Meets injured at GMC Jammu, says 32 persons still missing
Jammu, Aug 24 (KNO): Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Sunday said that Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will arrive in Jammu this afternoon and if weather permits he would visit cloudburst hit Chasoti village in Kishtwar District.
LG Sinha visited GMC Jammu this morning to meet the injured in the cloudburst incident, while talking to the reporters the Lieutenant Governor, according to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) said, “Everyone is stable and I hope everyone recovers quickly and returns home.
The incident was extremely unfortunate and many people have lost their lives.
He said, “The authorities worked very hard to find the missing people; however, 32 people are still missing, and efforts to look for them are underway.”
“Relief and rehabilitation efforts are going on. Rs 4.13 crore has been given to the victims so far. The J&K government, as well as the centre, will make complete arrangements for the relief and rehabilitation of the affected families.”
“Rajnath Singh ji will be reaching here shortly. If the weather allows, he will go to Kishtwar; otherwise, he will come to GMC Jammu and return to Delhi. ”
LG Sinha urged people to remain alert in wake of inclement weather conditions as multiple advisories have been issued in the wake of continous rains—(KNO)
