Water level of Jhelum below danger mark, situation still bad in some areas, says Omar Abdullah

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday said that the water level of the river Jhelum has gone below the danger mark in South Kashmir but the situation in still bad in a few areas of the state.

"The water level of Jhelum has come below the danger mark, so has the water level in South Kashmir and Srinagar which is a very good news, but in some areas the situation is still bad," Omar said.

Over 2,34,000 persons have been rescued so far by the Armed Forces and NDRF from different parts of Jammu and Kashmir in the ongoing rescue and relief operations in the flood ravaged state. Three teams of Naval Marine Commandos are actively involved in rescue operations at Watlab, Widipura and Tankpura.

As the flood water has started receding the apprehension for water-borne diseases is rising and the demand for filtered water has increased. Over 20 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.

Eighty transport aircraft and helicopters of Indian Air Force and Army Aviation Corps are continuing their efforts in rescue and relief operations and the army has deployed around 30,000 troops for rescue and relief operations in the flood affected areas. Nearly six lakh litres of water and over 1313 tonnes of food packets/cooked food and ration have already been distributed in the flood-affected areas.

The situation is being continuously monitored and progress of the events are updated in the office of the HQ IDS in New Delhi.