The incessant rains from the last two days have thrown normal life out of gear of people of some villages in the district after water released from dam entered their villages. As many as 14,000 persons in 36 villages in Nagpur district have been evacuated due to floods.
Ravindra Thakare, District Collector, stated in a press release issued on Saturday that the district administration had shifted several affected families to various schools with the help of State Disaster Response Force and National Disaster Response Force.
The team of Indian Army also has been engaged in the rescue operations, Thakare stated.