Rajasthan Floods: More Than 4,000 Rescued In Two Days, Army Deployed In Flood-Hit Areas

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Rajasthan Floods: More Than 4,000 Rescued In Two Days, Army Deployed In Flood-Hit Areas

On August 24, even though the flood situation was a little better after the water started receding, numerous parts in several districts are still submerged under water amid heavy rainfall, officials said.

Over 4,000 individuals have been moved from flood-hit regions to safer areas over the past two days, and security personnel have been deployed for rescue efforts in Rajasthan's Jhalawar, Baran, Bundi and Kota districts.

Flood-Hit Rajasthan

On August 24, even though the flood situation was a little better after the water started receding, numerous parts in these districts are still submerged under water amid heavy rainfall, officials were quoted as saying by NDTV.

Meanwhile, schools have once again reopened in Bundi, Baran and Kota, while these remained shut in Jhalawar.

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has directed officials to survey the loss of property amid the substantial rainfall in Kota and other neighbouring areas.

Former CM Vasundhara Raje, along with her son and Jhalawar-Baran MP Dushyant Singh, also conducted an aerial survey of the flood-hit areas of Jhalawar, Baran and Kota districts.

Grim Situation All-Around

According to an official of the state disaster management and relief department, teams of the district administration, Indian Army, police, Air Force, National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) have successfully rescued nearly 4,302 individuals from the flood-affected areas on August 23 and August 24 in Jaipur.

Furthermore, 13 people were airlifted from Baran district's Khurai village on Tuesday, and the helicopter is on standby at Kota airport.

"Due to very heavy rainfall in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, excessive inflow of water in Chambal, Kalisindh, Parvan, Parvati and Mej rivers and the release of water from Kalisindh, Kota Barrage, Jawahar Sagar, Parvati Dam, flood situation has emerged in Kota, Bundi, Baran, Karauli, Sawai Madhopur, Jhalawar and Dholpur districts," the official stated.

Numerous areas were inundated. Individuals were stuck in low-lying locations with six feet high waterlogs. Numerous villages also turned into islands and were cut off from district headquarters.

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