5 troupes of army personnel are being sent to flood-hit Kurnool and Mahbubnagar districts of AP while 4 defence helicopters too have been pressed into rescue and relief operations.
Five troupes of army personnel are being sent to flood-hit Kurnool and Mahbubnagar districts of Andhra Pradesh while four defence helicopters too have been pressed into rescue and relief operations, chief minister K Rosaiah said here today.
The chief minister has been constantly reviewing the situation with officials of the state disaster management department.
A team of 120 National Disaster Response Force men from Arakkonam has been summoned to Hyderabad, from where it will be sent to Kurnool and Mahbubnagar districts to carry out rescue and relief operations. Inflatable boats are also being dispatched to the districts for the operations.
Six power boats of the AP tourism development corporation have also been pressed into service.
The State government has placed battalions of the AP special police at the disposal of the respective district collectors to aid the administration in the rescue operations. The chief minister said all arrangements have been made to drop food packets for the people stranded in floods.
Senior IAS officers have been rushed to Kurnool, Mahbubnagar and Krishna districts to oversee flood relief operations, Rosaiah added.Meanwhile, Leader of Opposition N Chandrababu Naidu has directed his party leaders and workers in the flood-hit districts to rush to the affected areas immediately and help save lives of people.
"Take active part in rescue and relief operations and provide food to the affected people," he told his party men while appealing to all ministers, MPs and MLAs cutting across
party lines to visit the field and take part in the operations.
He said the Telugu Desam Party would extend all support to the government in tackling the situation.
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