NDRF deploys teams in Guj to deal with Nilofar
30 Oct 2014 5:13 AM IST
NDRF has pre-positioned seven rescue and relief teams at Gandhidam, Dwarka, Porbandar, Veeraval and Rajkot in Gujarat.
Two rescue teams have also been pre-positioned at Bhuj, an official spokesperson said. Boats with other flood rescue equipment are being sent to meet any challenges which may arise due to cyclonic storm Nilofar.
NDRF teams are being deployed in vulnerable areas as proactive measures to mitigate the situation during cyclonic storm.
The NDRF is fully geared up for rescue operations in the wake of the cyclone in Arabian Sea along Gujarat coast, the spokesperson said. Besides, nine NDRF teams are on standby and awaiting deployment instructions. The NDRF also alerted its three battalions situated at Vadodara (Gujarat), Pune (Maha) and Bathinda (Punjab).
Meanwhile, The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) is also preparing itself to deal with any eventuality arising out of very severe cyclonic strom ‘Nilofar’ which is expected to make a landfall near Naliya village in Kutch district on 1 November.
The ICG has activated cyclone monitoring cells and deployed 30 ICG ships, besides aircraft and helicopters, to tackle the situation, a senior official said on Tuesday.
‘The Coast Guard is ready to tackle any eventuality due to this very severe cyclonic storm. We have deployed four Dornier aircraft, two ALH helicopters and around 30 ICG ships to deal with the situation,’ said Commander (ICG), North West region, inspector general (IG) Kuldip Singh Sheoran.
He was addressing reporters at the Coast Guard Region (North-West) headquarter in Gandhinagar on Tuesday.
Two rescue teams have also been pre-positioned at Bhuj, an official spokesperson said. Boats with other flood rescue equipment are being sent to meet any challenges which may arise due to cyclonic storm Nilofar.
NDRF teams are being deployed in vulnerable areas as proactive measures to mitigate the situation during cyclonic storm.
The NDRF is fully geared up for rescue operations in the wake of the cyclone in Arabian Sea along Gujarat coast, the spokesperson said. Besides, nine NDRF teams are on standby and awaiting deployment instructions. The NDRF also alerted its three battalions situated at Vadodara (Gujarat), Pune (Maha) and Bathinda (Punjab).
Meanwhile, The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) is also preparing itself to deal with any eventuality arising out of very severe cyclonic strom ‘Nilofar’ which is expected to make a landfall near Naliya village in Kutch district on 1 November.
The ICG has activated cyclone monitoring cells and deployed 30 ICG ships, besides aircraft and helicopters, to tackle the situation, a senior official said on Tuesday.
‘The Coast Guard is ready to tackle any eventuality due to this very severe cyclonic storm. We have deployed four Dornier aircraft, two ALH helicopters and around 30 ICG ships to deal with the situation,’ said Commander (ICG), North West region, inspector general (IG) Kuldip Singh Sheoran.
He was addressing reporters at the Coast Guard Region (North-West) headquarter in Gandhinagar on Tuesday.
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