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Early Times Report
JAMMU, Sept 8: A 10-member team of Central Government officials, headed by Joint Secretary (Disaster Management) in Union Home Ministry G.V.V. Sharma is camping in Srinagar and coordinating rescue and relief operations.
A Joint Secretary of Union Health Ministry will join the central team tonight while a Joint Secretary from the Department of Expenditure (Union Ministry of Finance) and another Joint Secretary from Planning Commission will reach Srinagar tomorrow to offer help and coordination to those involved in flood relief operations.
Government is also making effort for the restoration of the power connection in Kashmir valley and deploying people for the task. Though there is no scarcity of petrol and diesel so far, at least 50 pumps - out of 78 pumps in the Valley - are under flood water. The authorities are also planning to deploy heavy duty pumps to drain out flood water in some of the low lying areas in Srinagar city.
The official said that air connectivity to Srinagar and Jammu are normal while train lines up to Udhampur is expected to be operationalized by this evening and up to Katra by tomorrow. Army, Air Force, NDRF and state agencies have so far rescued more than 25,000 people and lodged them in higher places in the Valley. |
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