Pilibhit floods: IAF airlifts 7 stranded people

Amid continuous downpour the Uttar Pradesh government has expedited its relief and rescue operations on a war footing to prevent any loss of life and damage to property in floodaffected areas of the stateProactive measures have been implemented leading to airlifting and rescue of seven individuals trapped in Pilibhit floods by an Air Force team on TuesdayChief Minister Adityanath remains actively engaged in monitoring the floodaffected regions providing necessary guidance to officials and the Relief department to ensure seamless operations Efforts include relocating livestock to safer areasCurrently ten districts in the state are grappling with flood situation caused by heavy rains in Nepal and Uttarakhand Relief operations are being conducted vigorously Following CM Yogis directives assessments of crop damage are also underwayRelief Commissioner GS Naveen Kumar said that the flood in Pilibhit has affected 252 villages across 5 tehsils However the water levels are receding in the area The State Emergency Center received information about individuals stranded in floods in Binaura village Pilibhit The District Magistrate was informed about thisSubsequently a successful airlift operation rescued 7 individuals trapped in the floods ensuring their safe relocation Additionally 7365 other people stranded by the floods were also safely evacuated and moved to secure locations he addedThe Relief Commissioner further informed that one team each from NDRF SDRF and two teams from PAC are actively deployed in the affected areas Additionally rescue operations are being conducted by a team from SSB A total of 37 boats are engaged in relief operations assisting in evacuation effortsFurthermore 23 shelters have been established currently accommodating 261 people Community kitchens are operational to provide meals to everyone In addition to this support 3130 lunch packets have been distributed to residents in the floodaffected villages the Relief Commissioner statedHe further informed that 41 villages across 5 tehsils in Lakhimpur Kheri have also been affected by floods A total of 221 people were safely evacuated through rescue operations conducted by one team each from NDRF and PAC Additionally 12 individuals stranded in village Murgaha of Nighasan were successfully relocated to a safe placeIn Gonda floods have impacted crops in 3 villages Surveys to assess the damage have been completed and the reports have been submitted to the government he addedSimilarly 20 villages across 3 tehsils in Balrampur have been affected by floods with the current situation reported as normal Relief operations are ongoing with one team each from SDRF NDRF and PAC deployed for assistance 42 people of Shahjahanpur have been evacuated safelyIn Shravasti 82 villages across 2 tehsils have been affected by the floods Relief efforts are underway with the deployment of one team each from NDRF SDRF and PAC Currently the situation is reported to be under controlMeanwhile in Kushinagar 16 villages across 2 tehsils have also been impacted by the floods Relief operations are being conducted with one team each of SDRF and PAC Presently the situation is improving Nutritious food is being provided to people through community kitchensIn Shohratgarh tehsil of Siddharthnagar the crops have been affected and a survey report detailing the damage has been submitted to the government In the Haraiya tehsil of Basti a village has been affected impacting 150 people from 35 families To assist them 4 boats have been deployed for transportationSimilarly in a tehsil of Shahjahanpur crops have also been affected and a survey is underway to assess the damage During the floods 42 people from 8 families were stranded but all have been safely evacuated using boats They are now accommodated safely at Panchayat Bhawan where food arrangements have been madeThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever