West Bengal: NDRF rescues pregnant woman from flood-affected village in Midnapore
Aug 06, 2021
Midnapore (West Bengal) [India], August 6 : An National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) team on Friday morning safely evacuated a 23-year-old pregnant woman from the flood-affected village of Dirghagram in the Ghatal region of Midnapore, said the West Bengal Police. 
The NDRF, following a distress call, rescued the four months pregnant woman from the flooded area of the village in a boat and took her to the nearest hospital at around six in the morning.
The NDRF also rescued her family members,
The release of excess water from the Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) dam has caused floods in Midnapore, Howrah, and Hooghly districts.
Earlier on Thursday, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had scheduled to conduct an aerial survey of the affected region but cancelled the event due to bad weather. She went to Howrah by road and visited Amta, which has been submerged.
