Along with the seven wagons of water that have already been dispatched from Chengalpattu, the national transporter has also been supplying bottled water to the flood-affected areas in Kerala.
The Maharashtra government and civic authorities have declared a high alert after 100 mm rain was recorded yesterday and people have been advised to stay home for the next 24 hours.
The rains may have paralysed the city, but failed to break the spirit of good samaritans who extended help in every way they could to help fellow Mumbaikars.
Over 40 transgenders from Kolkata, Malda and North Dinajpur came together and collected relief materials and distributed them among victims in the worst affected areas in the state.
National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) personnel rescued six pregnant women stranded in flood-hit areas of Bihar, and took them to the nearest hospitals for delivery.
In this face of disaster, the Indian Army, Air Force, and National Disaster Response Forces (NDRF) in association with NGOs and civilians are trying to restore balance in the flood-hit state.