Data: Average Annual Economic Impact due to Floods is More than Rs. 25,000 Crores After the year 2010
Damages due to floods have increased in the last two decades with increased instances of…
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Data: Between 2014 & 2023, Frequency of Heavy Rainfall events reduced in Karnataka, Odisha & AP while increasing in MP, Gujarat & UP
Extreme weather events have become more common in the recent years. Every year, around this…
Review: As damages due to Floods increase, Standing Committee makes important recommendations
Damages due to floods have increased in the last two decades with increased instances of…
Data: Flood Forecast accuracy has decreased while the number of forecasts has increased
Accurate forecasts play an important role in mitigating the losses caused by floods. Government data…
Data: ‘Very Heavy Rainfall’ events increase by more than 70% in the last 3 years
The recent extremely heavy rainfall in Hyderabad resulted in loss of life & property. Government…
Data: Between 1990 & 2019, more than 64000 lives were lost due to Lightning
Close to 5 lakh lives were lost in India between 1990 & 2019 due to…
Does India receive aid from Foreign Countries?
Kerala floods have given rise to a controversy around India receiving aid from foreign countries.…
Between 1953 & 2017, an average of 1644 lives were lost annually due to floods
Kerala is reeling under unprecedented floods this year. The death toll in Kerala this year…
