The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) 10th Battalion is deploying additional teams from Tamil Nadu and Odisha to take up rescue operations in the flood-hit areas in in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
In all, 18 teams have been deployed in both the States, according to Battalion Commandant Zahid Khan.
“Teams have been positioned in the districts of Visakhapatnam, Krishna, Alluri Sitharama Raju and Konaseema districts in Andhra Pradesh, and Bhadradri-Kothagudem, Warangal, Hanumakonda, Jagtiyal, Karimnagar and other areas in Telangana. NDRF personnel have evacuated hundreds of affected people so far, and are coordinating with the district administrations and the disaster management authorities,” Mr. Zahid Khan told The Hindu on July 27 (Thursday).
