At least four people died and three others are missing after an Eco car carrying nine passengers was swept away in a river in Gujarat's Botad district, an NDRF official said on Wednesday. Two people were rescued, while search operations are still ongoing.
In view of the increasing challenges in the field of cybersecurity, the Chief Minister has requested the Union Home Minister to approve an amount of Rs 63.60 crore for the establishment of the "Cyber Centre of Excellence" in Dehradun.
Eighteen people have been killed in rain-related incidents in Gujarat, with the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) teams deployed in all the districts, an official said.
"We received a call at around 1.43 pm on June 12. It was a disaster call... We responded from all 19 fire stations... More than 100 fire vehicles were deployed to mitigate this disaster... Four teams were formed for all four buildings... Around 31 people were saved alive during this rescue o
He further stated that the last 10 years will be remembered as India's transitional period where achievements were made in the areas of capacity, speed, efficiency and accuracy.
The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), in joint operations with civil administration, has rescued four people and recovered four bodies after a narrow iron bridge collapsed over the Indrayani River near Kundmala village in Pune.
"A narrow bridge over the Indrayani River in Kundmala, Pune, collapsed. 35 people were rescued initially by local efforts. NDRF, in joint ops with civil administration, rescued 4 more alive & recovered 4 bodies. Rescue operations are ongoing," the NDRF said in a post on X.
Over 40 people have been rescued after an iron bridge collapsed over the Indrayani River near Kundamala village in Maharashtra's Pune district, CRPF Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Vaibhav Nimbalkar said on Sunday.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday expressed grief over the deaths following the collapse of a bridge over the Indrayani River at Indori in Pune district.