National Disaster Response Force News
Mana, three kilometres from Badrinath, is the last village on the India-Tibet border at a height of 3,200 metres.
He was found trapped at the Nasriganj-Daudnagar bridge, on Wednesday. Shatrughan Prasad, the boy's father had earlier informed local authorities that his son who was mentally unsound had gone missing two days ago. Later the child was discovered trapped by a woman.
Recalling cyclone Fani, which hit the Odisha coast on May 2, 2019, Patnaik said determination of the path of cyclones during summer is difficult.
Banda boat tragedy: CM Yogi Adityanath earlier condoled the loss of lives and directed the District Magistrate (DM) and Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) in charge of the district to conduct a search and rescue operation immediately.
IMD forecasts that depression will cross coasts between Puducherry and Chennai by Friday.
Chennai Airport operations have not been affected yet by IMD's warning.
NDRF teams are on standby in Chennai and other areas.
CM Yogi Adityanath was addressing a gathering at Shahpur Mandi Parishad in Domariyaganj tehsil.
CM asked officials to prepare a list of farmers whose crops were destroyed due to the deluge so that they can be provided financial assistance.
The NDRF has also pre-positioned 12 teams in Tamil Nadu, 3 in Puducherry and 7 in Andhra Pradesh at likely affected areas.
Teams have been kept reserve at Guntur (Andhra Pradesh), Thrissur (Kerala) and Mundli (Odisha) to meet additional requirements.
The NDRF and Commandants of battalions located at Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh are also in coordination with the respective state authorities.
More than 95 people have also lost their lives in the flood-related incidents in Assam to date.
According to Assam State Disaster Management Authority, around 2,543 villages reportedly are underwater and over 1,22,573.16 hectares of crop areas have been damaged.
Goalpara is the worst-hit district followed by Barpeta and Morigaon.
The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) on Monday (June 1, 2020) deployed 9 teams to Maharashtra in view of the development of the cyclone in the Arabian sea.
The three-storey building collapsed when a JCB machine was digging its basement. The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) team and other support staff were rushed to the spot.
In 2018, the Assam Rifles will raise the four battalions. The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi had given the approval for raising the additional NDRF battalions to strengthen India's disaster response set up.
12 people were killed and over 40 people were feared trapped under debris after a four-storey building collapsed in south Mumbai's crowded Dongri neighbourhood around 11:40 am today. Five have been rescued.
12 people were killed and over 40 people were feared trapped under debris after a four-storey building collapsed in south Mumbai's crowded Dongri neighbourhood around 11:40 am today. Five have been rescued.
Three large teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) are at the site, looking for survivors. The area, full of dilapidated buildings on narrow lanes, was also flooded in heavy rain in the past weeks.
Shah said the nation came a long way over the last two decades in its response to disasters and improved its capabilities in minimising loss of human lives and damage to economy.
Presiding over the Executive Council of Disaster Management (ECDM) meeting on Thursday, Chief Secretary AP Padhi said that Odisha's disaster management should be more effective in future.
Heroes of National Disaster Response Force are once again staring at a cyclone in the eye, quite literally.
The NDRF teams are equipped with necessary rescue equipment and are on alert for any emergency-like situation.
Train services resumed as government agencies scramble to prevent disease outbreaks.
The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has deployed a total 96 rescue and relief teams comprising of over 3000 responders across 71 locations across the country.
Several persons were feared drowned when a boat, on its way to Rajamahendravaram from Kondamodalu, capsized in river Godavari on Tuesday.
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