'25 villages inundated, rescue work underway': CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan conducts aerial survey in rain-hit Madhya Pradesh

The rainfall stopped in Bhopal on Tuesday and the power supply was restored after more than 24 hours in some areas. The capital city had witnessed tree falls and traffic snarls over the last couple of days due to heavy showers and strong winds blowing at up to 40 km per hour.
​Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan​

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan

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Bhopal: As heavy rain continues to lash Madhya Pradesh, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan conducted an aerial survey in Guna district on Tuesday evening. Teams of the National Disaster Response Force and State Disaster Response Force remain deployed in the rain and flood-affected areas and hundreds have been rescued over the past few days.
"I've visited flood-affected areas of Vidisha, Guna and Rajgarh districts. About 25 villages are inundated. The water level of Betwa is still stable. The rescue work continues unabated. Air Force, NDRF, SDRF, district administration are engaged in rescue work. We will assess the property damage later. Our first priority is to save the lives of people," Chouhan said today.
The CM had held an emergency meeting with senior officials and the cabinet ministers to review the flood situation in the state earlier this week.
All major and small rivers have received water beyond their capacity, with people living in the catchment areas getting affected. According to the Chief Minister's Office, around 2,300 people have been shifted to safer places and the rescue operations by NDRF, SDRF and the respective district police teams continues in several parts of the state.
Immediate airlifting of people was needed in at least five places in Vidisha. Earlier today, the Indian Air Force said that it would deploy two helicopters for relief operations in the flood-hit Vidisha district.
At least 18 shelters have been established in Vidisha district where a flood-like situation emerged due to heavy rain for the last 24 hours and 1,300 people were shifted to safer places. Rescue teams were carrying out operations using boats.
The rainfall stopped in Bhopal on Tuesday and the power supply was restored after more than 24 hours in some areas. The capital city had witnessed tree falls and traffic snarls over the last couple of days due to heavy showers and strong winds blowing at up to 40 km per hour.
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