National Disaster Response Force, NDRF has deployed 21 flood rescue teams in Bihar and 19 in Uttar Pradesh. According to an official release, rescue teams have evacuated more than 1,748 marooned people to safer places in Bihar. The teams also distributed relief materials and provided medical care to 130 stranded people. <br/><br/>Similarly in Uttar Pradesh, NDRF teams evacuated 2,163 people, who were stranded in low lying areas, to safer places. The teams distributed relief materials in flood prone areas and provided medical care to 601 persons.<br/><br/>So far, NDRF teams have evacuated and rescued more than 53,000 persons and provided medical assistance to 12,200 needy persons in this monsoon season. A total 75 teams of NDRF are operational in various parts of the country.