Here are live updates on the flood situation in the state: 03:06 pm: State-run Pawan Hans Helicopters Limited and private chopper firms join multi- agency rescue and relief efforts in flood- ravaged Jammu and Kashmir, as Air India kept two aircraft on stand-by to carry passengers and relief materials whenever required. 02:48 pm: Uttarakhand government offers expertise, logistics and financial assistance of Rs 10 crore for flood-hit people of Jammu and Kashmir. 02:10 pm: A Korean couple and a retired Army Major General were among 310 people rescued by Chandigarh-based 12 Wing of the Indian Air Force, which has been conducting non-stop sorties during the past three days to evacuate people from flooded areas of Srinagar. 02:00 pm: Odisha Government announces an assistance of Rs 5 crore from the Chief Ministers Relief Fund for flood ravaged Jammu and Kashmir. It said trained personnel are ready with equipment to undertake rescue and relief operations in affected areas. 01:50 pm: Jammu and Kashmir government has directed all deputy commissioners in the districts to assess the damages. 01:20 pm: Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy deputes Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala to coordinate efforts to bring home Malayali tourists stranded in flood-hit Jammu and Kashmir. 01:05 pm: A US national was among seven foreigners rescued by the Army and Air Force from flood-hit north Kashmir. 12:30 pm: GoC Lt Gen Subrata Saha: Rescue operations continued throughout the night and 996 people were evacuated from the marooned areas from 8 pm last night to 6 am. 12:05 pm: Two teams of NDRF equipped with 30 boats reached Srinagar as the force launched intensive operations to rescue people marooned and stranded by floods and rising waters. 11:40 am: Two more units of Army and NDRF have been airdropped to Pancheri in Udhampur where 30 people are missing after a landslide hit the area. 11:20 am: A total of 10,470 people have been rescued by the NDRF till now as over 150 boats and other critical equipment has been lowered down in the flood affected areas. 10:50 am: Nearly 1,500 trucks carrying essential supplies to Jammu and Kashmir were stranded on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway as sections of the road were washed away in the flash floods, cutting off the Valley from the rest of the country. 10:40 am: The local television and radio stations in Valley remained off air and there was patchy telecom connectivity between the Valley and the rest of the country. 10:30 am: Over 2,000 houses in the Jammu region have become uninhabitable as these have been completely or partially damaged. 10:20 am: The weather was dry in the Jammu region on Tuesday morning, which is likely to facilitate rescue by the Army and other security forces. 10:10 am: Flood fury maintained its grip over Jammu and Kashmir leaving 200 dead and many marooned.
Posted on: Tue, 09 Sep 2014 10:25:59 +0000
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