Heavy rains trigger floods, landslides: 38 NDRF teams in Punjab, Uttarakhand, Himachal to carry out rescue operation

A total of 38 National Disaster Response Force NDRF teams are deployed in Punjab Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh as relentless rain continued to lash these states for the third straight day in a row putting normal life out of gearAs the rain across the northern parts of the country has killed over 20 people as well as caused landslides and flash floods in the region the NDRFs 15 teams are deployed in Punjab 12 in Uttarakhand and 11 in Himachal PradeshSome reserve teams of the NDRF are also ready to meet any challenge in an emergency situation in Delhi where the Yamuna river is flowing at 20358 meters and is expected to reach 2055 meters by tomorrow morningSpeaking to ANI NDRF DIG Mohsen Shahedi said that the reason behind heavy rains for the last three days is due to Western DisturbancesThis situation often comes in monsoon This caused heavy rains Early warning and IMD India Meteorological Department prediction was given in advance regarding it Shahedi saidAsked about the deployment of the NDRF Shahedi said a total of 15 teams are deployed in Punjab 12 in Uttarakhand and 11 in Himachal Pradesh presentlySome more places may face problems as a few reservoirs will be opened tomorrow NDRF will be deployed accordingly to deal with any challenge the DIG addedAs per the officer some rescue operations have also been undertaken by the NDRF personnel in each of these three states Punjab Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh Rescue operations were conducted in almost each state and it continued the whole nightRelief materials have also been provided at many places The relief materials have been provided to people stranded at some safe locations These materials were provided to these people with the help of state administration and state agencies Shahedi told ANIThe officer further said that the NDRF had received information from Central Water Commission CWC that the danger level of water in Delhi will touch by this noon If there is any emergency situation in Delhi the NDRF teams in Delhis Dwarka and Ghaziabad are readyAs per SSP Mandi Soumya Sambasivan there is a state of complete disaster in the Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh as many buildings bridges and parking lots have been washed awaySimilar conditions are in Punjab and Uttarakhand as heavy rains triggered landslides and have left hundreds stranded as several roads including National Highways have been damaged due to landslides adversely impacting vehicular movement in Himachal PradeshAs per IMD it had given a warning for extremely heavy rainfall and issued red alerts in Himachal Pradesh Tomorrow onwards rain is likely to decrease in Himachal Pradesh but in Uttarakhand for the next 3 days similar kind or a little lower intensity rain is likely to continueToday heavy rain expected in eastern Punjab Haryana West Uttar Pradesh and south Rajasthan said the IMDThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever