CHENNAI: India Meteorological Department (IMD) issuing an red alert for very heavy rainfall in Chennai on October 18, three teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), comprising 90 personnel, have been deployed in the city as a precautionary measure to tackle potential flooding and other rain-related emergencies. The teams were dispatched from the 4th Battalion of the NDRF at Nallurkuppam near Arakkonam in Ranipet district, following a request from the Tamil Nadu Disaster Management Department. Each team comprises 30 personnel, taking the total strength of the deployment to 90. The...