Home Ministry sends team to Srinagar to monitor rescue ops

A team of officials, headed by the joint secretary (Disaster Management) of the Home Ministry, has been instructed to make it base at Srinagar and monitor the rescue and relief of the flood-affected people in Jammu and Kashmir.

According to Home Ministry officials, the team will function from Srinagar, and mainly coordinate and monitor the rescue and relief efforts.

The officials also said the number of additional boats reaching the flood-affected areas of Jammu and Kashmir has been increased to 150. The decision was taken by Home Minister Rajnath Singh after reviewing the flood situation in the state.

These boats will soon be pressed into service, the officials added.
 

To assist those who stuck in the affected areas and their relatives and family members, the Home Ministry has set up control room.

Anybody seeking assistance pertaining to the flood crisis in J-K may approach Home Ministry's control room in New Delhi, the telephone numbers for which are: (011) 23093054, 23092763, 23093564, 23092923, 23092885, 23093566, 23093563.