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Tuesday, August 5, 2025
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Topic: NDRF

Rs 9,578.40 cr released to 22 states in current fiscal under disaster relief fund, Govt tells LS

In a written reply, MoS for Home Affairs, Nityanand Rai, said financial assistance under SDRF and NDRF is provided as relief, not as compensation for losses suffered or claimed.

DU student, missing for 6 days, found dead in Yamuna river

Police say Sneha’s body was seen floating in the river under the Geeta Colony flyover, family members later identified it. She was reported missing on 7 July.

8 including infant injured after multi-storey building collapses in Delhi’s Seelampur

Officials say 3-4 people are feared trapped under debris. Collapse occurred at 7 am Saturday and rescue ops are currently underway.

Confusion, debris & bodies at Air India crash site. Rescue worker first thought it was cylinder blast

A SDRF staff recalls how an ominous thick black smoke blanketing the sky outside his office gave him a hunch that something was amiss. Team reached crash site at 1.45 pm,he adds.

Delhi CM orders probe into Mustafabad building collapse, many still feared trapped

4 people have lost their lives. Officials say rescue work hampered as building in congested locality and can only be reached through bylanes where movement of heavy machinery not easy.

Four dead, several trapped as six-storey building collapses in Delhi’s Mustafabad

Teams from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and Delhi Police have reached the spot, and a rescue operation is currently underway. Further details are awaited.

Telangana SLBC tunnel rescue ops continue, 8 trapped workers’ precise location remains unknown

The NDRF & SDRF teams have encountered severe challenges in reaching the collapsed section due to debris blocking the area.

Dausa: Disaster teams rescue girl, 2, from borewell after 18-hour operation

The girl was stuck at 28 feet and a parallel approach was dug to rescue her; she is admitted in hospital.

At least 24 dead, 70 injured as landslides hit hilly villages in Kerala’s Wayanad

A 250-member team comprising the Fire and Rescue Department, Civil Defence & NDRF are engaged in rescue operations and more NDRF teams were on their way to the disaster site.

Dust storm, rain in Mumbai: At least 4 killed, 100 feared trapped after iron hoarding collapses

59 wounded in the incident, which occurred in Mumbai’s Ghatkopar. BMC says the hoarding was ‘illegal’ and denies giving permission for it.

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