Tsunami news for Pune, India

Expert wrote to Andaman govt, but no action taken 30 Dec 2004
...scale, Pune-based seismologist Arun Bapat had written to the Lt. Governor of the islands stressing the necessity of "seismic surveillance and earthquake ... Times of India,

Pune Inc shows a big heart in calamity 30 Dec 2004
...contributions in cash and kind have begun pouring in from Pune's industrialists and ... distress of those who have suffered in the recent earthquake and tsunami ... Times of India,

India Says Will Set Up Tsunami Warning System 30 Dec 2004
Japan, one of the world's most earthquake-prone countries, also announced plans to build ... of the Institute of Tropical Meteorology in the western city of Pune. ... Planet Ark,

Latest News on mobile: sms NEWS to 7333 30 Dec 2004
There is a warning of tsunami and earthquake today (Thursday ... When contacted, the Distress Management Centre in Pune had said it was for the state government to ... India Abroad,

Should India emulate Japan? Dec 28, 2004
PUNE: Every year, on September 1, Japan marks the Great Kanto Earthquake (1923, ... toll: 1.4 lakh people) anniversary by observing the "National disaster ... Times of India,

Can tsunami or quake hit Mumbai? Dec 28, 2004
Leading Pune-based seismologist Arun Bapat said municipal rules needs to be amended so that in future, the buildings are more earthquake-resistant. ... Sify,

Memories of another tragedy Dec 28, 2004
1993, an earthquake hit Maharashtra, the state where I live in India, and ... more than 10,000 people. I was in my last year of college then, in Pune, far ... India Abroad,

Quake monitoring agencies could have done better: experts Dec 26, 2004
University of Pune’s geology department head Satish Thigle also expressed surprise over the huge area of influence of the earthquake off the Sumatra coast. ... Pune Newsline,

We need your help Dec 28, 2004
...that Fiji citizens were not in areas affected by the earthquake and tsunami. ... residents here are mostly students who are based in Delhi, Pune, Bangalore, Punjab ... Fiji Times,

IMD wants India to join global warning system Dec 27, 2004
Director General B Lall, when contacted by Pune Newsline, said that the department did issue an advisory within a few hours of the earthquake off the Sumatra ... Pune Newsline,

When the tsunami came, 59 years ago Dec 28, 2004
According to Arun Bapat, former chief research officer of the earthquake engineering wing of the IMD at Pune, an earthquake recorded about 100 km south of ... Times of India,

Action time at IMD, where every tremor is recorded Dec 26, 2004
After all, an earthquake measuring above 8 on the Richter scale is not a common ... Dr RD Vashistha had to cut short his leave and rush to Pune from Mumbai on ... Pune Newsline,

Tidal wave insured losses may be less than $5 billion, analyst ... Dec 28, 2004
Since the earthquake struck at 7 am local time yesterday, there have been another 25 ... to get a clear picture,� Rao said in an interview from Pune in western ... Royal Gazette,

Crisis Management System, a distant dream? Dec 28, 2004
PUNE: Despite recurring disasters on the Indian subcontinent - such as ... Following the devastating Latur earthquake (1993), a comprehensive Disaster Management ... Times of India,

Swiss Re Says Tsunami Claims Likely Below US Storms (Update4) Dec 27, 2004
Even before the earthquake and tsunamis, natural disasters had made this one of the ... to get a clear picture,'' Rao said in an interview from Pune in western ... Bloomberg

TSUNAMI: So rare that India did not bother to monitor it Dec 26, 2004
The tidal waves occurred because the massive earthquake heaved the ocean floors off ... says GB Pant, director Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology in Pune. ... Indian Express,

YEAR END REVIEW - MINISTRY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY AND OCEAN ... Dec 28, 2004
Bamboo applications for low cost earthquake resistant housing, wood substitutes, composites ... two interdisciplinary centers, one each at Delhi and Pune has been ... Press Information Bureau (press release),

‘We should be linked to global warning network’ Dec 27, 2004
PUNE, DECEMBER 27: Claiming that advisories had been issued to anticipate yesterday’s ... department did issue an advisory within a few hours of the earthquake. ... Indian Express,

DMH to extend services to highway accidents Dec 21, 2004
...to patients on the Mumbai-Pune highway," IRCS secretary for Pune district branch ... which were earlier pressed into rehabilitation work at earthquake-affected Bhuj ... Times of India,

15 schools learn to stop Kumbakonam tragedy Dec 7, 2004
Pune, December 7: HERE is an effort to educate school kids and teachers about disaster management if there is a fire, an earthquake, a bomb threat or a stampede ... Pune Newsline,

The great Indian wedding day’s here Nov 28, 2004
Before that, riots and earthquake had cast a shadow for two consecutive years,� said ... for tomorrow is so much that we have ordered flowers from Pune and Delhi ... Indian Express,