45 relief camps have been set up in Wayanad, accommodating 3,069 persons Wayanad: The death toll from the landslides in Wayanad district has risen to 200, with hundreds still feared trapped under the debris. Rescue efforts are ongoing, with the Army, National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and Kerala State Disaster Management Authority personnel working around…
Heavy rain forecast: NDRF team arrives in Kodagu
June 2, 2024Madikeri: Following forecast of heavy rains for a few days in the Kodagu district, a team of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) personnel have landed in the district to take up precautionary measures. The team from the NDRF 10th battalion from Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh, which arrived at Kushalnagar yesterday evening, was received by District…
NDRF leads mock drill on flood response in Kodagu
July 2, 2023Kushalnagar: A mock drill on flood rescue operations was conducted by the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) rescue team and personnel from Government Departments at Hebbatageri village in Kodagu yesterday. Ironically, the drill was held at a time when Kodagu is facing an acute shortage of rainfall which is much below normal. NDRF personnel, as…
NDRF team to Kodagu in June first week: DC
May 25, 2023Madikeri: A team from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) is set to arrive in Kodagu in the first week of June, said Kodagu Deputy Commissioner (DC) Dr. B.C. Satish during a press briefing in Madikeri. “Till now, the NDRF team was accommodated at Maithri, Police Community Bhavan in Madikeri. This year, they will be…
Stone quarry crash at Gundlupet: Two more bodies retrieved
March 7, 2022NDRF, SDRF, Fire Department return after 25-hour search operation Gundlupet: Rescue teams belonging to National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) and Fire & Emergency Services Department, after conducting a 14-hour search operation, have ended their rescue operation by retrieving two more bodies yesterday. One more body was retrieved on Saturday after…
Mock drill by SWR and NDRF team in city tomorrow
September 20, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru Division of South Western Railway (SWR), along with a team of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and the State Government personnel, will conduct a joint mock drill at Ashokapuram Railway Station in city tomorrow (Sept. 21) from 10.30 am onwards. Train derailment-induced rescue and relief operations following the incident will be part…
Landslide at Talacauvery: Body of Assistant Priest found
August 16, 2020Search operation continues to trace two more bodies Madikeri: The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) team, which is continuing ‘Operation Brahmagiri 2’ since Aug. 13 to trace those who are missing following the landslide at Gajagiri Hill next to Brahmagiri Hill in Kodagu, has found another body in a decomposed state yesterday morning. The body…
Talacauvery Chief Priest’s body found: Search on for three more bodies
August 12, 2020Madikeri: The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has recovered the body of the Chief Priest of Talacauvery T.S. Narayanachar (80) yesterday from the landslide site at Gajagiri Hill next to Brahmagiri Hill in Kodagu. The body of one more victim Anandathirtha was found two days back. He was the brother of Narayanachar. Narayanachar’s body was…
Army steps up rescue operations in Kodagu
August 19, 2018Madikeri: Even as the entire Kodagu district continues to reel under natural calamities caused by rain fury, the Army has stepped up the rescue and relief operations in the district. The Army, along with National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and Police personnel continued the rescue operation on Saturday, evacuating several residents stranded in high altitude…
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