Jamshedpur, July 4 -- A 30-member team of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has been deployed in East Singhbhum district to bolster disaster management and emergency response during the monsoon season.

The team, comprising four officers and 26 trained personnel, arrived in Jamshedpur and immediately took part in a rescue operation following a drowning incident at a reservoir in Jadugoda.

The deployment was approved by the Jharkhand Disaster Management Department following a request from Deputy Commissioner Karn Satyarthi. The unit will remain stationed in the district to respond to floods, waterlogging, drowning cases, gas leaks, and other emergencies.

Previously, NDRF teams had to be requisitioned from Ranchi, Patna, or other ...