National Disaster Response Force has rescued over ten thousand people from flood-affected parts of the country, including Assam and Bihar. The central disaster response force has said, fourty-four flood rescue teams of NDRF have been pre-positioned to assist the respective state administrations in rescue and relief work. It said, twelve teams are relentlessly engaged in relief and rescue work in Assam.<br/> <br/>In addition to rescue work, NDRF teams have also established medical camps at various areas of Assam and Bihar and provided medical care to more than 1200 persons. Eight teams are also operating in the marooned areas of Bihar and a control room is closely monitoring the flood situation in the country on a 24×7 basis.