In all 51 persons were trapped in the flood waters, and 41 persons were rescued using DDRF boats and a Navy helicopter that reached the spot from Eluru in Andhra Pradesh when reports last came in. Efforts were still on to rescue the remaining 10 persons.
NDRF teams have launched rescue efforts to save the 19 persons who were stranded after flood waters of the Peddavagu stream rose at Katta Maisamma temple area at Narayanapuram on Thursday.
To rescue such people and avert property damage, the cops have set up the flood rescue team. Besides a constable from each police station, 20 special party cops have also been mobilized to form the FRT.
Earlier, the Director of Delhi Fire Services Atul Garg has said that a child had fallen in the borewell, but Delhi Minister Atishi after her visit to the spot said that a person had fallen in the borewell.
The mock drills which are being conducted jointly by NDRF and railway teams are aimed at assessing and improving the staff's efficiency and alertness to meet the challenges that arise during an accident
The blaze at Blue Jet Healthcare in MIDC Mahad in Raigad district, some 170 kilometres from here, started at 11am on Friday, the National Disaster Response Force official added.
All the State Reserve Police (SRP) units stationed at their headquarters in different parts of the state have also been put on "alert position" for quick deployment in case of any emergency situation, he added.
Being the national capital, Delhi should have an infrastructure that enables it to host a big event like the G20 Summit on a week's notice, Lt Governor V K Saxena said.
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday said the state government will decide on declaring taluks beset by deficit rainfall as drought-affected areas on September 4.
A consignment of food items and medicines was delivered to the remote areas of the rain-battered Mandi district with the help of Air Force helicopters on Friday
