Tauktae Havoc: Navy Rescues 184 People From Barge P305
Tauktae havoc: Navy rescues 184 people from barge P305 so far, rescue operations continue.
The cyclonic storm Tauktae has caused significant loss of life and property in many cities of India. Many people have been killed and many are missing.
The Navy said that its soldiers have so far rescued 184 of the 273 people on the barge P305 while battling extremely bad weather. All those on two other barges and one oil rig are safe.
Vice Admiral Muralidhar Sadashiv Pawar, Deputy Chief of Naval Staff said that this is the most challenging search and rescue operation in the last four decades.
Tauktae havoc: 184 personnel on P305 rescued.
Let us tell you that these gravels were trapped in the Arabian Sea near Mumbai a few hours before the cyclone hit the coast of Gujarat. A Navy spokesman said, “As of Wednesday morning, 184 personnel on the P305 have been rescued.
INS Kochi and INS Kolkata are returning to Mumbai port with these people. Search and rescue operations are underway with the help of INS Teg, INS Betwa, INS Beas, P81 aircraft and helicopters.
196 people present on the barge SS-3.
The Navy and Coast Guard rescued 137 people present in the barge ‘GAL constructor’ till Tuesday. Officials said that 196 people present on the Bajre SS-3 and 101 people on the oil rig Sagar Bhushan are safe.
Through the ships of ONGC and SCI, they are being brought to the coast safely. INS Talwar is also deployed in the area to help in rescue and relief operations.
They are also paid.
A naval officer said that three barges and an oil rig carrying 707 personnel were trapped in the sea on Monday.
These include ‘P305’ barge carrying 273 people, ‘GAL constructor’ carrying 137 personnel and SS-3 barge, in which 196 personnel were present.
Also, ‘Sagar Bhushan’ oil rig was also trapped in the sea, in which 101 personnel were present.
Weather update today: cyclone storm effect, Delhi-UP, Himachal and many states including rain-storm alert today
The effect of cyclonic storm is also visible on the weather of North India. Due to Cyclone Tauktae, western disturbances are seen to be active again across the country.
Due to this, rain and thunderstorm are expected in many states of the country. It can be seen in many states of the country including UP, Delhi, Himachal Pradesh.
Rain and hail warnings have been issued in 10 districts of Himachal Pradesh, while there are chances of heavy rains in the mountains while snowfall has been forecast in the high Himalayas.
Hurricane Takte is moving out of Gujarat and is moving towards Rajasthan. Tauktae, which lifted from the Arabian Sea, has weakened further on Tuesday night.
But due to the cyclonic storm, there will be moderate rainfall in eastern and western Uttar Pradesh, eastern Rajasthan and Delhi-NCR. Some areas of Delhi are expected to receive heavy rains.
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Tuesday that there has been rain in southern Rajasthan as the takte moves towards north India.
