Kharge Urges Centre to Aid Flood-Hit Nepal, Ensure Safety of Stranded Indians
Kharge said more than 600 people have died and around 320 Indians remain uncontactable, urging urgent relief and rescue support.
- On Saturday, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah, urging them to intensify rescue operations for Indians stranded in flood-hit Nepal and provide comprehensive humanitarian assistance.
- Massive flash floods swept through Rasuwa and central Nepal on Wednesday, August 26, killing more than 600 people and leaving 1,924 missing, with widespread damage to infrastructure and settlements.
- Kharge cited reports that around 320 Indian nationals remain uncontactable, while the Ministry of External Affairs confirmed 84 have been rescued so far, including 21 Tamil Nadu residents and 63 Trishuli-I project workers.
- To assist local authorities, an 11-member Indian team reached Nepal on Saturday to help with rescue efforts, as Kharge urged the Home Ministry to consider deploying National Disaster Response Force teams.
- India continues providing relief and rescue support to Nepal, with Kharge emphasizing that the government must ensure "immediate and comprehensive" assistance in coordination with the Nepalese government during this critical period.
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Kharge Urges PM Modi, Shah To Intensify Rescue Of Indians Stranded In Flood-Hit Nepal
<p class="isSelectedEnd">Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah to intensify rescue and evacuation efforts for Indians stranded in flood-hit Nepal and ensure their safe return to India. He also suggested deployment of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams to assist in relief operations.</p> <p class="isSelectedEnd">In separate letters to PM Modi and Shah, Kharge also…
Congress president Kharge writes to PM Modi for rescue, evacuation of Indians stranded in flood-hit Nepal
In his letter to the Prime Minister, Congress president Kharge urged him to ensure that adequate assistance is provided to the affected people of Nepal in coordination with the their government.
Kharge writes to PM for rescue, evacuation of Indians stranded in flood-hit Nepal
New Delhi, Aug 29 (PTI) Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging him to intensify rescue and evacuation efforts for all Indians stranded in flood-hit Nepal and arrange for their safe return to India. In his letter to the Prime Minister, Kharge also urged him to ensure that adequate assistance […]
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LatestlyMallikarjun Kharge urges Centre to intensify rescue, relief ops in flood-hit Nepal, suggests NDRF deployment
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah, urging the government to ensure relief assistance to flood-hit Nepal and intensify rescue operations in the wake of several Indians stranded in the neighbouring country.
Kathmandu. Indian National Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge has urged Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to immediately intensify efforts for the rescue and safe relocation of Indian citizens stranded in Nepal due to floods. Kharge has also written a separate letter to Indian Home Minister Amit Shah, demanding the mobilization of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) wherever needed in Nepal. In his letter to Modi, […]
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