The National Disaster Relief Force’s (NDRF) five Search and Rescue teams rushed to Kanpur for immediate response on Sunday. The Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh expressed deep pain over the loss of lives caused by derailment of Indore-Patna Express near Kanpur during the wee hours of Sunday morning. The incident took place at about 3.10 am, near Pukhrayan Railway Station.
Expressing deep pain, Rajnath Singh said that his thoughts are with the bereaved families. Earlier the day, Rajnath Singh talked to DG, National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and instructed him to rush NDRF teams to Pukhrayan.
The 05 Search and Rescue teams of NDRF have been mobilized to Kanpur. On receipt of information, 01 search and rescue team of NDRF comprising of 35 responders immediately rushed to the incident site at 5.30 am from its Regional Response Centre (RRC) lucknow, reached on the spot at 8.10 am and started search and rescue operation at 8.15 am. Following it, 02 more teams comprising of 79 responders left NDRF Base Varanasi at 5.30 am.
To strengthen the rescue operation, 02 additional teams comprising of 75 responders airlifted from Hindan Airbase Ghaziabad at 10.01 am and reached at the site at 11.05 am. The NDRF teams comprised of trained responders, equipped with state-of-the-art Disaster Management gadgets and Medical Components.
As the victims are trapped inside the boggies, due care and diligence is being taken into consideration. The NDRF responders are making all possible efforts to rescue the trapped victims with the help of multi-types of latest disaster management gadgets and tools.
So far, NDRF has rescued 53 passengers including 16 badly trapped from the boggies. The operation is still in progress. Some additional teams are also put on stand by and would be mobilized as per requirement. To supervise the rescue operation, DG NDRF, RK Pachnanda rushed to the site early in the morning from Delhi. A 24x7, NDRF Control Room is monitoring the situation round the clock and in touch with Railways Authorities and local civil administration to render any kinds of assistance.