Cyclone 'Tauktae': NDRF earmarks 53 teams for five states
India | May 14, 2021, 01:30 PM ISTNDRF has earmarked 53 teams to tackle possible after- effects of cyclone 'Tauktae' that is developing in the Arabian Sea
NDRF has earmarked 53 teams to tackle possible after- effects of cyclone 'Tauktae' that is developing in the Arabian Sea
The woman was being rescued from her marooned house in Gobari village of East Champaran district when she developed severe labour pain and later delivered the baby around 1:40 pm, they said.
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 50 National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) personnel deployed during Cyclone Amphan in West Bengal have tested positive for COVID-19, officials said on Monday.
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.
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.
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.
The National Disaster Response Force will see its tableau, depicting its humanitarian efforts during catastrophes such as cyclones and floods, rolling down the Rajpath for the first time this Republic Day Parade. The force was raised in 2006 for specific tasks of relief and rescue during natural and man-made disasters or similar life-threatening situations.
The hazardous gas has no odour or colour, is generally produced when fuels such as gas, oil, coal and wood do not burn fully. The NDRF deputy commander said his team found some windows at the building were sealed.
All the bodies were stuck in the car, which fell into the canal. The vehicle was retrieved by the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) personnel with the help of a crane.
More than 4,000 people, including women and children, were rescued from the flood-affected areas of Bihar's capital city of Patna on Monday
The "multiplicity" of challenges faced by the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) is a cause for concern, its director-general S N Pradhan has said, calling for a "clear" policy that will put the primary onus to deal with disasters of certain categories on states.
The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) would induct women personnel in its new battalions within the next year, a top official said. The Union government had in 2018 made a proposal to attach women contingents to NDRF battalions in the country.
An NDRF Boat deployed in rescue operations during Karnataka floods has overturned. IndiaTvNews.com has received reports that three men have been safely rescued while efforts were on to bring back remaining two safely.
As part of proactive measures, 119 teams of the NDRF have been deployed in various parts of the country keeping in view the disaster vulnerability and to keep extra vigil at locations where heavy rainfalls cause a flood, an official statement said. The NDRF teams are continuously engaged in assisting the local administration in rescue and relief work, it added.
Two boys from Punjab were feared drowned in a dam in Himachal Pradesh's Kangra district, an official of the district administration said on Friday. The boys were feared drowned in the Pong dam, near Mangarh in Fatehpur tehsil, he added.
The minister was speaking at the inauguration of a two-day annual conference organised here by the NDRF on capacity building of state disaster response forces (SDRFs) in consultation with home guards, civil defence and fire services.
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