J&K Connect Centre traces 6 from Rajasthan in Kashmir

Fifteen days after they went missing in the devastating floods in Kashmir Valley, six persons from Rajasthan were traced and rescued by the Jammu and Kashmir Connect Centre.
"We have traced and facilitated rescue of four family members and two relatives of Rajasthan resident Jameel Ansari after a long search," Shivani, a government employee working at the J&K Connect Centre, told PTI.
Shivani, who was patted by his seniors and top officials for her meticulous work to trace Ansari's four members family -- his wife, son, daughter and grandson -- and two family friends, said, "I felt very relieved to trace them and facilitate their re-union with their families."

Jameel's family and their friends were traced to the village Panihal in Tral belt (Pulwama district) of South Kashmir 15 days after they went missing on September 7.
"I was disappointed many a times as there was no response from several quarters that meant for helping to trace the missing people, but I did not lose hope and continue to call officials and policemen one after another and finally got success...," Shivani said.
She also thanked the efforts of Awantipura police station SHO Nazir Ahmed in tracing the missing family.

J&K Connect Centre nodal officer Amit Sharma said they had traced 124 people so far. He said a total of 329 calls have been received for 423 missing people. Out of which 417 are missing in Kashmir and six in Jammu region, he said.

A Brazilian woman was traced and rescued by the Centre on Saturday. Similarly, a family of nine in Kashmir was traced and evacuated by the centre a couple of days back.
The 24x7 dedicated helpline under J&K Connect Centre was set up by the government and it started working from September 16. The Centre has been set up on the pattern of one set up by the Uttarakhand government during the Kedarnath tragedy.
A secretary-level officer of Uttarakhand Government had come here on the direction's PMO to facilitate setting up of the centre for missing persons.
"The main purpose of J&K Connect Centre is to help find people who went missing after the floods," Sharma said.

A team of officers and staffers is providing the helpline services round-the-clock. A Facebook page has also been created for the purpose. Apart from this, four dedicated telephone numbers -- 18001807049 (toll-free), 18001807050 (toll-free) 0191-2471522 and 0191-2471922 -- have been started.