Sangli, Satara and Kolhapur districts of Maharashtra have been badly affected by floods, where nearly 4.5 lakh people were shifted to safer locations. In addition, teams of 100 doctors each have been deployed in every district.
An NDRF Boat deployed in rescue operations during Karnataka floods has overturned. IndiaTvNews.com has received reports that three men have been safely rescued while efforts were on to bring back remaining two safely.
Amid heavy downpour in Mumbai on Saturday, at least 700 passengers were stranded as Mumba-Kolhapur Mahalaxmi Express held up between Badlapur and Vangani station due to severe waterlogging on rail tracks of the route. 7 Navy teams, 2 helicopters of Indian Air Force, 2 Military columns and NDRF team have been deployed along with local administration in the rescue operation.
Mumbaikars woke up to an intense downpour on Saturday morning, which caused trouble for the locals as parts of the city have been flooded and railway tracks have submerged. Severe waterlogging is being reported from the city and its adjacent areas affecting the road, rail and air traffic. Due to heavy rainfall and waterlogging at Ambernath, train services have been hit.
As part of proactive measures, 119 teams of the NDRF have been deployed in various parts of the country keeping in view the disaster vulnerability and to keep extra vigil at locations where heavy rainfalls cause a flood, an official statement said. The NDRF teams are continuously engaged in assisting the local administration in rescue and relief work, it added.
Two boys from Punjab were feared drowned in a dam in Himachal Pradesh's Kangra district, an official of the district administration said on Friday. The boys were feared drowned in the Pong dam, near Mangarh in Fatehpur tehsil, he added.
The minister was speaking at the inauguration of a two-day annual conference organised here by the NDRF on capacity building of state disaster response forces (SDRFs) in consultation with home guards, civil defence and fire services.
The centering material of the tank, being built by the state-run Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB), collapsed when the victims were constructing its ceiling portion at the Jogappa layout in Amruthalli.
Five teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and local authorities are prepared to carry out relief and rescue operations whenever required, an official said.
Cyclone Vayu: A deep depression over the Arabian Sea which brewed over the past two days has intensified into a cyclonic storm and is likely to hit the Gujarat coast on June 13 morning, the India Meteorological Department said. Cyclone 'Vayu' is likely to intensify into a severe cyclonic storm in the next 24 hours.
The incident of a two-year-old falling in a borewell has again brought to fore the dangers posed by uncovered borewells, which have turned into death traps for children.
An NDRF battalion comprises a little over 1,000 personnel. Its battalions are raised from various Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) and the parent force is responsible for feeding the ranks and personnel, who are sent on a time-bound deputation to the NDRF.
The child, identified as Saurabh, lived with his family in a village in Sector 81.
Police along with a team of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) reached the spot upon learning about the incident.
The 15-member team, equipped with specialised diving equipment including a re-compression chamber and remotely operated vehicles capable of searching underwater, went straightway to the mine site in the remote Lumthari village in East Jaintia Hills district.
State minister Chandrima Bhattacharya said she has heard about the death of five persons in the incident but it was yet to be confirmed.
Officials have so far admitted to some 370 deaths, most of them occurring after the monsoon rains turned into a fury on August 9, forcing authorities to open the sluice gates of numerous dams across the state.
Thousands of people, including women, children and college students are tediously working at various centres across the state free of cost to gather essential materials, including food, medicines, cloths to send to relief camps.
The IMD predicted on Saturday afternoon that widespread rains, with heavy rains at isolated places, is likely to continue over Kerala following low pressure area very likely to develop over northwest Bay of Bengal.
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