"Very sad news was received that some passengers were buried under debris between Sonprayag-Munkatiya (Rudraprayag). The local administration, NDRF and SDRF teams are engaged in relief and rescue operations. I am also in touch with the concerned officials and monitoring the rescue operation.
The relentless downpours, compounded by the remnants of Cyclonic Storm Asna, have wreaked havoc in several regions, prompting widespread relief and rescue operations.
Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha appealed to the citizens to cooperate and assist the government and NDRF personnel in the ongoing relief and rescue operations amid the flood situation in several parts of the state.
Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Thursday arrived at the Ghutthu-Panja-Devling area of Tehri district and conducted a field inspection on the ongoing relief and rescue operations in the areas affected by heavy rains and disaster.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday spoke with Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha and took stock of the flood situation in the state. In the telephonic conversation, the Home Minister also assured of all possible assistance from the Centre as and when required and informed that the C
Several people have died in rain-related incidents since August 4 evening as heavy rains lashed different parts of Uttarakhand, while many pilgrims and tourists are trapped on the Sonprayag-Kedarnath road.
Relief and rescue operations are currently underway in flood-affected Samej village near Rampur in Shimla district following catastrophic cloudbursts in different areas of Himachal Pradesh.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami is continuously monitoring the relief and rescue operations in the disaster-affected areas of the state, officials said.
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge urged the central and state governments to expedite relief and rescue operations after landslides in Kerala's Wayanad claimed 24 lives on Tuesday.
Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has directed the District Magistrate of Tehri to immediately identify the sensitive villages in the affected areas and shift people to a safer place.