Jaipur: As many as 216 people were rescued by the Army and National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) after an entire village in Sapotara area in Karauli district was inundated following heavy rains.
"In a successful operation, Army and NDRF teams evacuated 216 people from a village last night in Karauli district. They were shifted to safer places," relief secretary Rohit Kumar said.
He also informed that about eight to nine people were stranded in Alwar's Bansur area and Air Force has been asked to rescue them.
Army was also deployed in Jodhpur on Wednesday night. Heavy rains have paralysed normal life in Jodhpur and many colonies were water logged.
Jalore, Chittorgarh, Bhilwara and Pali have also been facing flood-like situation due to heavy rainfall, which has increased the water level in the rivers.
