At least 500 residential houses have suffered damage due to flash floods triggered by heavy rains and a cloudburst in the Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Tuesday.
The rescue and relief operations are also ongoing in the areas which have suffered massive damage to restore essential supplies and road networks.
Deputy Commissioner Doda Harvinder Singh said on Monday “A total of 50 houses have been fully damaged, 100 houses severely damaged, and 350 residential buildings partially damaged. Fourteen animals have lost their lives, and five people were killed.”
Singh is personally observing the relief and rescue operations in the flood-hit areas of the district. He said, “We have credited Rs 4 lakh compensation to each of the affected families.”
He said the vast amount of damage in the district was caused by the torrential rains between August 25 and 27, which battered the majority of the Jammu division.
“The entire administration went from home to home, monitoring and assessing the situation at the grassroots level. Normal life is being brought back on track,” he added.
When asked about the restoration of communication operations, Singh said the fully damaged roads had been partially restored, while the “Highway Bhaderwah road and PMGSY (Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana) roads have been fully restored.”
The DC further promised to release additional funds once received from the Central Government’s recent package announced by the Home Minister on Monday.
While mentioning a fresh advisory about rains on Tuesday in the district, he said, “We request everyone to remain cautious, as heavy rains are predicted for tomorrow. We must be prepared, and nobody should go near water bodies.”
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