State Disaster Response Force on July 15 rescued Char Dham Yatra pilgrims from monsoon-hit areas in Dehradun. IMD has issued a red alert for Dehradun, Tehri, Pauri Garhwal and Haridwar and a yellow alert for the rest of the district. Heavy rains will also occur in Nainital, Champawat, and Udhamsinghnagar. The flood rescue operation by the National Disaster Response Force continues in the flood-affected areas of Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Uttarakhand, and Delhi, where torrential rainfall and the release of water from barrages have resulted in unprecedented floods, an official statement said on late Friday evening.58 NDRF teams have been deployed in flood-affected States for rescue and relief work in coordination with State administrations. 16 teams of the NDRF have been deployed in Delhi, 11 teams in Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand each, and 10 teams in Punjab and Haryana.Till now, NDRF teams have rescued 1423 people from difficult areas and evacuated 4404 others to safer places in Delhi. Besides, NDRF teams are conducting regular rescue/ evacuation operations in flood-prone areas in other States also, officials informed earlier.