Home Minister Rajnath Singh along with Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and Union Minister KJ Alphons undertook an aerial survey of the flood-affected regions in the state on Sunday.
Spoke to Kerala CM Shri Pinrayi Vijayan and discussed the prevailing flood situation in the state. I have assured all possible assistance from the Centre to the state government. The relief and rescue ops are going on. MHA is closely monitoring the flood situation.
— Rajnath Singh (@rajnathsingh) August 10, 2018
According to reports, CM Vijayan confirmed the death of 33 people and six missing. “Such destruction has never before been witnessed in the state. The entire state has come together in these circumstances, and we are ready to do whatever is necessary,” Vijayan said.
To help the state cope with the flood situation, Madras regiment from Pangode Military Station at Idukki has launched Operation Sahyog, which is coordinated by the Indian Army’s Karnataka and Kerala sub-area, headquartered at Bangalore.
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Pangode Military Station, under Karnataka and Kerala sub-area of the Indian Army, deployed three columns of the army exclusively in two flood-affected districts of the state, Aluva in Ernakulam district and Adimali in Idukki district. The army is actively engaged in the relief operations
In addition to the evacuation of villagers, stranded tourists and establishment of connectivity, the relief operation included distribution of medicine and food in relief camps at Adimali, in Idukki district. Over 1000 people including women and children have been rescued in areas where the Indian Army’s ten columns comprising more than 40 composite teams are working round the clock to ensure that the last person stranded in the floods is rescued. Flash floods due to incessant rains have wreaked havoc in several districts of the state.
#Update #KeralaFloods2018. #Engineer Task Force constructs 40 ft Improvised Foot Over Bridge using local resources in Area #Wandoor (Naduvath-Vellambram rd). #IndianArmy #Nation #First . We are at it. #OpMadad #KeralaFloodRelief pic.twitter.com/1DMBLOcK17
— ADG PI – INDIAN ARMY (@adgpi) August 12, 2018
The Indian Army assured in its release, “The troops of the Defence Security Corps Centre and the Bison Division are operating continuously to help and rescue civil population from these inundated areas.”
“In addition to the composite teams, there are more than three Engineers Task Force including more than 100 personnel of the Indian Army who is establishing temporary bridges on washed away roads, removing debris and using Assault Boats to traverse the inundated areas in the rescue missions,” Army added.
(With ANI inputs)