: Maharashtra rains: 15 NDRF teams deployed across state, orange alert in Mumbai #IndiaNEWS Fifteen National Disaster Response Force teams have been deployed across Maharashtra in view of the heavy

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Maharashtra rains: 15 NDRF teams deployed across state, orange alert in Mumbai #IndiaNEWS
Fifteen National Disaster Response Force teams have been deployed across Maharashtra in view of the heavy rains across certain parts of the state, the chief of the force said on Thursday.NDRF chief SN Pradhan said that at the request of the state government, four teams were deployed to Ratnagiri, two each to Mumbai, Sindhudurg, Palghar, Raigad and Thane and one to Kurla (a suburban area in Mumbai). An NDRF team normally has 47 personnel, equipped with inflatable boats, wood and pole cutters and basic first aid kits to rescue residents affected by rains and floods, reported PTI.Heavy rains lashed Mumbai and its adjoining areas on Wednesday. The India Meteorological Department issued a red alert for Mumbai for Wednesday and a yellow alert for the next four days. A scientist at the Mumbai branch of the weather agency said that yellow and red alerts were also been issued for some districts on the Konkan coastal strip.Besides Mumbai, an orange alert has also been issued in Pune, Satara and Kolhapur districts for Saturday and Sunday, and in Bhandara, Gondia and Gadchiroli districts for Sunday, reported India Today.Till 8.30 am on Thursday, Santacruz recorded 23 cm of rainfall, Colaba 9 cm, Belapur 21 cm, Kopar 20 cm, Manpada 19 cm, Vikhroli 21...Read more

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