The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has released Rs 5858.60 crore to 14 flood-affected states as a central share from the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) and an advance from the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF).
The Indian Embassy in Nepal has said that the officials are in touch with the Indian nationals who have been stranded due to floods and landslides in Nepal, adding that the embassy is arranging for their safe return.
Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, Nityanand Rai, held a meeting with the personnel from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) on Sunday following the flood-like situation in the Araria district of Bihar.
The Kathmandu Valley, comprising Kathmandu, Bhaktapur and Lalitpur alone, recorded 34 deaths in a single day due to water logging and landslides on the slopes. Five different districts of Bagmati Province recorded an additional 19 deaths, while Koshi Province recorded 7 deaths in the past
The forecasting division has issued the alert beginning today as the monsoon winds are affecting the entire country, influenced by water vapour from the Bay of Bengal and a low-pressure system in the region.
Eighteen hours after a two-year-old girl fell into an 35 feet open borewell in Dausa on Wednesday, the National Disaster Response Force and State Disaster Response Force successfully rescued the girl.
Taking to the official social media account, the Army's Trishakti Corps posted on X, "Search and rescue, patient evacuation, triage, and setting up a makeshift hospital were practiced. Seamless coordination across agencies ensured an efficient disaster response."
Amid heavy rain fall and flood situation in Andhra Pradesh, the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) team along with Central forces and district officials, provided food, drinking water, and other essential items to the flood-affected areas in Vijayawada through helicopters.
Amid the heavy rainfall in Gujarat for the past few days, a 34-year old home guard, identified as Devesh died after being swept away in the heavy rains. The body of a home guard soldier was retrieved by the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), NDRF officials confirmed.
The Balochistan government has declared ten districts as calamity-hit following severe rainfall and flooding, with significant damage reported. The Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) has instructed district administrations to provide relief, while a fresh monsoon wave affects ci