Some of the passengers who were rescued from the bus near Chari village in Dahanu tehsil of Palghar district.
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Palgarh: In a daring rescue mission, 17 persons, including 16 women, were evacuated to safety after a bus they were travelling in got stuck at a flooded spot near Chari village in Dahanu tehsil of Palghar district on Sunday night.
The rescue operation was supervised by Palghar district’s Collector Indu Rani Jakhar and Superintendent of Police Yatish Deshmukh.
Police inspector Kiran Pawar of Dahanu police station was injured in this rescue operation and is undergoing treatment at the Sub-District Hospital in Dahanu.
Palghar district has been experiencing heavy rainfall since the weekend.
During the rescue operation, Dahanu sub-divisional police officer Ankita Kanse, tehsildar Sunil Koli, Public Works Department deputy engineer Nitin Pagare, municipal employees, and various agencies provided assistance.
“All the rescued people have been admitted to the sub-district hospital after undergoing a primary health check-up. They are all safe. The timely efforts of the administration and the coordinated performance of the district agencies averted the accident,” officials said.