Maharashtra: NDRF deploys 9 rescue teams, including 4 in Mumbai after heavy rains

The National Disaster Response Force NDRF has deployed nine rescue teams in Maharashtra including four in Mumbai after heavy rains caused flooding in some coastal areas of the state on ThursdayMumbai its neighbouring Thane and Palghar and other districts in the Konkan region have been witnessing heavy downpour since the last few days leading to inundation at several places and disruption of rail and road transport services Water level of many rivers has risen and crossed the danger mark at some placesAn official statement issued by the NDRF said four of its teams have been deployed in Mumbai and one each in Thane and Palghar districts Water Rescue ops in Konkan beltNDRF is on task and in action for rescuing the locals at Bhiwandi Thane MaharashtraNDRFHQ pictwittercomLInCGQzRgbmdash NDRF MAHARASHTRA 5Ndrf July 22 20215 Battalion NDRF is in action at SAR duty at Padgha Tolanka Bhiwandi Ganeshnagar village Maharashtra during early morning hours on 220721 NDRFHQ ANI pictwittercom97JiPFXUyFmdash NDRF MAHARASHTRA 5Ndrf July 22 2021 NDRF team 5BN rescued 03 persons trapped in water logged area at khairpada Bhiwandi Thane Maharashtra in the early morning hours on 22072021 NDRFHQ pictwittercomZnC2WmCVqtmdash NDRF MAHARASHTRA 5Ndrf July 22 2021One team will reach Chiplun town in Ratnagiri district by late afternoonBesides two teams have been sent to Kolhapur district One of it will undertake rescue or preventive evacuation in the floodprone Shirol tehsil while the other one will conduct rescue work in Kolhapur city the NDRF saidSome villages in the Sahapur taluka of Thane were marooned a local official earlier said adding that authorities with the help of the NDRF rescued hundreds of people from those placesAlso read Maharashtra Heavy rains wash out rail tracks near Kasara Ghat train services hamperedWherever there is a call NDRF will reach2 teams of NDRF5 BN reached Kasra railway station for the restoration and rescue of the stuck up trains and track clearance between Igatpuri and Kasara Mumbai NDRFHQ pictwittercomYuZP5Bve6imdash NDRF MAHARASHTRA 5Ndrf July 22 2021Incidents of waterlogging leaving people stranded were also reported from Mumbra Bhiwandi Titwala and Kasara areas of Thane districtVarious places in Vasai Virar and other locations in Palghar also witnessed flooding but no loss of life was reported so far officials saidThe Modak Sagar dam at Sahapur in Thane started overflowing in the early hours of Thursday and two of its gates were opened to release the water the district administration saidTrain services of the Central Railway in the Kasara Ghat section of Thane and near Lonavala hill town in Pune district adjoining Mumbai were severely affected after heavy rains caused flooding washing out of tracks boulder crashes and mudslides in that region officials saidBesides train services on the Konkan Railway route in Ratnagiri were also suspended in the morning after a river overflowed following heavy rains in the area they saidThis 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