Cyclone Tauktae: NDRF doubles number of teams to 100
The National Disaster Response Force has elevated from 53 to 100 the number of teams earmarked to undertake aid and rescue measures within the wake of impending Cyclone Tauktae, a senior officer mentioned on Saturday. The power’s Director-General, S N Pradhan, mentioned in a tweet that these teams are being mobilised for deployment within the coastal areas of Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Goa and Maharashtra.
On Friday, he had mentioned that 53 teams are being dedicated for the cyclonic storm that’s growing within the Arabian sea.
The deployment of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams has been “upped” as per new inputs offered by the India Meteorological Department, Pradhan mentioned.
Out of the 100 teams, the director normal mentioned 42 are being pre-deployed or stationed on the bottom in six states whereas 26 are on stand-by.
Thirty-two teams are on backup and may be airlifted upon requirement, Pradhan mentioned.
The NDRF chief additionally mentioned that members of these teams have been vaccinated in opposition to COVID-19 and are geared up with the required instruments.
A single NDRF workforce includes 35-40 personnel and they’re armed with tree and pole cutters, boats, fundamental medical assist and different aid and rescue tools.
The India Meteorological Department had mentioned on Friday that the despair within the Arabian Sea is probably going to intensify right into a “very severe cyclonic storm” on May 17 and cross the Gujarat coast a day later.Â
The climate situation has intensified right into a deep despair.
It could be very doubtless to additional intensify into cyclonic storm ‘Tauktae’ by Saturday morning and really doubtless to intensify additional right into a extreme cyclonic storm by Saturday night time, it had mentioned.
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