Udhampur (J&K): A total of 11000
civilians have been rescued, out of these 2000 civilians have been provided
food and temporary shelters.
In view of the worsening
flood situation in Kashmir and inundation of hundreds of villages, Army has
intensified Mission Sahayata employing more than 60 Army columns and 13
Engineer teams tirelessly working to rescue precious lives trapped in flooded villages,
isolated houses and multi-storied buildings in the inundated areas all over
Kashmir. As the number of shelter less people is rising, Army is also providing
tented accommodation to hundreds of people.
Major flood rescue operations started on 02
September, however, with increasing involvement, Mission Sahayata was launched
to cover areas in entire Valley. First critical rescue mission was undertaken
on 02 September when in an extraordinary display of bravery and commitment, a
youth was rescued from Sindh River at Watalbagh village of Ganderbal. Since
then, with every passing day, Army’s involvement in extremely challenging
circumstances of rescue kept increasing.
By 04 September, eight major columns were
employed for rescuing large number of families trapped in areas that had got
trapped in inundated areas. Over 400 people were taken to safety. In addition
to these, large number of people were assisted to relocate themselves, many
vehicles stuck inside water were recovered and food packets were distributed.
.JPG)
By 05 September, there were 70 major columns
and 12 Engineer teams operating in Kashmir and by the night over 5000 precious
lives had been moved to safety. Army troops were working against all odds,
endangering their own lives.
On 06 September, a column of Army operating
at Kakapora of Pulwama District itself came under floods. While moving on a
boat to place of safety, the boat carrying 11 personnel capsized and they got
stranded. A helicopter based rescue mission was launched to rescue the stranded
personnel, however, bad weather prevented execution of the mission and finally
boats were used to reach. Till making of this report two soldiers were still
stranded in the area. Such is the situation in certain areas of Kashmir that
hundreds of families that moved into upper stories of their houses due to
inundation of ground floor, are yet to be reached. Joint Control Room and
helpline centers established by Army in Kashmir are getting frantic calls from
people and dispatching columns to rescue them. Bad weather, not allowing
employment of helicopters, is further affecting the rescue mission.
On 06 September, on a request of the civil
administration, Army is providing 50 tents in the Noorbagh area of Safakadal to
accommodate hundreds of people stranded due to the floods.
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