160 people rescued in 24 hours after river floods
In September 2024 the Ken, Dhasan, Sukku, Kathan and other streams rose, partly after water was released from dams on the Dhasan, and joint teams rescued 160 people from nine places in one day.
Life-Safety Intelligence for IndiaChhatarpur is the district headquarters in the Bundelkhand part of Madhya Pradesh, with the Ken, Dhasan and smaller rivers flowing through the district. This guide puts the emergency numbers and the main local risks on one page, with dated examples from the town and the district.
Checked 15 Nov 2026 Incidents update automatically. Emergency card for the fridge or your phone112: National emergency number for police, fire and ambulance. Works from any phone · 101: Listed as the fire number in the state's 112 system. The Chhatarpur district website does not print a fire number. If 101 does not connect, call 112 · 108: Printed on the Chhatarpur district website · 100: Printed on the Chhatarpur district website. Also reachable through 112
Print the Chhatarpur emergency card for the fridge or the front door, and cut out the wallet cards. It holds 112, 101, the ambulance and police numbers. This guide has no local numbers yet, so there are blank lines to write your local fire station, police station and nearest hospital, and your family contacts.
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Checked 15 November 2026. Numbers can change; re-check them before you rely on them.
In September 2024 the Ken, Dhasan, Sukku, Kathan and other streams rose, partly after water was released from dams on the Dhasan, and joint teams rescued 160 people from nine places in one day.
On 7 July 2026 the district recorded 4.2 inches of rain in 24 hours, the highest reported in the state that day. The swollen Khudar flowed over a bridge on the Khajuraho Jatkara road and damaged it, so the road was closed, and people were seen fishing and bathing in the river.
On the night of 19 April 2026 a warehouse behind the Lakshmi temple in Firangi Pachhad was fully engulfed, with stock worth 60 to 70 lakh rupees lost. Residents said no fire vehicle reached the spot for nearly an hour, and police suspect a short circuit.
On 18 January 2026 a fire broke out in a paint warehouse in Transport Nagar, and residents tried to put it out with buckets and pipes before the fire engines came. No one was hurt, and nearby shops and warehouses were at risk till the fire was controlled.
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