News for 'National Disaster Response Force'

Modi gears up for NDA 3.0, holds meet for 100-day agenda

Modi gears up for NDA 3.0, holds meet for 100-day agenda

Rediff.com2 Jun 2024

Government sources said Modi will also chair meetings to review the aftermath of the Cyclone Remal, especially in the north east region hit by natural disasters.

After Joshimath, cracks appear on houses in another U'khand town

After Joshimath, cracks appear on houses in another U'khand town

Rediff.com10 Jan 2023

Hotels Malari Inn and Mount View, which have developed more cracks, will be demolished on Tuesday.

Radiation: Atomic agencies seek Greenpeace's help

Radiation: Atomic agencies seek Greenpeace's help

Rediff.com17 May 2010

Environmental organisation Greenpeace claimed that its recent findings -- about sources of radiation existing in the scrap market in Delhi's Mayapuri area -- has forced the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board, the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, the National Disaster Response Force and the Narora Atomic Power Plant team to re-start their decontamination procedures in Mayapuri.Exposure to radioactive material Cobalt-60 had claimed one life and caused injuries to 11 people in April.

11 killed in Baroda twin building collapse; Modi orders inquiry

11 killed in Baroda twin building collapse; Modi orders inquiry

Rediff.com28 Aug 2013

At least 11 people were killed when two three-storey buildings built 11 years back collapsed in Madhavnagar locality of Atladara area in Vadodara in the wee hours on Wednesday and about 40 people were feared to be stuck under the debris.

Boat tragedy: Rahul Gandhi visits victims' family members

Boat tragedy: Rahul Gandhi visits victims' family members

Rediff.com3 May 2012

Six more bodies were recovered on Wednesday even as the Border Security Force and the National Disaster Response Force continued operations to trace over 200 people who went missing after their boat capsized in the Brahmaputra river in Dhubri district of Assam on Monday evening.

Rescue efforts on after Assam boat mishap

Rescue efforts on after Assam boat mishap

Rediff.com1 May 2012

Rescuers are continuing the search for nearly 230 passengers of the ill-fated motor-boat that capsized in Brahmaputra River in Assam's Dhubri district on Monday evening.

18 NDRF teams on standby in Gujarat for Biparjoy rescue and relief ops

18 NDRF teams on standby in Gujarat for Biparjoy rescue and relief ops

Rediff.com14 Jun 2023

A total of 33 teams have been earmarked by the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) to undertake relief and rescue operations in Gujarat and Maharashtra ahead of the expected landfall of cyclone 'Biparjoy' near the Jakhau port in Kutch district, officials said on Wednesday.

PHOTOS: Assam floods affect 2 lakh people; 2 dead

PHOTOS: Assam floods affect 2 lakh people; 2 dead

Rediff.com17 May 2022

Landslides triggered by incessant rain snapped rail and road links, an official bulletin said.

Assam floods affect 22 lakh across 27 districts

Assam floods affect 22 lakh across 27 districts

Rediff.com13 Jul 2020

The total number of people killed in flooding and landslides in the state this year has gone up to 76. While 50 people were killed in inundation, 26 died due to landslides.

5 dead as heavy rain batters Vadodara, 5,700 evacuated

5 dead as heavy rain batters Vadodara, 5,700 evacuated

Rediff.com1 Aug 2019

The state government asked the local administration to shift people from low-lying areas in Vadodara if needed as water entered into houses in several localities.

Military, cultural strength on display at R-Day parade

Military, cultural strength on display at R-Day parade

Rediff.com26 Jan 2020

The nation celebrated the 71st Republic Day on Sunday with a grand military parade and exhibition of its history, cultural diversity and strategic weaponry at the Rajpath.

Getting battle-ready for COVID-19 emergency: NDRF chief

Getting battle-ready for COVID-19 emergency: NDRF chief

Rediff.com27 Mar 2020

Our men are deputed in the dedicated control rooms of states so that we are on the same page with the local authority in terms of the information, work and tasking, he added.

UP rain toll climbs to 28, red alert in 6 districts

UP rain toll climbs to 28, red alert in 6 districts

Rediff.com12 Sep 2023

Nine more people have died as heavy rains lashed Uttar Pradesh for the third day, taking the death toll to 28, while a red alert has been sounded on Tuesday in six districts including the worst-hit Barabanki and Gonda.

Kerala temple fire: Navy, Air Force rush to help in rescue ops

Kerala temple fire: Navy, Air Force rush to help in rescue ops

Rediff.com10 Apr 2016

The Indian Navy and the Indian Air Force have deployed six helicopters and one Dornier aircraft to help in rescue operations at the Kerala temple where a fire has left over 90 dead.

14 drown, 9 missing as boat capsizes in Andhra's Krishna river

14 drown, 9 missing as boat capsizes in Andhra's Krishna river

Rediff.com12 Nov 2017

National Disaster Response Force teams and Krishna district authorities have launched a massive search and rescue operation to trace the missing people.

Orissa floods: Rescue operations in full swing

Orissa floods: Rescue operations in full swing

Rediff.com26 Sep 2011

Ten teams of National Disaster Response Force comprising 307 personnel and 59 boats have been deployed in six flood-affected districts of Orissa.

Breakthrough achieved, 41 workers to come out of tunnel after 16 days

Breakthrough achieved, 41 workers to come out of tunnel after 16 days

Rediff.com28 Nov 2023

A senior Uttarakhand official at the site said drilling was complete.

1 dead, 400 rescued as heavy rains flood several parts of Nagpur

1 dead, 400 rescued as heavy rains flood several parts of Nagpur

Rediff.com23 Sep 2023

Heavy rains over a span of few hours flooded many parts of Nagpur city, following which more than 400 people, including 70 students from a school for the speech and hearing-impaired, were rescued, said Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday.

Assam: Lakhs hit by relentless floods, 4 killed

Assam: Lakhs hit by relentless floods, 4 killed

Rediff.com18 Jul 2011

Four teams of the National Disaster Response Force have been deployed for relief and rescue operations in the worst flood-affected districts of Assam. The floods have affected nearly two lakh people and claimed four lives. According to the NDRF control room, relief and rescue operations in the districts of Lakhimpur, Dhubri, Sonitpur and Jorhat have been assisted by the force by deploying one team in each of these districts.

Cyclone Mandous: 4 killed, no large scale damage in Chennai

Cyclone Mandous: 4 killed, no large scale damage in Chennai

Rediff.com10 Dec 2022

Relatively a lesser degree of damage, including those to houses marked the landfall of cyclonic storm Mandous in Tamil Nadu and at least four people were killed in rain-related incidents, authorities said in Chennai on Saturday.

PHOTOS: Divers search Beas River for 19 missing students

PHOTOS: Divers search Beas River for 19 missing students

Rediff.com10 Jun 2014

Rescue teams along with divers and rafters scoured the Beas River for signs of the missing 19 students of a Hyderabad-based engineering college and a tour guide who were washed away due to sudden discharge of water from the reservoir of Larji Hydropower Project.

Landslide, issues with drilling machine hit U'khand tunnel rescue ops

Landslide, issues with drilling machine hit U'khand tunnel rescue ops

Rediff.com16 Nov 2023

The labourers are safe, and oxygen, electricity, medicines, food items and water are being constantly supplied to them through pipes, they said.

Dhami orders immediate evacuation of 600 families in 'sinking' Joshimath

Dhami orders immediate evacuation of 600 families in 'sinking' Joshimath

Rediff.com6 Jan 2023

The chief minister will visit Joshimath on Saturday, meet the affected people and hold a meeting with officials.

Wayanad rescuers fight crippling odds to move over 1,500 to safety

Wayanad rescuers fight crippling odds to move over 1,500 to safety

Rediff.com1 Aug 2024

The construction of a Bailey bridge to connect the landslide-hit areas, where several people are believed to be stranded, alongside the deployment of sniffer dogs and over 1,000 rescuers from Central and state emergency response teams conducting massive search operations, constitutes one of the largest rescue efforts in the Wayanad, devastated by a deadly calamity.

'The worst is over in Uttarakhand'

'The worst is over in Uttarakhand'

Rediff.com8 Feb 2021

'Joro shoro se rescue operation chal raha hai.'

Uttarakhand to probe glacier burst; toll now at 58

Uttarakhand to probe glacier burst; toll now at 58

Rediff.com16 Feb 2021

The death toll in the avalanche triggered by the bursting of a glacier in Chamoli has gone up to 58 as a total of 11 bodies are recovered from the Tapovan tunnel, whereas 146 people are still missing, said Uttarakhand Police on Tuesday.

Maha building collapse: 19 still missing

Maha building collapse: 19 still missing

Rediff.com25 Aug 2020

There were around 40 flats in the building, the official said, adding those rescued were shifted to a local hospital at Mahad, which is around 170 km from Mumbai.

Six IAF planes with relief materials land in Leh

Six IAF planes with relief materials land in Leh

Rediff.com7 Aug 2010

Six Indian Air Force aircraft carrying relief material, rescue workers and doctors landed in Leh on Saturday to provide succour to the people of the region affected by cloudburst and flash floods.

Heavy downpour in Kutch; 15,000 evacuated

Heavy downpour in Kutch; 15,000 evacuated

Rediff.com7 Sep 2011

Heavy rains lashed Saurashtra region and Kutch district creating a flash flood like situation in Bhuj town, where over 15,000 people were evacuated by local administration, National Disaster Response Force was deployed and Army and Border Security Force have been asked to remain on stand by.

3 killed, 95 evacuated as heavy rains lash Maha; parts of Mumbai inundated

3 killed, 95 evacuated as heavy rains lash Maha; parts of Mumbai inundated

Rediff.com12 Jul 2022

Thirteen teams of the National Disaster Response Force and three of the State Disaster Response Force were deployed in vulnerable districts of the state, a disaster management department report said.

15 NDRF teams in Maharashtra in view of heavy rain prediction

15 NDRF teams in Maharashtra in view of heavy rain prediction

Rediff.com10 Jun 2021

Heavy rains lashed Mumbai and its suburbs on Wednesday, causing flooding on roads and rail tracks and disrupting suburban train services as the south-west monsoon arrived in the city.

Boat mishap in Bihar, 10 feared drowned

Boat mishap in Bihar, 10 feared drowned

Rediff.com19 Sep 2012

Ten persons were feared drowned when a boat carrying about 25 people capsized in Punpun river near Karwa village in Bihar's Arwal district on Wednesday.

#Chennaifloods: With 1,600 people, 200 boats, NDRF launches 'most massive' relief ops

#Chennaifloods: With 1,600 people, 200 boats, NDRF launches 'most massive' relief ops

Rediff.com5 Dec 2015

"This is our most massive deployment in any flood disaster till date. Now we have close to 1,600 personnel with 21 officers and 200 rubberised inflatable boats. We have rescued over 16,000 people to safer locations till now," the DG said.

Landslide disaster toll climbs to 109, 50 more feared trapped

Landslide disaster toll climbs to 109, 50 more feared trapped

Rediff.com4 Aug 2014

With the recovery of 3 more bodies from under the massive landslide debris at Malin village near Pune, the death toll in the calamity has climbed to 109, even as the NDRF operation to locate possible survivors entered the sixth day on Monday amid intermittent showers.

Jalandhar building collapse: Rescue operations end

Jalandhar building collapse: Rescue operations end

Rediff.com25 Apr 2012

The nine-day rescue operations in which 23 bodies were extricated and 62 people rescued from the rubble of a blanket factory that collapsed on April 15, came to an end on Tuesday.

4 Oreva employees among 9 arrested for Morbi bridge collapse

4 Oreva employees among 9 arrested for Morbi bridge collapse

Rediff.com31 Oct 2022

Four persons were arrested on Monday in connection with the collapse of the cable suspension bridge on the Machchu river in Morbi in Gujarat in which 134 people were killed, the police said.

5 lakh people hit, 3.5 lakh animals affected in Assam floods

5 lakh people hit, 3.5 lakh animals affected in Assam floods

Rediff.com22 Jun 2023

The flood situation in Assam deteriorated drastically on Thursday with one person losing his life and nearly five lakh people reeling under the deluge across 12 districts, an official bulletin said.

Rahul visits Manipur; Cong takes dig at Modi's Russia visit

Rahul visits Manipur; Cong takes dig at Modi's Russia visit

Rediff.com8 Jul 2024

The Congress said the PM has neither found the time nor even had the inclination to visit the state for even a few hours.

10-yr-old girl killed, 2 hurt in Mumbai building collapse

10-yr-old girl killed, 2 hurt in Mumbai building collapse

Rediff.com24 Sep 2019

The incident took place around 2.20 pm when a part of Bohala Apartment, a residential complex near Khar Gymkhana, caved in.

Rain fury kills 6 in Gujarat, over 27,000 evacuated

Rain fury kills 6 in Gujarat, over 27,000 evacuated

Rediff.com12 Jul 2022

Heavy downpour continued in various parts of Gujarat on Tuesday and six people died in rain-related incidents in the last 24 hours, raising the toll to 69 since June 1, officials said.