Maharashtra: Raigad landslide toll rises to 22, NDRF resumes search operation
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.
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.
The Prime Minister's Office said that PM Modi has asked for close monitoring of the situation and delivery of all possible help to the affected persons.
Already eight people are reported killed, 13 critically injured and several missing following the accident.
Ten teams each of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) were engaged in rescue and relief operations.
Assam Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday informed that the Indian Air Force (IAF) will carry one lakh litres of diesel and petrol to Silchar on Tuesday.
The NDRF has provided relief material including blankets, sleeping mats, and solar study lamps for Indian students.
