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.
The Uttarakhand State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) on Thursday rescued people stranded, due to waterlogging and flooding from incessant rainfall, in Laksar.
SDRF officials said that as soon as they got to know about the person on a bike falling into a gorge in the area, they sprung into action, launched an operation, and rescued him.
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
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.
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], September 26 (ANI): The State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) saved the lives of five people stranded on an island in a river in Sahaspur, Dehradun on Sunday.
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], August 21 (ANI): SDRF rushed a team to a resort in Pauri Garhwal of Uttarakhand's Mohanchatti district after they received inputs of a family trapped amid heavy rains in the state, informed an SDRF spokesperson.
Rudraprayag (Uttarakhand) [India], June 25 (ANI): In a joint operation, personnel of the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) and Uttarakhand Police rescued two youths trapped in the Mandakini River, officials said on Saturday.
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.
Bageshwar (Uttarakhand) [India], October 26 (ANI): State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) on Tuesday retrieved bodies of five trekkers who were part of a team of six, who had gone missing at Sundardunga trek in Kapkot of Bageshwar district.
Bageshwar (Uttarakhand) [India], October 24 (ANI): State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) has so far rescued a total of 60 people trapped due to heavy rains and retrieved five bodies during search and rescue operations in various parts of Bageshwar district of Uttarakhand.