VIDEO: SDRF Team Battles Strong Water Current To Rescue Drowning Youth In Narmada River

Jabalpur (Madhya Pradesh): A team of brave SDRF jawans battled strong water currents to rescue a youth drowning in Narmada river in Bhedaghat area of Jabalpur. The youth slipped from the wet stairs leading to the river and was taken far away by the heavy water flow. Fortunately, the vigilant team spotted him and rowed for the rescue.

A video of the heroic rescue of the youth has surfaced on the social media platform X.

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According to information, the SDRF team was recently deployed on the Saraswati Bank of Narmada river due to heavy water flow.

The youth, identified as Satish Kumar, went to the Sarswati Bank located in the Bhedaghat area of Jabalpur on Thursday to collect his deceased aunt's ashes. After collection, he went to take a dip in the Narmada River. As soon as he went to take a dip, he slipped on the stairs of the bank and fell face-first into the river.

Seeing this, a team of the State Disaster Response Force took a boat and went into the river to save the youth. The team jumped into the river in a motor boat and swiftly saved the drowning youth. Kumar was saved by the team, and he thanked the SDRF team.

Opening dam gates is the reason for heavy flow.

Due to the increase in water levels in various dam catchments, several gates at various dams in the state have been opened. This step has been taken to give relief to the catchment areas and to reduce water levels.

In turn, the opening of gates has led to a major increase in the flow of many major rivers in the state. The opening of Bargi Dam has led to a substantial increase in the flow of the Narmada River, where this incident occurred.