Ranipet, May 20 -- Ahead of the upcoming southwest monsoon season, a massive contingent of 240 rescue personnel from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) was deployed from Tamil Nadu's Arakkonam to Keralam in the early hours of Wednesday to undertake extensive precautionary and preparedness measures.

The proactive deployment was set in motion following an official request from the Kerala State Disaster Management Authority (KSDMA). Under the strict directives of Senior Commandant Akhilesh Kumar, the specialised teams departed from the 04th Battalion of the NDRF campus, located at Thakkolam in the Ranipet district, at around 5:00 AM.

The 240-member rescue force has been strategically distributed across eight highly vulnerable dist...