Flood in J&K: Eleven days on, 1,84,000 rescued so far
  • 5 years ago
Over 1,84,000 people have been rescued from the flood-ravaged parts of Jammu and Kashmir so far, as the relief operations launched by Armed forces entered the 12th day today.

"Armed Forces and NDRF have so far rescued over 1,84,000 persons from different parts of J&K in the ongoing rescue and relief operations," a defence spokesperson said here.

Thirteen tonnes of water purifying tablets and six water filtration plants with a capacity to filter 1.2 lakh bottles per day have already reached Srinagar, he said.

Suction pumps and other engineering equipment from Vishakhapatnam have also reached the flood affected area for relief work, he said, adding that twelve sewage pumps from Delhi have also been dispatched to the Valley.


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