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Death certificates of those missing in Pettimudy landslip issued

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Death certificates of those missing in Pettimudy landslip issued

Shanmuganathan at the site at Pettimudy, Idukki, where he lost his two sons in a major landslip. | Photo Credit: File Photo Seventy lives were lost in a devastating landslip at Pettimudy, near Munnar, on August 6, 2020. Ahead of the third anniversary of the disaster, which falls on Sunday, death certificates of missing persons … Read more

Earthquakes to landslide: GSI’s plan to mitigate impact of natural calamities during pandemic

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Some of GSI’s efforts towards mitigating the impacts of natural disasters are highlighted below on the “International Day of Calamity Control”. (Representational image: Reuters) India, like other countries is grappling with Covid-19 pandemic, with exponentially increasing contagion. Adequate preparedness in such health and related infrastructure is never wasteful, because the same can always be used … Read more