UP: NDRF rescues 100 people stranded on boat in Narayani river in Kushinagar

LUCKNOW: At least 100 people stuck in a boat that ran out of fuel in the middle of the Narayani river were rescued by the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) in Uttar Pradesh Kushinagar district in the wee hours of Friday.
Kushinagar district magistrate S Rajalingam said we had received information of around 200 people being stuck in a boat in the middle of the river and informed both the NDRF and the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) units.

NDRF officer PL Sharma said a boat that was carrying around 100 people was stuck in the river due to engine failure.
A team was immediately dispatched from the Gorakhpur NDRF centre and reached at around 2.20am.
"After reaching the spot we launched the rescue operation within 10 minutes. It took time to get to the part of the river where the boat was stuck because some part of the river was walkable and some part was not. Yet our rescuers rescued each and every person stuck," he said.
Villagers were returning after cultivation on their agricultural lands on the other side of the river and were women and children.
A local said, "He was informed that a boat with around 200 people was stuck in the nearby Narayani river due to shortage of diesel. I arranged diesel and four boats and rushed to the spot".