Visit Kishtwar disaster area: CM Omar Abdullah meeting with army and administration

Jammu and Kashmir
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah reached Chasoti village of Kishtwar district today. Here he reviewed the damage caused by floods and assessed the situation of relief work. The Chief Minister took briefing from the Indian Army personnel during this period and also made a virtual tour of the affected areas with the help of virtual reality headset.

Review of relief work in affected villages
“As soon as he reached Chasoti village, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah first held a meeting with the local administration and security forces. During this time he took detailed information from the NDRF, SDRF, police and Indian Army teams about the ongoing search and rescue operations in flood affected areas. The Chief Minister gave clear instructions that immediate relief materials should be delivered to the affected families and no delay in shifting them to safe places.”

Review from virtual reality headset
“Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah reviewed the flood affected areas in Kishtwar. The special thing is that he used the virtual reality headset and conducted a digital survey of the affected areas. With the help of this modern technology, it was easy to understand where the most damaged and which areas needed to speed up the relief work.

Officials say that this technique immediately reveals a picture of loss and relief work can be planned fast. Here, the Indian Army, NDRF, SDRF and police are continuously engaged in relief and rescue operations in Kishtwar district. So far, hundreds of people have been taken to safe places and they are being given necessary help. Temporary shelters, food and drink materials are being provided to the families affected by the local administration. The people of the area seem satisfied about the relief work and are hoping that the government and administration will stand with them in their difficult time. ”

“In the flood affected areas, people appeared satisfied with the work of administration and security forces. Many local people were seen sharing their problems and needs of relief material in front of Chief Minister Omar Abdullah. The Chief Minister gave clear instructions to the officials that the needs of the local people should be given priority and they should be relieved as soon as possible. He said that the natural disaster is the most important in the natural disaster. They cooperate in relief work and stay in safe places. ”

75 people disappearance reported
“So far 46 bodies have been identified in the Kishtwar disaster. After completing legal formalities, they have been handed over to their families. However, the situation is much more frightening. 75 people have been informed about the disappearance of 75 people. At the same time, local people and eyewitnesses say that hundreds of people must have been swept away in the sudden floods. There is a possibility of being buried under the sudden floods. They are constantly looking for the removal of debris and missing people. ”

House and government buildings, 3 temples, 4 severe damaged
Officials said that the dead include two Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel and a special police officer (SPO) of local police. The disaster came to Chashoti, the last village of Machail Mata temple on August 14 at around 12:25 pm. A temporary market in the disaster, a langar (community kitchen) site for travel and destroyed a security post. At least 16 residential houses and government buildings, three temples, four pancreas, a 30 meter long bridge and more than a dozen vehicles were also damaged in the sudden floods.