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Udhampur,Over2,26,000 persons have been
rescued so far by the Armed Forces and NDRF from different parts of Jammu &
Kashmir in the ongoing rescue and relief operations in the flood ravaged State.
As the flood water has started receding the apprehension
for water-borne diseases is rising. Now demand for filtered water has
increased. Twenty RO plants with a capacity to filter 4 lakhs litre per day
from Hyderabad and four RO plants from Delhi with a capacity to filter 1 lakh
litre per day are being sent to Srinagar, today. Thirteen tonnes of water
purifying tablets and six water filtration plants with a capacity to filter 1.2
lakh bottles per day was sent earlier to Srinagar. More heavy duty suction
pumps are being airlifted from Jodhpur and Raipur. Sewage pumps from Delhi have
also been dispatched to the valley. Thirty generator sets of 3 to 5 KVA
capacity have also been sent to Srinagar to augment continuous power supply in
relief camps and field hospitals. Additional communication equipment of BSNL
are being dispatched to restore the communication systems in the State.
Over 33,000 blankets are being airlifted to flood-affected
area today, which were donated by Ministry of Textile, Red Cross Society and
Government of Jharkhand and Punjab. Earlier 8,200 blankets and 1572 tents were
provided to the flood victims. 80 medical teams of the Armed Forces Medical
Services are already operating in full swing. Four Army Field Hospitals have
been established in Avantipur, Pattan, Anantnag and Old Airfield where medical
aid is being provided to the ailing people. Till now they have treated around
53,082 patients. Two additional fully equipped field hospitals with laboratory
testing equipment facility have also been established in Srinagar. One rapid
action medical team from Air Force has been deployed at Avantipur and Srinagar.
This team has provided medical aid to 2,684 patients. More relief materials
including tents, water bottles and food packets are being airlifted from Delhi,
Arakonam and Amritsar.
Eighty
transport aircraft and helicopters of Indian Air Force and Army Aviation Corps
are continuing their efforts in rescue and relief operations. Army has deployed
around 30,000 troops for rescue and relief operations in the flood affected
area. More than 5,08,000 litres of water and over 1054 tonnes of food packets
and cooked food have already been distributed in the flood-affected areas.
So far 2451 sorties were undertaken by the helicopters and aircraft of Armed Forces and 3435 tonnes of relief materials have been dropped by the Indian Air Force. A total of 224 boats of Army and 148 NDRF’s inflatable boats are actively involved in the rescue operation.
Armed Forces have also established 19 relief camps in Srinagar
and Jammu region. In Srinagar region, camps were established at BB Cantt,
Avantipur, Old Airfield, Sumbal, Chattargam and Jijamata Mandir, where
thousands of rescued people are being sheltered. They are also being provided
with food and other basic amenities.
To restore the road connectivity, five task forces of
Border Roads Organisation, which include 5700 personnel, have been deployed in
Srinagar, Rajouri and Akhnoor. They have restored the road connectivity from
Batote – Bijbiara. The connectivity from Srinagar to Sonamarg has been opened
for all traffic, while, between Srinagar and Baramulla the road has been opened
for light vehicles. Jammu to Poonch road has been cleared for traffic. On the
Jammu – Srinagar highway, BRO personnel have cleared the road up to KM 172
(Ramsu) and work is in progress to clear fresh landslides in areas that were
cleared earlier.
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