<p class="title">A 25-member battalion of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) arrived in Kodagu on Tuesday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The team is headed by Commander R K Upadhya and is equipped with rescue materials. The NDRF team has been accommodated at Maitri hall and will stay in Kodagu for three months.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The district administration will utilise the services of the battalion for the protection of people and cattle during floods and landslides.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The monsoon is expected to enter the district on June 4. The district administration has identified vulnerable regions that are prone to floods and landslides in Kodagu. </p>.<p class="bodytext">NDRF personnel Manjunath said that the team had worked during the Odisha cyclone. The team is prepared to carry out rescue operations.</p>.<p class="bodytext">District Disaster Management Unit officer Ananya Vasudev said that one among the four battalions that have arrived in the state has reached Kodagu.</p>.<p class="bodytext">NDRF, fire and emergency services personnel, Indian Army and the local police had played a crucial role during landslides in Thora village in Virajpet last year.</p>
<p class="title">A 25-member battalion of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) arrived in Kodagu on Tuesday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The team is headed by Commander R K Upadhya and is equipped with rescue materials. The NDRF team has been accommodated at Maitri hall and will stay in Kodagu for three months.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The district administration will utilise the services of the battalion for the protection of people and cattle during floods and landslides.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The monsoon is expected to enter the district on June 4. The district administration has identified vulnerable regions that are prone to floods and landslides in Kodagu. </p>.<p class="bodytext">NDRF personnel Manjunath said that the team had worked during the Odisha cyclone. The team is prepared to carry out rescue operations.</p>.<p class="bodytext">District Disaster Management Unit officer Ananya Vasudev said that one among the four battalions that have arrived in the state has reached Kodagu.</p>.<p class="bodytext">NDRF, fire and emergency services personnel, Indian Army and the local police had played a crucial role during landslides in Thora village in Virajpet last year.</p>
