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NEW DELHI: A total of 39 NDRF teams have been deployed across four northern India states in response to torrential rains and floods that have ravaged the regions since Saturday, a senior official said on Monday.
While 14 National Disaster Relief Forces (NDRF) were deployed in Punjab, 12 were deployed in Himachal Pradesh, eight in Uttarakhand and five in Haryana, he said.
"The rescue operation will be carried out according to the situation on the ground and in coordination with national authorities," an NDRF spokesman said.
The teams, with about 30-35 rescuers in each, are equipped with inflatable boats, ropes, tree cutters and other essential tools to launch rescue and relief operations, another officer said.
Torrential rains continued to wreak havoc in north India on Monday even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke with senior ministers and officials to take stock of the situation.