Southern Railways

The torrential rains slowed down considerably in Chennai on Saturday, leaving a window open for rescue and relief works to be stepped up. OP Singh



DG, NDRF said this was the most massive deployment in any flood situation and that they had deployed 50 teams in Tamil Nadu. "We have helped more than 16,000 people reach safety in different parts of the state," he said. He added that extensive use of social media helped them a lot this time. "We have given out and received real time information which helped us a lot," he said. Emphasizing on the large scale of the relief work, he added that the operation consisted of more than 1500 jawans and over 200 inflatable boats are still at work rescuing people. 

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