NEW DELHI -- Over ten thousand people have been rescued from flood-affected parts of the country, including Assam and Bihar, the NDRF today said.
"44 self-contained flood rescue teams of NDRF have been pre-positioned to assist the respective state administrations in rescue and relief work. 12 flood rescue teams are relentlessly engaged in relief and rescue work in Assam," the central disaster response force said.
It said, till now, over ten thousand persons have been evacuated by it from the flooded parts across the country during this monsoon season.
"In addition to rescue work, National Disaster Response Force teams also established medical camps at various areas of Assam and Bihar and provided medical care to 1,233 persons. The operation is still in progress," it said.
Eight teams are also operating in the marooned areas of Bihar.
A control room of the force is closely monitoring the flood situation in the country on a 24x7 basis, it added.
Floods India 2016
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Open Image ModalIndian villagers wade through water on a submerged road in flood-affected Murkata village in Morigoan district, some 70 km from Guwahati, in Indias northeastern state of Assam on July 27, 2016. Floods in Assam have affected some 1.25 million people as the annual monsoon continues to cross the Indian sub-continent. (credit:BIJU BORO via Getty Images)
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Open Image ModalIn this handout photo taken for the International Fund for Animal Welfare / Wildlife Trust of India on July 27, 2016, a rescued infant rhino calf is transported to safety after being found by IFAW-WTI wildlife officials and volunteers in flood waters in the Sildubi area of the Bagori forest range of Kaziranga National Park in the northeastern Indian state of Assam. Vast tracts of the park, home to the rare one-horned rhino, have been affected by flooding following heavy monsoon rains. (credit:AFP via Getty Images)
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Open Image ModalIndian villagers travel by boat over floodwaters in Ashigarh village in the Morigoan district of Assam on July 20, 2016. Floods in the northern Indian state of Assam have affected people living across six districts as the annual monsoon continues to cross the Indian sub-continent. (credit:BIJU BORO via Getty Images)
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Open Image ModalAn Indian forest ranger sits on the front of a vessel as it approaches a ranger's building through floodwaters in The Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary in Morigoan district, some 70kms from Guwahati, in Indias north-eastern state of Assam on July 27, 2016. Floods in Assam are affecting some 1.25 million people as the annual monsoon continues to cross the Indian sub-continent. (credit:BIJU BORO via Getty Images)
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Open Image ModalIndian villagers travel on a raft in the flood-affected Sildubi village in Morigoan district, some 70 km from Guwahati, in Indias northeastern state of Assam on July 28, 2016. Floods in Assam have affected some 1.25 million people as the annual monsoon continues to cross the Indian sub-continent. (credit:BIJU BORO via Getty Images)
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Open Image ModalAn Indian woman plays with her son in the flood-affected Sildubi village in Morigoan district, some 70 km from Guwahati, in Indias northeastern state of Assam on July 28, 2016. Floods in Assam have affected some 1.25 million people as the annual monsoon continues to cross the Indian sub-continent. (credit:BIJU BORO via Getty Images)
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