According to a release, ensuring timely, transparent, and sensitive relief for every affected individual remains the government's top priority. CM Yogi Adityanath has emphasised that "this is a time for empathy, vigilance, and unwavering public service, adding that every government official
Following reports of waterlogging in Indira Colony, Sub-Divisional Magistrate Office, Bajpur area of Udham Singh Nagar district, the SDRF rescue team was promptly dispatched to the site.
The Indian Army remains steadfast in its commitment to assist civil authorities during natural calamities, continuing its dedicated flood relief operations across affected regions of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Punjab.
Two people died while 150 people have been rescued amid continuous heavy rainfall in Madhya Pradesh's Guna, Superintendent of Police (SP) Ankit Soni said.
An empty bus assigned to transport personnel of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) veered off the road and fell into the Sind river in Jammu and Kashmir's Ganderbal district, police said.
The death toll in the stampede that took place at the Mansa Devi temple in Haridwar on Sunday morning has risen to 8. The total number of injured in the tragic incident has been reported to be 30, according to the District Administration, Haridwar.
Amid continuous rainfall in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, authorities have issued a public advisory urging residents to stay away from water bodies as river levels continue to rise. SDRF teams remain deployed to monitor the situation and prevent casualties.
The incident occurred following heavy rainfall in the region, which led to the sudden rise in water levels of the Rajouri River. Eyewitnesses reported the boy had become stranded on a rock in the middle of the surging waters, with no escape route as the current intensified.
The monsoon season in Himachal Pradesh has turned deadly, with a cumulative death toll of 116 people reported between June 20 and July 18, according to a report released by the State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA).
"A youth named Suresh died during the rainy season. Today, his body has been recovered from the junction between the Gomti River and a drain. The SDRF and Thakurganj police station team have recovered it with great difficulty," DCP Lucknow West Vishwajeet Srivastava told ANI.
The State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) rescued around six Kanwariyas from drowning in separate incidents at Kangra Ghat in Haridwar, according to an official statement by SDRF.