Archive · 29 Aug 2026
IAF helicopters deployed as Mandakini floods Madhya Pradesh’s Chitrakoot
Heavy rain caused the Mandakini River to overflow in Chitrakoot.
Chitrakoot is a pilgrimage town between Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh.
Floodwater covered parts of the town and trapped some people.
Two Indian Air Force helicopters were sent to help them.
Rescue teams also used boats and moved residents to safer places.
Six shelters were prepared for people affected by the flooding.
Officials said no one had died.
The river began to fall after the rain paused, but more rain was expected.
Two Indian Air Force helicopters were deployed to help stranded people in Chitrakoot after the Mandakini River overflowed.
Torrential rain inundated parts of the pilgrimage town on the Madhya Pradesh–Uttar Pradesh border.
Three State Disaster Response Force teams moved residents to safer locations, while boats rescued people from flooded roads.
Six relief shelters were prepared, and officials reported no loss of life.
Majhgawan received more than 148 mm of rain, with additional heavy rain forecast through Wednesday.
- Who
- Stranded residents and rescue personnel, including the Indian Air Force and State Disaster Response Force teams.
- What
- Torrential rain caused the Mandakini River to overflow and inundate parts of Chitrakoot.
- When
- The flooding occurred by Saturday evening, August 29; further rain was forecast through Wednesday.
- Where
- Chitrakoot in Majhgawan tehsil, Satna district, on the Madhya Pradesh–Uttar Pradesh border.
- Why
- The river’s catchment area received 10 cm of rain in three hours; an official also said a dam breach in neighbouring Uttar Pradesh worsened the flooding.
- Rescue support
- Two Indian Air Force helicopters and three State Disaster Response Force teams were deployed.
- Rainfall in Majhgawan
- More than 148 mm fell between 8 am Friday and 8:30 pm Saturday.
- Rainfall in Birsinghpur
- The neighbouring tehsil received 122 mm between 8 am Friday and 8 am Saturday.
- Shelters
- Six relief shelters were prepared for affected people.
- Casualties
- Satna’s collector reported no loss of life.
- River level
- The Mandakini’s water level began receding Saturday night after rainfall paused.
- Forecast
- Heavy rain was forecast until Sunday morning, with light to moderate rain Sunday and Monday, heavy rain Tuesday, and very heavy rain Wednesday.