Morena (Madhya Pradesh): A high alert has been issued in several villages of Madhya Pradesh's Chambal region as the water levels of Quarri and Chambal rivers have crossed the danger mark, due to incessant rains in the region for the past three days. This is the first time since 1971, that the water level of Quarri river has risen 10 meters above the normal level on par with river Chambal. Hundreds of villages close to the rivers have now been evacuated, with villagers being shifted to safer places with the help of tractor tubes.
In MP's Morena, seven people were airlifted by the Army using helicopters. Also, the Gwalior-Chambal region, especially Sheopur and Shivpuri districts, have been worst affected by the floods. In Ratangarh village of Datia district, a bridge got washed away due to strong currents generated by Sindh river, which has been flooded due to the heavy rainfall.
Read: Over 1000 people safely evacuated from flood-affected Sheopur village
Earlier on Wednesday, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said that more than 1000 people have been safely evacuated from flood-affected Sheopur village. He said that 30 villages of Sheopur have been affected by the floods in the rivers Quarri, Seep, and Parvati. "30 villages of Sheopur are flood affected. Relief and rescue work is going on at a brisk pace. So far, more than 1000 persons have been safely evacuated. At present, the campaign is going on to rescue about 1000 people trapped in village Jwalapur, Bheravada, Mewara, and Jatkheda," the MP CM had tweeted.
Army has rescued 17 people trapped in Datia's Pali Village and 20 people from Kali Pahari of Shivpuri, tweeted Chouhan, adding that National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has rescued 11 people from Tapkeshwar Temple. The Chief Minister said that that he is continuously monitoring the flood situation in the state. "I have discussed with Inspector General of Police (IG) Chambal, IG Gwalior, and the district administration of the flood-prone area on the phone," he added.
