All these persons are the residents of Rajasthan and they are shepherds. They had come here some time ago and got stuck due to the continuous heavy rainfall occurred in the district in the last 24 hours.
SDRF (State Disaster Response Fund) team, Home Guard jawans, and Municipal Corporation employees are deployed at Ramghat for the security of the people.
"Today, SDRF team was informed by District Disaster Management, Rudrapur that due to excessive waterlogging in Kashipur area many houses have been flooded in which many people are trapped for whose rescue SDRF is needed," said officials said.
"Late night the SDRF team was informed by Thana Munikireti that due to the rise in the water level in the Rishikesh saline source area, people's houses have been flooded, in which the SDRF team is needed for the rescue of the trapped people," said officials.
According to officials, the SDRF team was informed late at night by the Disaster Control Room, Dehradun, that some houses in the Bhopalpani village between Thana and Soda-Sarauli were flooded due to heavy rains.
As per SDRF officials, nine days of constant rain in Uttarakhand's hilly and plain regions caused the rivers' water levels to rise, subsequently, the SDRF personnel have been instructed to maintain a high degree of alertness.
Taking to Twitter Amit Shah tweeted, "The NDRF and the SDRF have always stood tall in service to the nation and humanity despite all odds. Their role has been crucial in fulfilling our goal of providing a safer Amarnath Yatra to every pilgrim."
The Tehsildar of the Taluk has requested to deploy National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) teams for the search operation.
"Because of the cyclone, Mandvi and Naliya are declared hotspots. We have made the public aware of the disaster. SDRF team is deployed from Ghanteshwar, Rajkot. The NDRF team has been deployed. The teams would be in direct contact with DySP and SP Vaghela of Naliya police. We will remain
The incident occurred in Mungavali village under Mandi police station limits in the district. On getting the information about the incident, the administration reached the spot along with a team and started the rescue operation.