helpline number (02141) 222118 and toll free nunber 1077. A Chetak helicopter and a Sea King 42C all-weather aircraft with diving team by the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) has deployed to carry out search operation to trace the missing vehicles. The ICG is also diverting another Sea King 42B aircraft to help with the mission, according to a Defence spokesperson. The National Disaster Relief Force (NDRF) personnel have also been pressed in to the search operation. Two 40-member NDRF contingents have been rushed to Mahad. Meanwhile, traffic on the Mumbai-Goa highway was disrupted and smaller vehicles were diverted via Mangaon and two other routes. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had earlier spoken to Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and offered all help to rescue the missing and in supporting the search operations. ]]>
