The SDRF statement said that on May 26, it received information from District Control Room, Rudraprayag that a pilgrim was stranded near Meru Sumeru mountain, 3 to 4 km ahead of Shri Kedarnath towards Bhairav Temple, due to bad weather and heavy snowfall, and that an SDRF team was required
"A devotee who had come from Noida, Uttar Pradesh for Shri Kedarnath Yatra lost his way at Garudchatti and got stuck on the other side of the river," said SDRF officials.
Five students of Badaun's Government Medical College drowned while taking baths in Ganga on the occasion of Mahashivratri on Saturday. Out of which, two were rescued by the divers while three are still missing.
Five trekkers who had lost their way in the forest of the Koti slope in Uttarakhand were rescued by the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) team late on Monday night.
Bhandara (Maharashtra) [India], July 14 (ANI): Amid the ongoing rains tormenting various regions, the water of rivers overflowing, and roads waterlogged in the state of Maharashtra, the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) team rescued 15 people in Bhandara, informed the officials on Thursday
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], June 12 (ANI): Rescue operations continues on war footing to save a 10-year-old boy who fell into a borewell at a village in Chhattisgarh's Janjgir-Champa district on Friday.
Janjgir-Champa (Chhattisgarh) [India], June 11 (ANI): Rescue operations continued on Saturday to rescue a 10-year-old boy who fell into a borewell at a village in Chhattisgarh's Janjgir-Champa district on Friday.
Uttarkashi (Uttarakhand) [India], May 14 (ANI): A team of State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) rescued a youth trapped in the swamp of the lake of Tehri Dam on Saturday.
Vikasnagar (Uttarakhand) [India], August 27(ANI): A team of State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) rescued 20-30 villagers and helped them cross a raging river in Tauli Bhud of Vikasnagar on Friday.
Chamoli (Uttarakhand) [India], July 31 (ANI): An Early Warning System (EWS) has been reinstalled in Raini village of Chamoli district of Uttarakhand on Saturday by the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) team.
Sagar (Madhya Pradesh) [India], June 11 (ANI): Four children and a few labourers were rescued by a team of the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) after the water level in the Sunar River rose due to which people were stranded on the other side of the river.
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], June 7 (ANI): Karnataka Revenue Minister R Ashoka held a monsoon preparedness meeting on Monday and said 400 plus State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) teams have been strengthened and kept as standby to face any eventuality.