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Maharashtra: NDRF rescue 10000 from Sangli, Kolhapur
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Aug 9 (ANI): National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) on Friday rescued about ten thousand people from two flood-affected districts of Maharashtra.
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Maharashtra floods: 40,000 trucks struck, 1 lakh hectares of agricultural
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Aug 9 (ANI): Maharashtra Chief Secretary Ajoy Mehta informed that nearly 40,000 trucks are stuck on National Highway-4 and approximately 1 lakh hectares of agricultural land is affected due to flood.
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Pilot project of water conservation on Yamuna flood plain inaugurated
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 9 (ANI): Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday inaugurated the historic underground natural water reservoirs to conserve rainwater in the floodplains of river Yamuna.
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Army carrying out rescue ops on war footing: Lt Gen PS Rajeshwar
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 9 (ANI): Close to 200 teams of the Indian Army have rescued approximately 45,000 people from the floods in Maharashtra and Karnataka and more relief and rescue operations are ongoing, said Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (CISD) Lieutenant General PS Rajeshwar on Frid
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AP: Three youths washed away in floodwaters; one rescued, two missing
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
East Godavari (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Aug 9 (ANI): Three youths aged approximately 25 were washed away in floodwaters at Appaanapalli village in Mamidikuduru Mandal of East Godavari district.
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Maha Minister attacks critics over selfie
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Aug 9 (ANI): Reacting sharply to the opposition accusation about him 'taking selfies' while inspecting the flood situation, Maharashtra Water Resources Minister Girish Mahajan on Friday said that he is working hard to provide relief to affected people and there
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Four ETF teams to reach Kerala today to help in rescue, relief work
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], Aug 9 (ANI): Following a flood-like situations in Kerala, four teams of Engineer Task Force (ETF) are scheduled to arrive on Friday to take part in the rescue and relief work in the state.
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Maharashtra floods: Toll rises to 29
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], Aug 9 (ANI): As heavy rains continued to batter various regions of Maharashtra, twenty-nine people have lost their lives due to floods in Pune division so far.
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Maharashtra floods: Army rescues 1,700 people in Kolhapur
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Kolhapur (Maharashtra) [India], Aug 9 (ANI): After rescuing 1,700 people in Kolhapur city, the Army on Friday concluded its operation and mobilised its personnel to Shirol town of the district to evacuate and rescue people from low-lying areas.
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Congress leader Nana Patole demands FIR against Maharashtra minister
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Aug 9 (ANI): Congress leader Nana Patole demanded that an FIR should be filed against the minister under Maharashtra Disaster Management law of 2005 for alleged negligence in tackling the flood situation in the state.
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K'taka rains: 6 killed in Belgaum district
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Belgaum (Karnataka) [India], Aug 09 (ANI): At least six people lost their lives in Belgaum district, as incessant rains continue to wreak havoc in Karnataka.
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PM assures assistance to flood-hit Maharashtra
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Aug 09 (ANI): Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday briefed Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the flood situation in the state.
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