Reports of 10-12 casualties: Rajnath

There are reports of 10-12 casualties following an earthquake in several parts of the country but government is still awaiting for confirmation, Home Minister Rajnath Singh said today.
"We have some reports of 10-12 casualties but yet to get confirmation. There are reports of damage of properties too," he told reporters after a high-level meeting convened by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take stock of situation after quake hit early today.
A strong earthquake measuring 7.9 on the Richter scale shook Nepal and several provinces in India, including the national capital, leaving a trail of devastation in the Himalayan nation.

The Home Minister said teams of National Disaster Response Force have been sent to affected areas and some more are being sent too.
Home Ministry sources said 10 NDRF teams comprising around 450 trained personnel, collapsed structure rescue relief equipment, life detectors, dogs, are being sent to Nepal to help the rescue operations.
Five additional NDRF teams are being sent from Hindon airport on the outskirts of Delhi while four more NDRF teams are being sent from Bhatinda in Punjab.
The Home Ministry has set up quake relief control room. The helpline numbers are: 011-23093563, 011-23093564, 011-23093565, 011-23093566.