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Wireless sets available for public, over 10,000 policemen deployed for rescue 900 airlifted to Jammu, says IGP Jammu 9/13/2014 10:00:46 PM Jammu, Sept 13: Over 900 people have been rescued from the flood-ravaged parts of Kashmir and airlifted to Jammu today in C 103 plane, IGP Jammu Rajesh Kumar, briefing media persons said, adding maximum number of Jammu and Kashmir policemen numbering 8,000 to 10,000 have been deployed for rescue purpose in different flood ravaged parts of Jammu province including Udhampur, Rajouri, Poonch, Ramban, Kishtwar and others. Eleven bodies have been recovered buried under debris in Pancheri landslide by police so far as rescue operation is in progress manually as it is difficult to use machines in the remote area, informed senior police officer. IGP Jammu who was addressing media on behalf of administration said that rations including essential commodities are being provided to the stranded people in Ramban. Talking on restoration of communication network, he said that wireless sets have been made available for the people. " Police have strong communication network in the shape of wireless sets which are made available for people". Police in collaboration with civil administration have established temporary control room fully equipped with wireless communication and other basic infrastructures at various locations on Kishtwar-Sinthan top road, the only link road which connect the Kashmir valley of with rest of the country. The temporary control rooms alongwith the sufficient deployment of manpower under the command and control of DySP DAR DPL, Kishtwar were established at Kokernag (Kashmir valley), Sinthantop, Patoto farm in order to regulate the smooth flow of traffic from Srinagar to Jammu and vice-versa and also provide the basic facilities to the flood affected people of Kashmir valley, who were to travel from Kashmir to their destinations as 45 stranded vehicles containing essential commodities for Kashmir have been put in order. A team of senior officer comprising of DySP and a KAS officer is camping at Kukernag alongwith manpower and vehicles for the transportation of flood affected people in co-ordination with police and civil administration of Anantnag Distirct. Till now this team has managed to rescued, transport the large number of flood affected victim who were trapped in Kashmir valley via Sinthantop. These victims were belong to Kishtwar district and other districts of Jammu province, besides these people the labour from Bihar,UP,Jaharkhand,MP etc. and some labourers from Nepal were also rescued and transported upto Udhampur Railway station. It is pertinent to mention here that due the heavy rain fall the Kishtwar-Sinthan top road were completely damaged at some places and due to hectic efforts of Kishtwar police alongwith BRO authorities, the road were made motor able for the supply of essential services to flood affected Kashmir valley, the whole operation of the rescue and transportation of victims of flood and essential supply was closely supervised by senior police officers.   Share This News with Your Friends on Social Network     Comment on this Story

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