Rescue operations for the trapped workers in Telangana's Srisailam Left Bank Canal (SLBC) tunnel continued on Sunday morning, with the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) making progress and advancing deeper into the tunnel with eight labourers are feared to be trapped inside.
Rescue operations at the Srisailam Left Bank Canal (SLBC) tunnel faced a setback early on Sunday morning as teams from the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) and the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) encountered severe challenges in accessing the collapsed section of the tunnel.
"An incident happened today when a 22-year-old devotee while bathing in the Ganga at Gada Madhav Ghat went into deep water which became uncontrollable due to the strong current and started drowning," read a statement by the NDRF.
Uttar Pradesh State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) personnel deployed at the Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj rescued a youth from drowning in the Yamuna River near the Sangam late on Sunday.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah participating in the 20th Foundation Day Celebrations of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) on Sunday said that the NDA government comes as a rescuer from the man-made disaster.
The 1st Battalion of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) celebrated its 20th Raising Day on Sunday and commemorated two decades of dedicated service to the nation, as per a press release.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah praised the efforts of the NDRF in mitigating natural disasters across the country, and compared it to the ability of the National Democratic Alliance to mitigate 'manmade disasters.'
"When a disaster is sent by God, the NDRF comes to help and when a disaster is manmade, the NDA comes to help," Shah said during the 20th Foundation Day of NDRF in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah will participate as the Chief Guest in the 20th Foundation Day Celebrations of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) on Sunday, in Andhra Pradesh's Vijayawada, a release said.
The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has introduced a 'water ambulance' at the Sangam here during the Maha Kumbh to ensure the safety of devotees.
Two more bodies were recovered on Saturday from a rat-hole coal mine at 3 Kilo, Umrangso area, in Dima Hasao district of Assam by a joint rescue team comprising the Indian Navy and the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), bringing the death toll to four in the mining accident.