A landslide struck the tribal village situated on a hill slope in Khalapur tehsil, Raigad district, approximately 80 km from Mumbai around 11pm on Wednesday.
Three teams of NDRF have been deployed in Mohali, five in Rupnagar, two in Patiala, one each in Jalandhar, Fatehgarh Sahib, Sangrur and SBS Nagar.
Tweets showed the multi-disciplinary National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and State Disaster Response Forces (SDRFs) of different states have been involved in several operations to rescue stranded people.
Schools can be closed in rain affected areas if needed.
Mann, however, assured people of the state that the state government was making every effort to minimise the loss to them.
15 teams of NDRF and two units of State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) have been deployed in the worst-hit districts to plug breaches and carry out evacuation and rescue operations.
14 NDRF teams deployed for rescue operations
The Special DGP also urged people of the state not to panic and cooperate with the administration and police.
The sacred pilgrimage situated at an altitude of 3,888 metres in the south Kashmir Himalayas began on July 1. The 62-day pilgrimage to the Amarnath cave, which is an abode of Lord Shiva, will culminate on August 31.
Modi said whether it was the Army, Air Force or any other security force, all had done excellent work. Even the voice-less dog squads had displayed outstanding capacity of service.
