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Deadly glacier break in Himalayas a warning of hazards in a warmer world, scientists say
Glaciologists say the deadly slide in northern India earlier this month is a sign of how areas around glaciers are becoming more dangerous as a result of climate change.
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Members of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) carry the body of a victim on Feb. 9 after recovering it from the debris after a part of a glacier broke away, in Uttarakhand, India. Scientists are still trying to determine what caused the glacier to break.(Reuters)
Dehradun: Scientists from various technical and research institutes across the country on Tuesday participated in a joint meeting to discuss the disaster that took place in Chamoli recently. It was held under the chairmanship of Member National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) Syed Ata Hasanen and Rajendra Singh.
In the deliberations, it was decided that a joint committee consisting experts of various institutions should be formed. The committee would submit a report to the Uttarakhand government after conducting an in-depth study on prevention of natural disasters and protection of the environment in the Himalayas and how to deal with the natural disasters.
Mumbai alone collects over Rs 30 crore from people for not wearing masks
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February 17, 2021
Mumbai, Feb 17: Amid the Covid-19 pandemic, the Mumbai civic body has caught over 15 lakh people without face masks at public places in the city since April last year and collected more than Rs 30 crore as fine from them, officials said on Wednesday.
Out of these offenders, 13,008 were caught on Monday and a fine of Rs 26,01,600 was collected from them, a Brihnamumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) official said.
Concerned over the recent surge in Covid-19 cases in Maharashtra, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday asked citizens to strictly follow government-mandated guidelines on masks and social distancing or be prepared to face another round of lockdown.