Man rescued from flooded river bridge in Maharashtra’s Palghar district

A 50-year-old man perilously spent nearly an hour on a flooded river bridge after getting stranded there in Maharashtra's Palghar district on Friday morning, an official said. The rescue operation was carried out in the Vikramgad taluka. Pandu Kalu More, a resident of Mauje Hatane Gavthan, attempted to cross the Deharje bridge, which has no side protection walls, around 10.15 am.

However, he got stuck in the middle as the water current on the inundated bridge was too strong, he said. After being informed, the District Disaster Control Cell got a team from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) dispatched to the spot, the official said.

Vivekanand Kadam, who heads the District Disaster Control Cell, said they changed the plan after seeing a video of More on the bridge. "It appeared More would be swept away before help arrived. We then asked the tehsildar to take the help of local volunteers and rescue the man," he said. A team of local youths then took charge and brought More to the riverbank around 11.15 am, the official added.

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