As part of the mock drill, the 13th Battalion of the NDRF conducted a drill on fire incidents and earthquake preparedness at General Zorawar Singh Degree College in Reasi. They also displayed scene assessment, security and cutting-off building utilities, said an official release.
Evacuation and rescue operations are underway following a blast at a refinery of Indian Oil Incorporation Limited in the Koyali region of Vadodara in Gujarat on Monday.
One person was killed and several people are feared to be trapped after a seven-story under-construction building in the Horamavu Agara area of eastern Bengaluru collapsed on Tuesday, said police, adding that the rescue operation is underway.
Amid the increasing number of train accidents across the country, Indian Railways has established a 'Rail Rakshak Dal' in the North Western Railway (NWR) zone for the first time as part of a pilot project, which was launched on Tuesday.
In the wake of recent devastating floods in Jamnagar, Collector Bhavin Pandya announced that a rescue and relief operation was successfully carried out with the assistance of various agencies and under the support of Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel.
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.
Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi assured all possible steps to ensure quick relief and rescue operations in affected areas of Odisha's Balasore district.
Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi reviewed the flood situation in Balasore district with senior State and district officials on Wednesday. The CM stated that all possible steps are being taken to ensure quick relief and rescue operations are underway in affected areas.
Earlier in the day, Delhi Chief Minister-designate Atishi instructed the District Magistrate to provide all possible help to the victims. Responding swiftly to the incident, Atishi appealed to the public to inform the government about any possibilities of such incidents in future.
Four people have died and six people who were injured are undergoing treatment after an explosion occurred at a firecracker factory in Firozabad's Naushera on Tuesday, said senior police official on Tuesday.
The District Magistrate of Rudraprayag, Saurabh Gaharwar on Tuesday inspected the damaged road and landslide-affected area between Sonprayag to Gaurikund by conducting a ground inspection of the Shri Kedarnath Dham Yatra route.