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Ministry of Defence
03-August, 2017 15:20 IST
255 Sorties were flown by Indian Air Force during HADR Operation in Gujarat and Rajasthan

The States of Gujarat and Rajasthan had experienced heavy rains and floods in past few days. Considering the gravity of situation, the State Emergency Operation Cell requested Indian Air Force for rescue operations in flood affected areas of Mehasana, Deesa, Banaskantha and Patan. Accordingly, the IAF team swung into action and deployed Mi-17V5 and Chetak helicopters at various location of the State for rescue and relief operations. A dedicated Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) Cell was activated at South Western Air Command, Gandhinagar to monitor the relief operations round the clock. Under the challenging weather conditions, with limited ground reference, these helicopters carried out rescue operations to save stranded people. The rescue operation included a patient in dire need of dialysis who was airlifted from the rooftop in the shortest possible time, along with a pregnant woman with small child and husband.

Despite inclement weather, a total of 220 sorties were flown by IAF rescue team in Gujarat Area and 35 sorties in Rajasthan area. During the rescue operations, the crew dropped a total of 86 tonnes of food packets in flood affected areas of Gujarat state. A radar was also operationalised at Deesa for communication which was specially transported by An-32 aircraft till Ahmedabad and thereafter moved by road to Deesa.

C-17 and C-130J aircraft airlifted NDRF personnel and load to the airports nearest to the flooded areas.

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Ministry of Home Affairs
04-August, 2017 17:31 IST
DG, NDRF briefs media on rescue and relief operations undertaken by NDRF in flood affected areas

DG, National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) Shri Sanjay Kumar briefed the media on the various activities undertaken by the NDRF in the floods affected areas of the country, here today.

During the briefing, Shri Sanjay Kumar said that this year NDRF has rescued 1,837 people and evacuated 9,684 people in the flood-affected areas of Assam, WB, Gujarat and Rajasthan. He said that NDRF teams are relentlessly continuing rescue operations in the affected areas. Depending on the vulnerability of the areas, weather forecast and past incidents, he said that NDRF personnel are deployed before hand in consultation with State Governments, to reduce the response time during the disasters. NDRF has also rescued 40 live stocks and retrieved 19 bodies in 2017, he added.

Shri Kumar said that this year, NDRF has already conducted 313 Mock Exercises, 475 School Safety Programmes and trained 1,237 personnel of SDRF (State Disaster Response Force) of various States in Basic Medical First Response (MFR) and Collapse Structure Search & Rescue (CSSR). Keeping in view the importance of community during disasters, he said that NDRF routinely conducts Capacity Building Programmes to spread awareness and sensitise communities. A total of 3,95,605 persons have benefitted with these programmes this year, he added.

Highlighting the achievements of NDRF since its inception in 2006, he said that NDRF has rescued a total of 1,12,243 people and evacuated 4,51,161 people and retrieved 2,781 bodies in numerous operations across the country and beyond boundaries. More than 49 lakh people have been benefitted with different Community Capacity Building Programmes, he added.

DG, NDRF said that ‘Floods’ has been chosen as one of the main themes under Aquatic Disasters, during the Annual BIMSTEC Disaster Management Exercise, 2017, which is scheduled to take place later this year.



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The DG, National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), Shri Sanjay Kumar briefing the media on the rescue and relief operations undertaken by the NDRF in the flood-affected areas of the country, in New Delhi on August 04, 2017.
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Ministry of Home Affairs
08-August, 2017 17:59 IST
Floods in Assam

As per information received from State Government of Assam, 29 out of 33 districts have been affected due to heavy rains/ flood/ erosion during this monsoon season. As on 6th August 2017, 84 people have lost their lives and 25.42 lakh people have been affected by the flood.

The State Government has framed Disaster Management Manual 2015, which has stipulated roles and responsibilities for various line department and district administrations for management of flood. All required arrangements have been made accordingly by the State/ District administration.

As per the National Disaster Management Policy, the primary responsibility for disaster management rests with the States. The prevention and rehabilitation of flood affected people in flood prone areas is required to be undertaken by the concerned State Government from its own resources/ Plan funds. The State Government is providing relief assistance and looking for suitable land to rehabilitation of flood affected people as per its existing land policy.

The State Governments have been taking necessary rescue, relief & prevention measures in the affected areas which include evacuation of people to safer places, operation of relief camps, cattle camps and providing essential commodities viz. cooked food, rice/ rice bran, chura, wheat, salt, baby food, kerosene oil, matchboxes, candles, halogen tablet, fodder, Polythene sheets, etc. They are also taking necessary steps to prevent outbreak of any epidemic during floods/ post flood period.

NDMA has prepared guidelines on flood management and assisted them in the preparation of their flood management plans. It has provided an amount of Rs.61.4 lakh to the State Government of Assam in 2015-16 for strengthening of State Disaster Management Authority.

This was stated by the Minister of State for Home Affairs, Shri Kiren Rijiju in a written reply to question by Shri Gaurav Gogoi in the Lok Sabha today.

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Ministry of Water Resources
10-August, 2017 15:05 IST
Flood Threat from Rivers flowing through Nepal to India

The rivers flowing from Nepal to India are causing floods in India, mainly in the States of Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand. The major rivers causing such floods are Sarada, Ghaghra, Gandak, Kosi and Rapti.

The management of floods due to these rivers has been a concern. The related issues are discussed in the existing Indo-Nepal bilateral three tier mechanisms comprising of (i) Joint Ministerial Level Commission on Water Resources (JMCWR) (ii) Joint Committee on Water Resources (JCWR) and (iii) Joint Standing Technical Committee (JSTC). Government of India is having continuous dialogue with the Government of Nepal for construction of dams on these rivers for mutual benefit of the two countries which includes flood control. Broad outcomes of the dialogues mechanism are given below:

i) Pancheshwar Development Authority (PDA) has been set up jointly by India and Nepal for execution, operation and maintenance of the Pancheshwar Multipurpose Project on river Sarada. The draft final DPR of the project has been prepared by M/s WAPCOS Limited.

ii) Survey and investigation including preparation of DPR of Sapta Kosi High Dam Project and Sun Kosi Storage-cum-Diversion scheme proposed in the Sapta Kosi basin in Nepal has been undertaken jointly by India and Nepal.

This information was given by Union Minister of State for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Balyan in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.

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Ministry of Water Resources
10-August, 2017 15:06 IST
Flood Forecasting Stations

The flood forecasting activities of CWC makes use of manual as well as telemetry data. Automatic data acquisition and satellite based data transmission system (telemetry) installation was taken up by CWC during IX Plan under modernization of its flood forecasting services. 510 telemetry stations have been commissioned so far in various plans. 82-83% of the telemetry stations remained functional during 2015-2016. The reasons for breakdown may be technological, natural & man-made. CWC is making all out efforts in restoring the non functional telemetry stations.

The subject of flood management being under purview of the States, the schemes for flood control are formulated and implemented by concerned States as per their priority. The Union Government supplements the efforts of the States by providing technical guidance and also promotional financial assistance for management of floods in critical areas. A total of 141 works of Assam were included under Flood Management Programme (FMP) with an estimated cost of Rs. 2383.11 crore and an amount of Rs. 813.75 crore was released during XI & XII Plan, which includes Rs.748.86 crore released during XI Plan. The funds are released by MoWR, RD&GR based on the availability of funds and eligible proposals as per XII Plan guidelines.

Preparation of Emergency Action Plan (EAP) is the responsibility of respective Dam Authority & concerned State Government. National Committee on Dam Safety (NCDS) has time and again reminded State Governments/ Dam owners to prepare EAP. Under World Bank aided Dam Rehabilitation and Improvement Project (DRIP), CWC provides technical support to the participating States in preparation of EAP.

Flood management measures are broadly classified as Engineering / Structural Measures and Administrative / Non-structural Measures.

Flood forecasting is the most cost-effective non-structural measure of flood management carried out by CWC on State rivers covering 22 States/Union Territories & National Capital Territory of Delhi through a network of 221 forecasting stations. Flood forecasting & Early Warning system based on hydro-meteorological data of rivers flowing from Nepal to India is in place. CWC has started making advisory flood forecasts which provides advance forecast for a period upto 72 hours (3 days).

The High Resolution Digital Elevation Maps (DEMs) of Mahanadi and Sabri sub-basin for carrying out Flood Inundation Modelling has been procured by CWC from National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC) recently for initiating inundation forecasting.

The inflow forecasts into the reservoir issued by CWC are utilized by the project authorities in proper operation of reservoirs in order to mitigate flood impact in the downstream areas. The States are normally under compulsion to store water for non-monsoon period and generally do not resort to timely pre-depletion of reservoirs even when required the most. Hence, operation of a set of reservoirs through a unified command is being emphasized.

The Government of India has launched the Flood Management Programme (FMP) for providing central assistance to States for works related to river management, anti-erosion, restoration of damaged flood management works and anti-sea erosion etc. Under this programme, a total of 522 projects have been approved under FMP in XI and XII Plan, out of which 297 projects have been completed till date. These completed projects have provided reasonable protection against floods in 19.593 lakh hectare area and benefited 197.23 lakh people in the country.

This information was given by Union Minister of State for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Balyan in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
 
Ministry of Water Resources
10-August, 2017 20:18 IST
Advisory Forecast for Rapid Rise in Water Levels of Rivers in Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, North Bengal, Sikkim, Meghalaya, Eastern UP and North Bihar

Rainfall Forecast issued by India Meteorological Department for the next 5 days indicate that Heavy to Very Heavy rainfall with extremely heavy fall are very likely to occur in Arunachal Pradesh, Assam & Meghalaya, Sub Himalayan West Bengal, Sikkim and Bhutan. Heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely in Eastern UP, Bihar and Nepal.

Due to this rainfall, the rivers like Brahmaputra and its tributaries in Arunachal Pradesh, Assam and Meghalaya, Northern tributaries of Ganga in Eastern UP, North Bihar are likely to Rise and create low to High flood with unprecedented flood in few locations.

The likely impact of these rains as inferred from rainfall runoff model run for 3 days advisory forecast is likely rapid Rise in water levels of rivers as stated above and detailed as under:

Brahmaputra Basin:

River Brahmaputra is likely to flow in Moderate to High to Unprecedented flood situation in the districts of Dibrugarh, Jorhat, Golaghat, Nagaon, Morigaon, Kamrup, Goalpara and Dhubri of Assam during 10th to 20th August 2017.

River Siang in Upper and East Siang district of Arunachal Pradesh and Dhemaji district of Assam, River Lohit in Namsai, Lohit and Anjaw district of Arunachal Pradesh and Tinsukia district of Assam is likely to flow in Moderate to High flood situation with Unprecedented in few locations during the period from 10th to 13th August 2017

River Subansiri in Upper and lower Subansiri districts of Arunachal Pradesh and Lakhimpur district of Assam is likely to flow in moderate to High flood during 10th to 13th August 2017.

River Kameng in West and East districts of Arunachal Pradesh is likely to flow in moderate to high flood situation during 10th to 13th August 2017.

River Ranganadi and River Jia-Bharali are likely to flow in Moderate to High Flood situation in North Lakhimpur and Sonitpur districts of Assam respectively during the period from 10th to 13th August 2017.

River Dikhow and Desang in Sibsagar district of Assam are likely to flow in Moderate to High Flood situation during the period from 10th to 13th August 2017.

River Dhansiri North is likely to flow in High to Unprecedented flood situation in Darrang district of Assam during 10th to 13th August 2017.

Rivers Puthimari and Pagladiya in Baksa, Kamrup and Nalbari district of Assam are likely to flow in Moderate to High flood situation during 10th to 14th August 2017.

Rivers Beki and Manas in Barpeta district of Assam are likely to flow in Moderate to High Flood situation during the period from 10th to 15th August 2017.

River Aie , Gaurang and Champamati in Barpreta, Bongaigaon , Chirrang, Goalpara districts of Assam are likely to flow in Moderate to High Flood with Unprecedented floods in some reaches during 10th to 15th August 2017.

River Sankosh in Alipurduar district of West Bengal and Dhubri district of Assam is likely to flow in Moderate to High Flood situation during the period from 10th to 15th August 2017 .

River Torsa in Coochbehar district of West Bengal is likely to flow in Moderate Flood situation during the period from 10th to 15th August 2017.

Rivers in South Sikkim are also likely to flow in Moderate Flood situation during the period from 10th to 15th August 2017.

Ganga Basin:

River Mahananda in Jalpaiguri and Malda district of West Bengal and Kishanganj, Araria, Purnea and Katihar district of Bihar is likely to flow in moderate to High flood situation during 10th to 14th August 2017.

Rivers Kosi, Kamlabalan, Adhwara Group, Bagmati, Burhi Gandak, Gandak, Ghaghra are likely to flow in low to moderate with High flood situation in few locations in Supaul, Madhepura, Madhubani, Darbhanga, Khagaria, Sitamarhi, Shivhar, Muzaffarpur,Samastipur, Begusarai, West and East Champaran, Gopalganj, Siwan,Saran, Vaishali districts of Bihar during 10th to 14th August 2017.

Rivers Ghaghra, Rapti, their tributaries and Gandak are likely to flow in low to moderate with High flood situation in few locations in the districts of Maharajganj, Kushinagar, Deoria, Ballia, Sidharthnagar, Gorakhpur, Mau, Gazipur, Balarampur, Basti, Sravasti, Gonda, Ambedkernagar, Azamgarh, Bahraich, Kheri, Sitapur, Bara Banki, Faizabad, Sultanpur, Pilibhit, St. Kabir Nagar during 10th to 14th August 2017.

River Ganga in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal is likely to flow in low to moderate flood during 11th to 20th August 2017.
 
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A boy rows a boat to cross flood waters at Burgaon, 80 km east of Guwahati on July 5, 2017. | Photo Credit: AP

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Centre denies it failed in its response
The Union government told the Lok Sabha on Thursday that it had earmarked ₹100 crore and set up a panel of experts to find a lasting solution to the frequent floods in the northeast, including Assam.

Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju, in his reply to a calling attention motion on the issue of floods, rejected Opposition claims that the government had failed to respond in time to the “annual feature” of floods and given little financial help to the States.

Trinamool’s charge
He also denied the allegation made by Saugata Roy of the Trinamool Congress that the Centre discriminated against the States not ruled by the BJP in funds allocation.

“We feel there is political discrimination,” Mr. Roy said.

To this, Mr. Rijiju responded that two instalments to the State Disaster Relief Fund had been made in time and without any discrimination. “We have also allocated ₹130 crore to the State [West Bengal] government for desilting the Damodar River,” he said. The State (West Bengal) had to first submit a memorandum to the Centre to get funds to tackle floods; the document was yet to be sent.
 
A total of 354,326 people have been affected in the 15 districts while close to 14,000 people have taken shelter in 45 relief camps opened by the authorities, officials said.
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Villagers use a boat as they row past partially submerged houses at a flood-affected village in Morigaon district in Assam on July 14.(Reuters)

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A third wave of floods hit Assam on Friday, inundating over 700 villages in 15 districts and affecting over three lakh people.

The Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) said Dhemaji, Lakhimpur, Biswanath, Baksa, Barpeta, Bongaigaon, Chirang, Kikrajhar, Dhubri, Jorhat, Majuli, Sivsagar, Charaideo, Tinsukia and Dibrugarh districts were affected.

“There have been incessant rains in the state for the last 24 hours and at least six rivers are in spate and flowing above danger levels,” an ASDMA official said, adding 781 villages in the districts had been inundated.

The surging waters have inundated 19,481 hectares of agricultural land.

A total of 354,326 people have been affected in the 15 districts while close to 14,000 people have taken shelter in 45 relief camps opened by the authorities, the officials said.

Floods have ravaged Assam since April, uprooting over 25 lakh people in 29 districts and leaving 76 people dead.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the state on August 1 and announced a package of Rs 2,350 crore for the entire northeast to deal with the flood situation.

While Modi announced Rs 2,000 crore to mitigate the flood damage, he also instituted a corpus of Rs 100 crore for setting up an expert committee to study the course of the Brahmaputra so that the recurring floods can be resolved.

He announced an additional Rs 250 crore for flood relief operations in Assam.
 
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About 40-45 people from two State transport buses and other light vehicles are feared trapped

Seven people have been killed and about 40-45 are feared trapped in a massive landslide that occurred on Sunday at Kotrupi on the Mandi-Pathankot National Highway near Jogindernagar in Himachal Pradesh.

Two State Transport buses and some light vehicles have been buried under the huge debris that had come down in the wee hours on Sunday. The mishap occurred around 1.30 am when the vehicles were halting for rest at a place called Urla-Jogindernagar.

The Army and NDRF teams have reached the spot and rescue operations are underway. More than a hundred army personnel of 9 Grenadier have reached from Palampur.

According to eye witnesses an entire portion of a big hill caved down for more than 100 meters, and around one km of road has been washed away. The two HRTC buses buried under the muck were going from Manali to Chamba and Manali to Katra, said G.S. Bali, State Transport Minister.

This highway has been closed and the traffic has been diverted to alternate roads like Kamand-Kotla-Kullu by the district administration.
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Prime Minister's Office
13-August, 2017 13:27 IST
PM expresses grief over the loss of lives due to landslide in HP


The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has expressed grief over the loss of lives due to landslide related accidents in Himachal Pradesh’s Mandi district.

“Pained by the loss of lives due to landslide related accidents in HP’s Mandi district. My condolences with the families of the deceased.

I pray for the quick recovery of those injured in Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh.

Team of NDRF is going to Mandi to take part in the rescue and relief operations and provide all possible assistance required.” the Prime Minister said.


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Guwahati, August 13, 2017 20:48 IST
Updated: August 13, 2017 20:51 IST
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The Rajaduwar Ghat submerged by the flooded Brahmaputra river in Guwahati. | Photo Credit: PTI

At present, 22.5 lakh people are affected in 21 districts, ASDMA said.

The flood situation on Sunday deteriorated in Assam, where the Army was called out for rescue operations as 10 more people were killed and 22.5 lakh affected in 21 districts.

Following Sunday’s toll in flood-related incidents, the total number of persons losing their lives in this year’s flood-related incidents in the state went up to 99, including eight Kuwaiti, an Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) report said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi called up Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, who toured various flood-affected areas in Dibrugarh district, an official release said.

“The prime minister expressed concern and assured all possible help and support to the state government in handling the situation,” the statement said. Mr. Sonowal informed PM about the devastation caused by the flood in middle and upper Assam and the disruption to vehicular movement on National Highway 37, the lifeline between the two areas.

The Army’s Red Horns Division of the Gajraj Corps has dispatched multiple teams after receiving calls for help from various district administrations, a defence spokesperson said. Principal Secretary of Prime Minister’s Office Nripendra Mishra asked Assam Chief Secretary V.K. Pipersenia to submit a report detailing the damage and devastation caused by the current wave of floods in the State.

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Currently, 2,734 villages are under water and over 1.35 lakh hectares of crop areas have been damaged across the state, the ASDMA said. | Photo Credit: Ritu Raj Konwar

According to the ASDMA, 10 persons were killed on Sunday in flood-related incidents in three districts. While six persons lost their lives in Kokrajhar, three died in Bongaigaon and one in Biswanath.

The flood situation is likely to worsen with Brahmaputra and 10 other rivers flowing above the danger mark at 15 places, including the state capital. At present, 22.5 lakh people are affected in 21 districts, the ASDMA said.

The districts are Dhemaji, Lakhimpur, Biswanath, Sonitpur, Darrang, Baksa, Barpeta, Bongaigaon, Chirang, Kokrajhar, Dhubri, South Salmara, Morigaon, Nagaon, Karbi Anglong, Golaghat, Jorhat, Majuli, Sivasagar, Dibrugarh and Tinsukia. Nagaon Deputy Commissioner Shamsher Singh said, a crucial dyke at Hatimura was breached by the Brahmaputra at 2 a.m. and its flood waters inundated vast areas of the district.

The authorities have issued an alert in the district with flood waters submerging the NH-37 at four places between Kaliabor and Jakhalabandha, forcing the authorities to stop traffic, thereby cutting the link between upper and middle Assam. NH 37 passes through Kaziranga National Park.

Mr. Singh said personnel from the Army, NDRF and SDRF have been engaged in rescue operations, while people in Nagaon town have resorted to panic purchase of goods from the market. A defence spokesperson said about 3,000 people have been rescued by the Army from Bodoland Territorial Area Districts and Karbi Anglong.

As per the ASDMA report, Dhubri is the worst-affected with 3.98 lakh sufferers, followed by Morigaon with 3.14 lakh people affected in the deluge. The condition in Morigaon suddenly worsened after the surging water breached the dyke of Brahmaputra in Lahorighat and flooded more than 100 villages in Lahorighat and Bhuragaon revenue circle, affecting over one lakh people.

Currently, 2,734 villages are under water and over 1.35 lakh hectares of crop areas have been damaged across the state, the ASDMA said. Authorities are running 678 relief camps and distribution centres in 17 districts, where 1,83,584 people are taking shelter at present. At least 4,000 persons have been evacuated to safer places by the SDRF, NDRF and Army personnel in many districts.

The devastating flood has damaged many embankments, roads, bridges and other infrastructures in Dhemaji, Udalguri, Darrang, Nalbari, Barpeta, Kokrajhar, Bongaigaon, Morigaon, Nagaon, Majuli, Golaghat, Charaideo, Chirang, Dhubri, Sivasagar, Jorhat and Biswanath.

Currently, the Brahmaputra is flowing above the danger mark at Guwahati, Nimatighat in Jorhat, Tezpur in Sonitpur, Goalpara and Dhubri towns. Other rivers like Burhidehing at Khowang in Dibrugarh, Subansiri at Badatighat in Lakhimpur, Dhansiri at Numaligarh in Golaghat, Jia Bharali at NT Road Crossing in Sonitpur, Puthimari at NH Road Crossing in Kamrup, Manas at NH Road Crossing at Barpeta, Beki at Road Bridge in Barpeta, Sankosh at Golokganj in Dhubri, Katakhal at Matizuri in Hailakandi and Kushiyara at Karimganj town are flowing above the danger marks.

NF Railway Chief Public Relations Officer Pranav Jyoti Sharma said, a total of 22 trains have been cancelled, while 14 others are stranded at various places as tracks are flooded at many places across the North East. Most of the forest areas in Kaziranga National Park, Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary and Lawkhua wildlife sanctuary are under flood waters.

Army soldiers rescuing people from the flood affected village Debasatra at Jokhalabandha in Nagaon district of Assam on Sunday.
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Press Trust of India, Dharmasala, Aug 13 2017, 18:54 IST
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Army personnel assisting in rescue operations after a landslide in Himachal Pradesh. Twitter photo.

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Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh today reached the site where eight passengers were killed after two buses were hit by a landslide in Kotrupi, to take stock of relief operations.

According to an official release, the state government has announced an ex gratia of Rs 5 lakh to the next of kin of the deceased.

The chief minister also met the victims' families, assured all possible to them and announced that the government would bear expenses of treatment of injured passengers, said DPRO, Shimla.

Two state roadway buses were hit by a massive landslide last night triggered by a cloudburst on the Mandi-Pathankot National Highway, leaving eight passengers dead while the fate of 22 others was not immediately known.

Himachal Pradesh Transport minister G S Bali said the toll could climb to 50.

Meanwhile, the Mandi district administration has closed the Mandi-Aut section of the Chandigarh-Manali highway.

In a notification, the district administration has advised people to take the Mandi-Kullu route via Kalota. Also the Jogindernagar-Mandi section of the Pathankot- Mandi National highway has been closed.
 
Those injured in the landslide are being treated on the spot while one seriously injured patient, Rekha Devi, has been admitted to a hospital.
india Updated: Aug 13, 2017 17:05 IST
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Twenty-four NDRF and SDRF personnel, 17 ITBP and 30 members of the revenue and medical teams have started search and rescue operations in Pithoragarh.(ANI Twitter)

A 16-year-old girl was killed and her parents are missing after a landslide triggered by heavy rains buried their house in Uttarakhand’s Madrama village, an official said on Sunday.

“The sudden landslides occurred at 9.30 pm yesterday (Saturday), killing Sunita on the spot. Her father Sher Singh and mother Radha Devi are missing after the incident,” Pithoragarh district disaster management officer RS Rana said.

Twenty-four NDRF and SDRF personnel, 17 ITBP and 30 members of the revenue and medical teams have started search and rescue operations in the area, district disaster management office sources said.

Those injured in the landslide are being treated on the spot while one seriously injured patient, Rekha Devi, has been referred to a hospital at the district headquarter, Rana said.

According to the sources, six cattle heads and 12 goats belonging to the family also perished in the incident.

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With Kishanganj being one of the worst affected districts, Bihar chief secretary Anjani Kumar Singh said the state government had requested the Centre for choppers to assist in evacuation and rescue of the marooned.
india Updated: Aug 13, 2017 20:51 IST
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Hindustan Times, Patna
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Villagers in a flood-hit area in Katihar district of Bihar on Sunday. (PTI Photo)

The Army and the Indian Air Force (IAF) will join the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) in evacuation and rescue operation in flood-hit districts of Bihar, even as no casualty was reported so far due to floods.

Of Bihar’s 38 districts, Kishanganj, Araria and Purnia were the worst affected by floods, while floodwaters had also partially affected Katihar and Narkatiaganj town in Bettiah of West Champaran district.

While one column of Army personnel had moved from Danapur to Kishanganj on Sunday, three more were expected to be airlifted from Ranchi on Monday. The Army contingent from Ranchi would move to Purnia.

Besides, 10 additional teams, each comprising 40-45 personnel of the NDRF, were also being deployed in flood-hit districts of Kishanganj, Purnia and Araria to strengthen the existing nine, NDRF battalion in Patna. A team each of the NDRF has already been deployed in East and West Champaran, Muzaffarpur, Darbhanga, Supaul and Purnia districts, while two teams have been positioned at Kishanganj.

The Centre’s help follows Bihar chief minister’s talk with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union home minister Rajnath Singh and defence minister Arun Jaitley on Sunday. The chief minister also spoke to public representatives of these areas to assess the situation there.

Addressing mediapersons on Sunday, Bihar chief secretary Anjani Kumar Singh said the state government had also requested the Centre for choppers to assist in evacuation and rescue of the marooned. Airlifting of the marooned would begin from Kadamkhadi in Baisa block of Purnia district.

Of the 10 NDRF teams being moved, he said four were expected to land at the Purnia Air Force base by Sunday afternoon. The teams were being moved from Mundali in Bhubaneswar.


The unprecedented rain in Nepal and its catchment areas during the last 72 hours had worsened Bihar’s flood situation, as rivers such as the Mahananda, Gandak and Kankai were in spate.

Singh said 1.75 feet rainfall was recorded in Kishanganj district due to the unprecedented rainfall in Nepal and Himalayan catchment areas in Bihar during the last three days. Kankai river, which did not have any water for the last 50 years, was also in spate in Kishanganj. The unprecedented rain had severely hampered communication, as most of the blocks and subdivisions were cut off with their district headquarters in Kishanganj.

Flood waters had also entered the 60 relief camps opened in Kishanganj. “These would now have to be moved to higher places,” he added.

The chief secretary said it was a huge challenge for the state government to move the marooned to safer places and ensure safety of individuals and their belongings.

Principal secretary, disaster management department, Pratyaya Amrit, said the state government was also evacuating people from Supaul who were trapped between embankments. Arrangements had also been made to airdrop food packets in flood-hit areas, he added.

Director-general of police P K Thakur, DG (homeguards) P N Rai, and principal secretaries Amir Subhani (home), Arun Kumar Singh (water resources) and Chanchal Kumar (chief minister’s secretariat) were also present on the occasion.

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The scenic area of Brahmaputra Grand Canyon in Tibet, known as the world’s deepest canyon, has been temporarily closed to visitors due to safety concerns following incessant rainfall.

Continuous rainfall has blocked several road sections to the scenic area, and the area’s administration office announced that it has decided to close the area immediately.

Brahmaputra river in Tibet is known as Yarlung Zangbo. With a maximum depth of 6,009 metres, the Yarlung Zangbo Grand Canyon features a rich variety of unique species and plateau scenery.

Travellers, who plan to reach Tibet by driving down, cycling or walking are also warned of possible geological disasters along the Sichuan-Tibet Highway, a 2,400-km route serving as the main artery for visitors to enter Tibet, state- run Xinhua news agency reported today.

The 504-km-long Yarlung Zangbo River Grand Canyon is a national tourist attraction. The canyon, Potala Palace and Mt Qomolangma (Mt Everest) are considered Tibet’s three world- class tourist destinations.

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The size of the dam in the Tsongpo gorge would exceed that of Three Gorges Dam as it is anticipated that such a plant would generate 40,000 megawatts electricity, more than twice the output of Three Gorges. It is feared that there will be displacement of local populations, destruction of ecosystems, and an impact for downstream people in India and Bangladesh.

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Prime Minister's Office
14-August, 2017 13:40 IST
PM speaks to Assam CM regarding flood situation in the State


The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has spoken to the Chief Minister of Assam Shri Sarbananda Sonowal yesterday and today regarding the flood situation in the state.

The Prime Minister tweeted that the Central Government has been closely and constantly monitoring the situation and that all possible support is being provided to Assam for overcoming the flood situation prevailing in parts of the state.

“Ever since Assam has witnessed flooding, the Central Government has been closely and constantly monitoring the situation.

All possible support is being provided to Assam for overcoming the flood situation prevailing in parts of the state.” the Prime Minister said.


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Prime Minister's Office
14-August, 2017 13:15 IST
PM speaks to Bihar CM regarding flood situation in the State; assures all support to Bihar government


The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has spoken to the Chief Minister of Bihar Shri Nitish Kumar regarding the flood situation in parts of the state.

The Prime Minister tweeted that the Centre has assured all support to the Bihar government to mitigate the flood situation and that the situation is being monitored closely.

“My thoughts are with all those affected by floods in parts of Bihar. The situation is being monitored closely.

Centre assures all support to Bihar government to mitigate the flood situation. Teams of NDRF are in Bihar for rescue and relief work”, the Prime Minister said.


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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
14-August, 2017 15:15 IST
Shri J P Nadda condoles loss of lives in accident due to massive landslide in Himachal

Shri Nadda speaks to Shri Nitin Gadkari

NHAI to include soil stabilization, land protection wall, zeo static and slope stabilization in DPRs for highways in Himachal

Shri J P Nadda Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare condoled the loss of lives in the landslide related accidenton the Mandi-Pathankot National Highway 154 on Sunday, terming the mishap as "unfortunate and saddening".He also wished for speedy recovery of all those injured. Shri Nadda further stated that the government firmly stands with the families of the victims.

Shri J P Nadda expressed gratitude to the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi ji, for sending a team of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) toMandi. He said that this has strengthenedthe rescue and relief operations at Mandi.

To prevent such mishaps in future Shri Nadda also spoke toShri Nitin Gadkari, Minister for Road Transport, Highways and Shippingand requested him to direct National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) to take necessary steps for averting such accidents. Accordingly, Shri Gadkari directed the NHAI to include soil stabilization, land protection wall, zeo static and slope stabilisation in all the DPRs for constructing national highways in Himachal Pradesh. He also directed NHAI to complete all the DPRs at the earliest.

Shri J P Nadda expressed gratitude to Shri Nitin Gadkariji and said that such initiatives will greatly help in reducing the accidents in future.



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Ministry of Defence
14-August, 2017 20:25 IST
HADR Operation by Indian Air Force

In response to assistance requested by Civil administration for flood relief operations in Bihar, since yesterday, the C-17 aircraft of the Indian Air Force have airlifted a total of 324 NDRF personnel and over 42 tons of load from Bhubaneswar and Ranchi to major relief centres at Purnea and Patna.

In addition, 372 Army personnel and 25.5 tons of load has also been airlifted from Ranchi to Purnea and Patna to assist in flood relief operations. A total of 4 sorties of C-17 and one sortie of An-32 aircraft have been flown towards this task.

A Mi-17 helicopter from Gorakhpur evacuated 45 marooned people from Maharajganj on the morning of 14 Aug 17. In addition 90 Army personnel along with boats and rescue equipment have also been transferred from Allahabad to Darbhanga.

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Test of survival: A girl and her brother cross floodwaters at Mayong village in Morigaon district of Assam on Sunday. Ten more persons were killed in rain-related incidents in the State and the Army’s help was sought. Photo: Ritu Raj Konwar

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Itanagar, August 14, 2017 18:41 IST
Updated: August 14, 2017 18:41 IST

Flood situation in Arunachal Pradesh continued to remain grim as surface communication has been disrupted in various parts of the State.

Majority portion of Anjaw, East Siang and Namsai districts were affected by flood while Papum Pare, East Kameng and West Siang were partly hit.

Remote Anjaw district has been cut off from the rest of the State for seven days as the main road to the district from Lohit remained blocked at several places following landslides triggered by incessant rains, an official report said here.

Intra-district road communications were also badly hit. Hawai, Hayuliang and Chaglongam Circle in the district were cut off from the rest of the district for the past three or four days, the report said. Though efforts were on clear the roads, recurring landslides were hampering restoration work.

Meanwhile, food crisis looms large in the district bordering China and Deputy Commissioner Mamata Riba requested the State government for facilitating air dropping of food packets if the road remains blocked for another two days.

The district administration has directed the PWD and other departments to pull in resources for quick restoration of roads. An East Siang district report said that a sudden change in course of Silluk river has cause inundation in Silluk village damaging paddy fields and roads.

At least nine houses were damaged due to erosion of Noa-Dehing river in Namsai district in the second wave of monsoon flood, though officials said the situation is improving.
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In the border villages, many have taken shelter on the roof top while rest moved to Bangladesh.


Bengal Minister thanks neighbour for gesture

Najmool Haq called several times from Moghulhut town in Bangladesh’s Lalmonirhat district to say that his “real name” should not be disclosed as he crossed the border without papers to take shelter in a flood centre in Moghulhut town in north Bangladesh.

Moghulhut is about 15 minutes on foot from Mr. Haq’s village, Daribosh, located in the extreme north-eastern border of the State’s Cooch Behar district. In the middle of last week Mr. Haq, his two kids, wife and parents left the village as the river Dharla, about three km from his house, overflowed its banks and entered his village. The adjacent village Jaridhorla is also ‘entirely’ under water, he said.

“A few thousands from the two villages took shelter in the flood centre in Moghulhut’s Union Council flood centre. Many have also sought refuge in the houses of their relatives here,” Mr. Haq said. “We would all celebrate Independence Day in Bangladesh this year.”

Realising that Bangladesh has stepped up its machinery to accommodate the “few thousand” children, women and men from Cooch Behar, the Minister of North Bengal Development Department Rabindra Nath Ghosh thanked the Awami League-led government.

“Many thousands had to take shelter in Bangladesh and we are immensely thankful to the Government of the country for accommodating and feeding so many people without any fuss,” Mr. Ghosh said.

The entire north Bengal is reeling under the impact of incessant rain in both the plains and the hills. Both Siliguri city and Cooch Behar district are cut off from the rest of Bengal, while train services to both North East and north Bengal have been stopped. About a dozen people have lost their lives, the Minister said.


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Shimla, August 14, 2017 20:44 IST
Updated: August 14, 2017 20:45 IST
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After a cloudburst, an entire portion of a big hill came down and a number of houses and vehicles on the Mandi-Pathankot National Highway.
About 20 families of farmers who witnessed the landslip havoc of Kotrupi in Mandi on Sunday morning shifted to nearby villages, since the mud slide and fall of boulders have not stopped. They have demanded that since they have moved out the administration should help them in their rehabilitation somewhere else.

After a cloudburst, an entire portion of a big hill came down and a number of houses and vehicles on the Mandi-Pathankot National Highway were buried in the debris.

The authorities who are working overtime to restore the highway said it would take a couple of days more for traffic to resume. The highway connects the two important districts of Mandi and Kangra. Executive Engineer Anil Sangrai said the decision to allow vehicles to ply again on the highway would be taken by the district administration.

The rescue operation by NDRF and Army personnel at the disaster site continued on Monday also but no more bodies were recovered. The administration had recovered 46 bodies on Sunday and 14 of them are yet to be identified, said Sandeep Kadam, Deputy Commissioner. Around 70 people have died in the State so far because of the monsoon fury and the recovery of some more bodies from the debris at Kotrupi cannot be ruled out.

Meanwhile a village near the Mandi-Pathankot National Highway was on Monday declared unsafe and residents were asked to shift to safer places in view of threat of landslips. The Himachal Road Transport Corporation has suspended night services on 65 landslip-prone roads in Shimla district.

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Abhay Kumar,DH News Service, Patna, Aug 14 2017, 17:29 IST
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NDRF personnel de-boarding an IAF plane on their arrival at Jay Parakash Narayan Airport in Patna on Monday, to carry out rescue and relief works in flood-hit areas of Bihar. PTI Photo

Separate teams of Indian Army, Indian Air Force (IAF), National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) were pressed into service at different flood-affected districts in Bihar. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday undertook an aerial survey of the worst-hit flood-affected districts – Kishanganj, Purnia, Katihar and Araria.

“The heavy rainfall in Nepal region in the last few days has made Bihar rivers, particularly Gandak, Mahananda, Kankai and Kosi, wreak havoc in different districts bordering the Himalayan Kingdom,” said Nitish after winding up his aerial visit.

The Bihar Chief Minister, who earlier spoke to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Rajnath Singh and Defence Minister Arun Jaitley, expressed satisfaction over the Centre’s timely assistance. “Apart from the Army and the IAF, we have received the support of NDRF team too. Even today, six more NDRF teams were rushed to Patna from Odisha. These personnel have been deployed to flood-hit districts like Champaran, Sitamarhi, Sheohar and Madhubani,” said Nitish, after taking stock of the flood scene.

Altogether ten persons have reportedly lost their lives in the flood which occurred in the last two days. The Government sources, however, confirmed only six deaths.

“The damage caused is almost similar to the one which occurs after a flash flood. Otherwise, places like Kishanganj and Araria have never seen this kind of flood in recent memory,” said Nitish, who has asked all the top officials to work on war-footing while carrying out relief and rescue operations. At least 17 trains, including New Delhi-Guwahati Rajdhani Express, were cancelled after flood water submerged railway tracks at Kishanganj station.

Meanwhile, on Monday, IAF choppers were used to distribute food packets among the flood-hit who were brought to relief camps or remained stranded on roads, particularly NH-31.

“If required, additional reinforcements would be pressed into service. We are taking nothing to chance even though the flood water has started receding in different parts,” said Principal Secretary, Disaster Management, Pratyay Amrit.


Aug 14, 2017 11:56 IST

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Indian army soldiers evacuate villagers affected by floods in state of Assam. Flood waters have submerged 2,734 villages and more than 1.34 lakh hectare of crop area affected. Erosion and breaches of embankments have been reported in more than 11 districts. (Anuwar Hazarika/REUTERS)
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Aug 14, 2017 11:56 IST

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Heavy rainfall since Thursday has resulted in floods across 21 of Assam’s 33 districts, claiming 15 lives and affecting over more than 2 million people. In an emergency meeting on Sunday, the Assam government deployed Army rescue in search and relief operations with Indian Air Force choppers on standby. Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal termed the second wave of deluge since July as the ‘worst floods in the decades.’ (Biju Boro/AFP)

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Villagers wade through flood waters carrying household items at Koliabor village in the northeastern state of Assam. Floods also affected Tripura, forcing 9,917 families to take shelter in 75 relief camps. (Biju Boro/AFP)
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Rail links between the northeast and the rest of the country were disrupted after railway tracks got damaged as a result of flooding at several places in Assam and West Bengal. (Anuwar Hazarika/REUTERS)
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The first wave of floods had claimed 84 lives in Assam and another 62 across Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Mizoram and Nagaland between May and July. (Arindam Dey/AFP)
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Additional personnel of national and state disaster response forces were deployed in the affected districts to rescue people. According to Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), more than 1.83 lakh people displaced in the recent floods are taking shelter in 678 relief camps across the state. (Biju Boro/AFP)
 
Aug 14, 2017 21:53 IST

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Villagers in a flood-hit area in Katihar district of Bihar on Sunday. (PTI)
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Villagers in a flood-hit area in Katihar district of Bihar on Sunday. (PTI)
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A villager carries grains on a banana raft as he shifts from a flooded village in Araria district of Bihar. Heavy rains in the last three days triggered flash floods in parts of Bihar, where 41 people have died so far, paralysing normal life and snapping rail link to the northeast from the rest of the country. (PTI)
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Flood waters have engulfed areas in Kisanganj, three blocks of Purnea and one block of Katihar damaging roads. (PTI)
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The Railway Board has decided to cancel all incoming trains from various parts of the country towards northeast region, which were to reach either Katihar or Malda town till 10 am of August 16, 2017, North Eastern Frontier Railway Chief Public Relations Officer Pranav Jyoti Sharma said in a statement. (PTI)
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Nearly 20 lakh have been severely hit in Bihar.The flood situation is likely to worsen with the Met department forecasting heavy to very heavy rain in neighbouring West Bengal, Meghalaya and parts of Assam till Wednesday. (PTI)
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Eighteen trains have been cancelled since Sunday. According to officials, crops worth crores were damaged and road link to several places had been snapped. (PTI)
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Flood affected villgers move to safer places at the Narpatganj Block, in Araria district, Bihar. (Aftab Alam Siddiqui / AP)
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A goods train halts on the flooded tracks as railway empolyees inspect the damaged embankment along the Katihar-Guwahati line, in Katihar district of Bihar. (PTI)
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Updated: Aug 14, 2017 22:11 IST
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Around 400 personnel, including 200 from the army, 40 from NDRF and the police, home guard and fire brigade, are involved in the search operation.(HT Photo)

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Rescue workers, including personnel of the Indian Army, National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), and state police, resumed their search on Monday for more bodies in the debris after a landslide triggered by a cloudburst swept away several vehicles on a busy highway stretch in Himachal Pradesh on Sunday, officials said.

The search operation to dig out more people feared trapped under the debris in Mandi’s Kotrupi village, which was called off on Sunday around 10pm due to poor light, began at around 8am, they added.

Around 400 personnel, including 200 from the army, 40 from NDRF and the police, home guard and fire brigade, are involved in the search operation. Besides these, local volunteers trained by the district administration to mitigate disaster are also assisting in the operation.

Mandi deputy commissioner Sandeep Kadam said at least 23 of the 46 bodies that were recovered from the site on Sunday have been identified. The rescuers also pulled out five people alive from the rubble.

“The search will continue until we scan the entire debris,” Kadam added.

However, the teams were not been able to recover any body on Monday. At least 10 more people could be trapped in the debris.

The landslide that took place at around 1.15am on Sunday at Kotrupi village washed away two buses of Himachal Road Transport Corporation (HRTC), two cars, and a motorcycle as a 200-metre stretch of the Mandi-Pathankot highway gave way. Five houses were also damaged.

Most of the victims are believed to be passengers of the two buses that were caught in the landslide. Eight passengers were on board the bus going from Manali to Katra, while the bus on its way to Manali from Chamba was carrying 50 passengers, HRTC sources said.

Among those who have not been found is school teacher Prem Kumar, who volunteer Hitesh Kumar said was on a Manali-Katra bus.

“Family of Prem Kumar has reached Mandi. We are trying to trace him out in the debris,” a district administration official said.

People residing in those houses of Kotrupi village are safe.

Amid fears of more landslide on the Mandi-Manali highway, the district administration diverted traffic via Kataula-Sarkaghat. Since heavy vehicles, including Volvo buses, can’t ply on this route, heavy vehicles have been allowed to ply on the Mandi-Manali highway.

The teams of the district administration will check the vulnerability of the route. The traffic on Mandi-Pathankot highway will remain diverted via IIT Kamand due to the Kotrupi landslide.

President's Secretariat
14-August, 2017 21:47 IST
President of India condoles the loss of lives in landslides in Himachal Pradesh


The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind has condoled the loss of lives in massive landslides in Himachal Pradesh.

In a message to Shri Acharya Devvrat, Governor of Himachal Pradesh, the President has said “I am sad to learn about the massive landslides in Himachal Pradesh in which a number of bus passengers lost their lives and others sustained injuries.

My thoughts and prayers are with all those affected by the landslides. I am sure that the State Government and other agencies are taking necessary steps to provide all possible help to bereaved families as well as medical assistance to the injured.

Please convey my heartfelt condolences to the families of the deceased. I wish a speedy recovery to those injured”.

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Gorakhpur: The Gorakhpur Airport on Monday has been closed and all flights were cancelled as runway was flooded with water.

Moderate to heavy rains occurred over the northern districts of Uttar Pradesh.

It is anticipated that rains are likely to reduce over Bihar, but Uttar Pradesh may continue with good showers for another 24 hours.


In the past day, Gorakhpur witnessed extremely heavy rain. Even the neighboring country Nepal is witnessing very heavy rains which have raised the water levels of the rivers.

These rivers flow across the districts of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar which has led to floods in many districts.

Lakhimpur Kheri, Bahraich, Kushinagar, Gorakhpur, Bijnor in Uttar Pradesh will witness good showers.In the past 24 hours, Gorakhpur received extremely heavy rain of 180 mm.

However, Supaul, Patna, Gaya, Muzaffarpur, and Chapra witnessed very light intensity of rains. Patna, Gaya will continue receiving light showers with one or moderate.

Allahabad and Varanasi will get very light rain. Rain intensity in Lucknow and Kanpur will reduce significantly.
 

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