Bareilly:
More than 200 villages have been inundated in Bareilly and Moradabad divisions due to floods even as seven trains have been cancelled in the region.
Officials said Indian Air Force helicopters sent from Bareilly to carry out rescue and relief operations in Bijnore and Uttarakhand could not land at the two places due to inclement weather.
"Air Force helicopters were sent to carry out relief and rescue work in Bijnore and Uttarakhand, but they returned back to Bareilly after failing to land due to bad weather," officials said on Monday.
"Helicopters will be send again later in the day," they said.
Vehicular movement on National Highway 24, connecting Delhi with Lucknow, which was closed on Saturday night after its section near Moradabad division was flooded, would remain suspended till September 22, they said.
Officials said Indian Air Force helicopters sent from Bareilly to carry out rescue and relief operations in Bijnore and Uttarakhand could not land at the two places due to inclement weather.
"Air Force helicopters were sent to carry out relief and rescue work in Bijnore and Uttarakhand, but they returned back to Bareilly after failing to land due to bad weather," officials said on Monday.
"Helicopters will be send again later in the day," they said.
Vehicular movement on National Highway 24, connecting Delhi with Lucknow, which was closed on Saturday night after its section near Moradabad division was flooded, would remain suspended till September 22, they said.
