National Disaster Response force Director General SN Pradhan informed about the deployment of NDRF teams in flood affected states including Assam and Bihar.
In view of the worsening flood situation in the country, the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) doesn't want to leave anything to chance. It has positioned 85 teams at 74 locations in 20 vulnerable states to meet any eventuality.
The announcement came amidst the coronavirus pandemic and floods in different parts of the country.
At least 71 people have lost their lives and over 39 lakh have been affected across 27 districts of Assam due to the floods, said an official of Assam Disaster Management Authority.
At least 50 National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) personnel deployed during Cyclone Amphan in West Bengal have tested positive for COVID-19, officials said on Monday.
National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) personnel are carrying out restoration work in Alibaug following cyclone Nisarga on June 04.
While speaking to ANI in Delhi on June 03, the Director General (DG) of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), SN Pradhan spoke on measures being taken as landfall process of cyclone Nisarga began.
While speaking to ANI in Mumbai on June 03, the current head of NDRF in Maharashtra, Anupam Srivastava spoke on measures being taken in view of impending cyclone Nisarga.
The sea beach in Kelwa village of Maharashtra's Palghar remains deserted due to the upcoming threat of cyclone Nisarga.
Thirty-three NDRF teams have been deployed in the coastal districts of Maharashtra and Gujarat in view of the impending Cyclone Nisarga, the chief of the federal contingency force said on Tuesday.
National Disaster Relief Force (NDRF) teams are on alert in parts of coastal Maharashtra.
National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) Director General, SN Pradhan on cyclone Nisarga said that they are fully prepared, and 21 NDRF teams have been deployed in Maharashtra and Gujarat and 10 teams are on standby.
A 3-year-old boy who fell into a borewell in Medak district of Telangana was found dead on May 28.
Amphan Cyclone: Based on experiences during cyclone FANI, all the teams are equipped with tree cutters/pole cutters for post landfall restoration, if need arises, says SN Pradhan, NDRF chief
In the wake of super cyclone Amphan, India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a warning to suspend all fishing activity in Bengal and Odisha till May 20.
Cyclone Amphan has turned into super-storm which is expected to make landfall on Wednesday evening and may impact two coastal region states including West Bengal and Odisha. The Meteorological (MeT) Department has issued an "orange message" for West Bengal, warned of extensive damage in Kolkata, Hooghly, Howrah, South and North 24 Parganas and East Midnapore districts.
Seventeen teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) have been deployed in Odisha and West Bengal in view of the approaching cyclone 'Amphan', the chief of the force said on Sunday.
Around 5 people were trapped after a wall of a house collapsed in Kandivali (West) area in Mumbai on Sunday early morning. The wall of the house behind Sabria Masjid in Dalji Pada area collapsed, and rescue operation is underway, a National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) official said.
National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) DG SN Pradhan held a press conference in the national capital on May 07.
The gas leak at a chemical plant in Andhra Pradesh's Visakhapatnam has been contained and the situation is under control, informed state police chief. The incident occured around 3:30 am on Thursday morning.
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