Here are live updates on the flood situation in the state: 03:48 pm: One lakh people have already been rescued. 30,000-35,000 have been rescued by NDRF and Indian Air Force : Rajnath Singh. 03:36 pm: Air India is operating relief flights out of Kashmir. Today it operated one such flight from Leh to Delhi which carried 122 passengers including 44 students from NIT. 03:29 pm: Armed forces set up 19 relief camps in Jammu and Kashmir, housing at least 20,000 flood-affected people, and provisions are made to distribute essential food items and water bottles to them. 03:06 pm: Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) steps up efforts to provide succour to flood-affected people of Jammu and Kashmir. 02:50 pm: All officers and staff of Prime Ministers Office decide to voluntarily contribute one days salary to the Prime Ministers National Relief Fund, as a gesture of solidarity with the flood-affected people of Jammu and Kashmir. 02:40 pm: 20 per cent of water supply has been restored in Kashmir and efforts are being made on war footing to restore communication links, both physical and telecom, in Valley which is witnessing worst floods in six decades. 02:34 pm: Jammu and Kashmir administration orders all government employees to report to duty by Thursday evening so that efforts can be ramped up to salvage situation. 02:25 pm: Union Home Secretary Anil Goswami rushes to Srinagar to coordinate rescue and relief operations in Jammu and Kashmir.
Posted on: Thu, 11 Sep 2014 11:35:59 +0000
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