'Apprise on relief op in J&K by Monday’
14 Sept 2014 5:21 AM IST
The Supreme Court has asked the Centre to apprise it on Monday on the urgent steps undertaken to accelerate rescue, relief and rehabilitation operations in flood-ravaged Jammu and Kashmir.
Relief operations launched by the Armed forces entered the 11th day on Friday. ‘Over 1,27,000 persons have been rescued so far by the Armed forces and NDRF from different parts of J&K in the ongoing rescue and relief operations in the flood ravaged state,’ a defence spokesman said.
Eighty-nine transport aircraft and helicopters of Indian Air Force and Army Aviation Corps have been pressed into service, he said. Army has deployed around 30,000 troops for rescue and relief operations, out of which 21,000 troops are deployed in Srinagar region and 9,000 troops in Jammu region, the spokesman said. Meanwhile, J&K government on Friday announced financial and other assistance to those hit by the disaster, including assistance of Rs 100 crore each to the Jammu region and the Kashmir valley and supply of free ration for six months.
CM Omar Abdullah said 137 relief camps have been set up in the Valley. Omar, who is operating out of a makeshift office with the main secretariat building under water, told a press conference at Srinagar airport that he had sent a team of six senior ministers to brief PM and other central ministers about the situation in the state. Ex-gratia for the kin of the deceased will include Rs 2 lakh as announced by the PM earlier.
Relief operations launched by the Armed forces entered the 11th day on Friday. ‘Over 1,27,000 persons have been rescued so far by the Armed forces and NDRF from different parts of J&K in the ongoing rescue and relief operations in the flood ravaged state,’ a defence spokesman said.
Eighty-nine transport aircraft and helicopters of Indian Air Force and Army Aviation Corps have been pressed into service, he said. Army has deployed around 30,000 troops for rescue and relief operations, out of which 21,000 troops are deployed in Srinagar region and 9,000 troops in Jammu region, the spokesman said. Meanwhile, J&K government on Friday announced financial and other assistance to those hit by the disaster, including assistance of Rs 100 crore each to the Jammu region and the Kashmir valley and supply of free ration for six months.
CM Omar Abdullah said 137 relief camps have been set up in the Valley. Omar, who is operating out of a makeshift office with the main secretariat building under water, told a press conference at Srinagar airport that he had sent a team of six senior ministers to brief PM and other central ministers about the situation in the state. Ex-gratia for the kin of the deceased will include Rs 2 lakh as announced by the PM earlier.
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