The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has saved the lives of over 6,000 people in 900 operations conducted in 2023, Director General of NDRF Atul Karwal said on Friday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi lauded the valiant members of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) on the occasion of their 19th Raising Day on Friday.
"5 teams of NDRF are deployed here. 200 personnel are a part of the teams deputed here. Drone cameras are being used for security and surveillance," Deputy Commandant, NDRF 2nd Battalion, Pushpendra Kumar, said.
According to Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Dehradun, Ajay Singh, several forces, including National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), have reached the spot soon after receiving information about people facing difficulty in breathing.
A three-year-old girl who fell into a borewell in Ran village in Gujarat's Dwarka district was rescued at 9:48 PM by a rescue team and sent to hospital in an unconscious state, said officials.
According to the reports, the girl child was playing in the front yard of her family's residence when she reportedly slipped inside the open borewell around 1 pm.
The mock exercise on earthquake preparedness was conducted at the airport office premises of the airport, under the airport operator and NDRF, with the aim of monitoring and expediting the implementation of the prescribed emergency plans.
"We received information from the control room that an under-construction wall has collapsed near a temple and some workers were buried under it. NDRF has been informed. The worker that is buried is visible and efforts are underway to rescue him," Gurugram ACP Mukesh Kumar said.
Tamil Nadu Chief Secretary Shiv Das Meena said on Saturday that the rescue operation in the flood-affected southern districts of the state has been completed and the focus is now on the restoration of basic services there. However, communication lines in some districts are still reeling in t
"Given the serious situation prevailing in the southern districts of Tamil Nadu due to heavy rains and severe floods, Raj Bhavan, Tamil Nadu, has decided to cancel the "Celebration of Advent Christmas" scheduled to be held on December 21, 2023 (Thursday)." Tamil Nadu Rajbhawan posted on X.
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Tuesday approved the financial assistance of Rs 633.73 crore for Himachal Pradesh, which was severely affected due to floods, cloudbursts, and landslides during the southwest monsoon during the current year.
The five-year-old girl, who fell into a 25-feet deep borewell, was rescued by NDRF and SDRF teams on the intervening night of Wednesday in Madhya Pradesh's Rajgarh, officials said.