Anil Deshmukh praises Palghar police for saving 22 people during floods

Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh on Thursday lauded the work of Palghar Police for saving the lives of 22 people who were stranded after heavy rains caused floods in parts of the district.

People who were rescued by the Palghar Police on Wednesday included a five-year-old girl, who was stuck on a tree surrounded by water for over four hours.

@Palghar_Polices Superintendent of Police Dattatreya Shinde and his colleagues saved the lives of 22 people in flood situation caused by extremely heavy rainfall," Deshmukh tweeted.

"She was stuck on a tree surrounded by water. The courage & determination shown by Mamta& Palghar Police is commendable, Deshmukh tweeted with the hashtag of SaviourMahaPolice. 

"Also streamlined traffic removing roadblocks at many places. I am proud of the promptness shown by Palghar Police in work, he added.

A.P.I. Siddhava Jayabhaye & his team from @Palghar_Police heroically saved Mamta's life, a 5yr old girl who was taken away by heavy rain. She was stuck on a tree surrounded by water. The courage & determination shown by Mamta& Palghar Police is commendable.#SaviourMahaPolice.

— ANIL DESHMUKH (@AnilDeshmukhNCP) August 6, 2020

.@Palghar_Police दलाचे पो.अ.दत्तात्रय शिंदे & त्यांच्या सहकाऱ्यांनी अतिवृष्टीमुळे उद्भवलेल्या पूरपरिस्थितीत २२ नागरिकांचे प्राण वाचविले. तसेच अनेक ठिकाणी रस्त्यांवरील अडथळे दूर करून वाहतूक सुरळीत केली. पालघर पोलीसांच्या कार्यतत्परतेचा मला अभिमान वाटतो.https://t.co/rOJBeascLr

— ANIL DESHMUKH (@AnilDeshmukhNCP) August 6, 2020