The Home Guards jawans deployed for disaster management duties helped safely evacuate a large number of people trapped in floods at Rajnandgaon and Durg districts to various relief camps in the State.
There were a total of 47 persons trapped in floods at Chamarraitola, Bharregaon and Sidai Mohra villages in Rajnangaon districts. Similarly, about 200 persons were trapped in floods in Pisegaon in Durg district out of which 100 were evacuated on July 31 and the remaining the next morning, an official statement issued here on Thursday.