New Delhi, August 9
As many as 83 National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams have been dispatched to four flood-hit states of Maharashtra, Kerala, Karnataka and Gujarat for rescue and relief operations, the Home Ministry said today.
The current flood situation in different parts of the country and the preparedness of central ministries and agencies to deal with it was reviewed at a high-level meeting chaired by Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai.
The Director General of the NDRF apprised the meeting that 83 NDRF teams had been positioned with all necessary equipment in vulnerable areas of the four flood-affected states.
These teams are in addition to the 173 teams of Army, Navy, Air Force and Coast Guard. An NDRF team comprises around 45 personnel.
During the last two days, Maharashtra, Kerala and Karnataka received extremely heavy rainfall. In addition, Gujarat, west Madhya Pradesh and east Rajasthan are also expected to receive heavy rainfall till Saturday.
The control rooms in the MHA, NDRF, IMD and Central Water Commission are keeping a close watch on the situation round the clock.
They have, thus far, evacuated over 82,000 persons to safer places and rescued 2,325. Home Minister Amit Shah is continuously monitoring the situation and instructing officials concerned to take necessary action. After the review, Rai directed senior officers to take every possible measure to deal with the situation arising out of the South-West Monsoon and to extend all assistance to the flood-affected states. — PTI
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