The flood in MP broke a 20-year record; 11 thousand people evacuated to safe places, 3 Airforce pilots saved 300 lives


Posted on 31st Aug 2020 02:01 pm by rohit kumar

12 districts of Madhya Pradesh are affected by heavy floods. In 454 villages and towns, people are winning by fighting the floods and even Bhaskar's reporters are not silent. By taking risks, he has collected stories of ground reality and victory for his readers from water, land, and sky ... Read similar ground reports

 

Save operation life

 

On Saturday afternoon, the Air Force was directed to conduct a rescue operation in the flood-affected areas of the state. Four helicopters (Mi-17V-5 and ALH Mk3 Dhruv) were pressed into life-saving missions. The mission started at 5:30 am Sunday and over 300 people were evacuated to safety in 8 hours. Children and women were first taken out.

 

(Helicopter-1 Wing Commander Abhimanyu Singh)

 

'PPE kit not noticed, sanitized every time'

 

The Wing Commander said, "We had arrived only on Saturday, but then the weather created an interruption and we had to carry on the mission. Then it was decided to leave at 4 am. That is what we did. We reached the affected areas in an hour Were, but the flooded people had difficulty navigating. We started the operation as soon as the first correct location was found. "

 

"In Raisen and Sehore, two helicopters were engaged in the rescue. We brought PPE kits, the administration also kept around 30 kits, but when they came to rescue the people nothing was noticed. They pulled each one up and Then he sanitized himself and got into the mud. The goal was to save the children first. Flight Lieutenant Sanjay Job and Sergeant Ake Verma were with me. "

 

(Helicopter-2 Squadron Leader Himanshu Sharma)

 

'No risk of landing, risk of rescue in the air'

 

"We arrived at Helipoftar Dhruva (LAH-MK-Three) in Pipariya village of Raisen at 6 am. The biggest difficulty was that the helicopters were not finding a place to land. Therefore, the air was rescued. As soon as people When we saw us, we stood with folded hands. Tilted our heads. First of all, 60 people were brought to a safe place, then felt that they had done something for the country. "

 

"I ate whatever time I got between coming to Bhopal to get fuel and then to the affected places. We were reserving under the Corona Protocol, there was a lot of trouble. Flight Lieutenants Prateek Dayanand and Karandeep Singh were with me for about 7 consecutive hours. Hours kept working. We were relieved when the operation was over. "

 

(Helicopter-3 Squadron Leader Characters)

 

'On seeing the people trapped in the water, forgot their problems'

 

"Rescue at Semalwara-Bamhori in Sehore, but our entire focus was on the rising water level. As the water was rising, it was expected that the houses here could collapse at any time. There were more than 200. The bad weather and rain were disturbing, but when the faces of the people stuck in the floods, the difficulties disappeared. "

 

"We acted like a team and took people out one by one. During this time, I had to come to Bhopal twice to get fuel. After finishing work in about nine hours, came to Bhopal airport. The entire crew neither cared even to eat. Did not. After evacuating the stranded people reached Bhopal and ate food. "

 

 

Chief Minister saw flood devastation, 20-year record of floods broken, 11 thousand people safe

 

 

The Chief Minister said, "This form of Maa Narmada has been seen after 20 years. Due to heavy rains in the river basin, 454 villages in 12 districts are engulfed in floodwaters, but the district administration, NDRF, Army, and Air Force personnel carried out a rescue operation and took about 11,000 people to a safe place. "

 

"Floods are more affected in the districts of Dewas, Harda, Sehore, Hoshangabad, Raisen, Vidisha, Balaghat, Seoni, Chhindwara, Khandwa, etc. 267 people were air-lifted from different places. Almost all the major dams of Narmada River Like Bargi, Tawa, Barna, Indira Sagar, and Omkareshwar have reached their full level. I have also told Prime Minister Narendra Modi the whole situation. "

 

"I sat in the control room for the whole night of Saturday and kept an eye on the situation. They could have overflowed if the bargi and tawa did not release water from the dam. It was a difficult operation to get people out of the flood overnight, so at night He spoke to the Defense Minister. He immediately sent the army for help. The situation is under control, yet there is a possibility of heavy rains in all the districts of western Madhya Pradesh, so these districts have been kept on high alert.

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