thanks to Almighty Allah back after 14 days ....... Jammu and Kashmir is battling one of the worst floods in decades with rivers in the region in spate due to days of incessant rain. Over 250 people have died and thousands are stranded across the state, including Srinagar. The Army, IAF and NDRF are doing a massive round-the-clock rescue and relief operation, with 86 aircrafts and 30,000 troops. As many as 730 people, including 390 migrant labourers, have been sent home from Kashmir Valley via Anantnag- Simthantop-Kishtwar Road in the Jammu region. A total of 340 flood-hit victims of erstwhile Doda district and 390 migrant labourers from different parts of the country have been rescued from Srinagar city and sent back to their homes via Anantnag-Simthantop- Kishtwar road, a spokesman said. More than 1,84,000 people have been so far rescued by the armed forces and NDRF from different parts of the flood- ravaged Jammu and Kashmir, government said. 700 people stranded due to devastating floods in Jammu and Kashmir were evacuated by Air India which operated eight flights to Srinagar and two to Leh. It also carried about 11 tonnes of relief material including blankets, medicines and drinking water. About 250 passengers were evacuated from Leh and 450 from Srinagar, the airlines said Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Sunday assured Jammu and Kashmir health authorities of providing assistance to tackle any possible epidemic following the recent floods there. J-K gears up for lurking health emergency, 2 lakh people rescued With the threat of disease outbreak lurking in flood-ravaged Jammu and Kashmir, efforts have been initiated on a war-footing to provide medical staff and medicines even as rescue operations were slightly hampered on Sunday due to return of rains in the Valley. Armed forces and National Disaster Relief Force have rescued over two lakh trapped people as the operations entered the 13th day. Over one lakh people are still marooned after the worst floods in the state in a century unleashed a trail of death and destruction, claiming at least 250 lives. Jammu and Kashmir floods: Losses put at Rs 5,700 crore While it will take some time to know the real loss the floods have caused in Jammu and Kashmir, an initial estimate has put it around Rs.5,700 crore, with heavy damages to trade, hotels, restaurants, horticulture and handicraft. The total losses are estimated to be Rs.2,630 crore for hotels, trade, agriculture and horticulture, roads and bridges, while infrastructure like railways, power and communication would have suffered a loss of around Rs.2,700-3,000 crore, Assocham has said in a statement. BJPs youth outfit Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha(BJYM) has set up a call centre for flood victims/relief contributors of J&K floods. Following are helpline details- BJYM Jammu & Kashmir Floods Helpline +91-9891009115, +91-9891009152 +91-9891009062, +91-9891009064 +91-9891009076
Posted on: Mon, 15 Sep 2014 09:15:08 +0000
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