According to officials on Thursday, the district administration in Palghar, Maharashtra, gave the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) team’s 23 members instructions to be ready for torrential downpours.
As per District Magistrate Office Palghar, the district administration in Palghar, Maharashtra, gave 23 NDRF members instructions to be ready amid persistent downpours. The district administration also instructed all the sub-divisional officers and tehsildars of the district to remain alert and not leave the headquarters, said the DMO.
The DMO added that the Vasai Virar Municipal Corporation has also been informed through a letter to remain alert and provide necessary assistance.
Villages nearby coastal areas have received warnings because of the high tide, it further said.
Earlier on Wednesday, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar directed district collectors for precautionary measures in view of the incessant rainfall in parts of the state.
Meanwhile, an incident of landslide was reported at Irshalwadi village in Khalapur tehsil in Maharashtra’s Raigad district. Some people are feared trapped inside the debris, the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) said on Thursday.
Four people were killed and several are feared trapped under debris, said police.
According to the Raigad Police, in the landslide at Irshalwadi village of Khalapur tehsil, four people died and three others were injured. One of the rescuers also died due to heart attack, police said.
The National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) teams are engaged in rescue operations. The search and rescue effort was started after two teams arrived at the scene, according to earlier statements from the NDRF. They added that two more teams had left for the operation from Mumbai. After the incident, Raigad Police also established a control room. 30 people have been removed from the scene, according to the police, but it’s believed that many more are still trapped under the rubble.