Following heavy rainstorm, the Jammu and Kashmir State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) is actively taken part in performing rescue operations in the flood-affected locations of Budgam district.
Speaking with ANI, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) SDRF Masroor Ahmad Mir notified that almost 600 to 650 civilians have actually been moved to safe places from the flooded locations in south Kashmir.
“The rescue operation is underway, given the flood situation. We have rescued many people in South Kashmir and relocated them to safer areas. 600-650 people have been shifted to safer locations,” SSP Mir stated.
The evacuations and rescue operations are being brought out by the Jammu and Kashmir Police in Anantnag.
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) district president Rouf Ahmad Sheikh criticised the Omar Abdullah federal government, identifying it as “incapable of doing anything.”
“We want to work as much as possible on the situation here and help people who have problems and have been affected by the flood. I don’t think the present government here is capable of doing anything. We don’t see anyone from the government,” Sheikh stated.
Following the increase in the water level of the Jhelum in Jammu & & Kashmir, Union area Chief Minister Omar Abdullah revealed that locals impacted by the river’s breach had actually been securely left from their afflicted location on Thursday.
In a post on X, Omar Abdullah stated that due to the incident of a breach in the Jhelum bund near town Zoonipora, Budgam, there has actually been inundation in close-by locations. Therefore, due to the breach, locals of the impacted towns, particularly Shalina, Rakh Shalina, and Baghi Shakirshah, have actually been left. These locations, due to the breach of the Jhelum, had actually come under water.
“In the early hours, a breach occurred in the River Jhelum bund near village Zoonipora, Budgam, resulting in inundation of nearby areas. Consequently, the villages Shalina, Rakh Shalina, and Baghi Shakirshah have come under water. Residents of these villages were safely evacuated during the night to designated rescue centres and safer locations,” stated Abdullah.
As per Abdullah, there is an apprehension of inundation in the towns of Seerbagh and Summerbugh. Presently, the rescue group is working to transfer individuals from these locations to security.
In reaction to the continuous flood-like scenario and heavy waterlogging in numerous parts of the city, Srinagar Police, in close coordination with SDRF and River Police, has actually triggered a detailed evacuation and moving strategy to secure the lives and wellness of impacted residents.
According to a main release, cops groups from worried Police Stations, together with River Police and SDRF systems, have actually been released under the guidance of territorial officers throughout several susceptible areas in the district.
These groups have actually effectively left and transferred almost 200 households and people from the most seriously affected locations.
Pertinently, 24 households and houseboat occupants have actually been saved and moved from Peerzo Island and Basantbagh. 39 households left and transferred from susceptible locations, consisting of Bonyarbal, SR Gunj, Malik Sahib, Safakdal, Pamposh Colony, Noorbagh, Guzarbal, and Madanyar Fateh Kadal.
20 households and people left and moved from Dedi Kadal, Habba Kadal, Zaindar Mohalla, Tankipora, Karan Nagar, Kursoo, Iqbal Colony, and Aramwari. 20 households saved and transferred from Tailbal and the susceptible locations of Hazratbal.
63 people saved and transferred from Panzinara-Mujgund, Bund Side, Maloora Bund, Khawajabagh Bund, Parimpora Bund, Bilal Colony Bund, Qamarwari, Rampora Chattabal Bund, Zenpora, and Tengan.
In addition to evacuation efforts, Srinagar Police has actually proactively determined and plugged possible breaches in embankments, avoiding additional escalation of the flood-like circumstance.
Srinagar Police has actually developed 24×7 devoted helplines to help residents in any crises-like circumstance, in addition to releasing main phone numbers of all officers of the District for any and every support in these times.
Constant heavy rains has actually been experienced in a number of parts of Jammu & & Kashmir, with rivers swelling and flash flood-like conditions reported throughout several districts.
In Rajouri, constant rainstorms have actually resulted in flood-like conditions, requiring authorities to stay on high alert. In Doda’s Bhalesa and Bhaderwah locations, torrential rains continued for the 2nd successive day, activating flood-like conditions.
In the middle of perpetual rains, the Tawi River remains in complete wave, while in Srinagar, the Jhelum River’s water level increased considerably. The Chenab River is in complete wave due to constant showers in the upper areas.
Torrential monsoon rains and extreme floods have actually created chaos throughout northern India, seriously affecting areas in Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, and Uttarakhand.
Over the previous couple of weeks, unrelenting rainstorm has actually set off landslides, flash floods, and extensive waterlogging, declaring many lives, displacing thousands, and triggering comprehensive damage to facilities, farming, and incomes.
