

http://news.yahoo.com/aid-starts-coming ... witterfeed

2000 now?