NDRF teams leave Kerala, headed to Odisha, Maharashtra now

Chengannur (Kerala): All National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams have been recalled from Kerala, with flood relief and rescue operations in the state entering the third and final stage. The personnel are now being redirected to Odisha and Maharashtra, where floods have begun to wreak havoc.

“In Gadchiroli in Maharashtra, 130 villages have been cut off because of floods. We have been de-inducted from Kerala and are moving to Pune, where we will be on standby,” said inspector Rajesh Tawle of the NDRF’s 5th Battalion.

Personnel have already been put on standby in AP and Odisha, with heavy rain pounding Odisha which faces the threat of flooding, said NDRF deputy inspector general K.K. Singh.

NDRF was been involved in rescue and relief operations in Kerala, with the Indian Army, Navy and Air Force, and paramilitary force.