Jammu Kashmir : 7 killed in Kishtwar, 12 saved so far, PM Modi is also taking moment to moment information
Rescue work is going on on a war footing in remote village Hanjar of Dachchan tehsil of district Kishtwar in Jammu and Kashmir. According to the latest information received, the rescue team has recovered seven bodies buried in the rubble while 12 injured people have been rescued. More than 20 people of the village are still missing. Additional troops of Army, SDRF have been called in. It is being told that in a few hours these additional soldiers will reach the spot.
At the same time, the central government is also keeping an eye on this entire sequence of events. Prime Minister Narendra Modi also informed the countrymen about the situation arising after cloudburst in Kishtwar and Kargil through his Twitter handle and said that the central government is closely monitoring the situation in view of cloudburst in Kishtwar and Kargil. All possible help is being provided in the affected areas. I pray for everyone’s safety and well being.
Central Government is closely monitoring the situation in the wake of the cloudbursts in Kishtwar and Kargil. All possible assistance is being made available in the affected areas. I pray for everyone’s safety and well-being.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) July 28, 2021
At the same time, on receiving this sad news, Home Minister Amit Shah also contacted Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha and DGP Dilbag Singh to get information related to the rescue work. He was told that a joint team of SDRF, Army, Police and local people is involved in the rescue work. Soon NDRF teams from Jammu and Srinagar will also reach the spot by helicopter.
किश्तवार (J&K) में बादल फटने के संबंध में मैंने जम्मू-कश्मीर के LG और DGP से बात की है। SDRF, सेना और स्थानीय प्रशासन बचाव कार्य में लगा हुआ है, NDRF भी वहाँ पहुँच रही है। अधिक से अधिक लोगों की जान बचाना हमारी प्राथमिकता है। शोकाकुल परिवारों के प्रति संवेदना व्यक्त करता हूँ।
— Amit Shah (Modi Ka Parivar) (@AmitShah) July 28, 2021
While expressing grief over the incident, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha also prayed for the peace of the soul of those killed in the accident. He also asked the rescue teams to expedite the work to locate the missing people at the earliest. Not only this, expressing grief over this incident, former Chief Minister and Deputy President of National Conference Omar Abdullah wrote on his Twitter handle that a sad news is coming from Kishtwar this morning. There has been panic in the upper areas due to cloudburst. We pray that the missing people recover safely. May the souls of those who lost their lives in this accident rest in peace.
Terrible news coming in this morning from Kishtwar where a cloud burst has struck the upper reaches. Praying that the people missing are recovered safe & sound. May the souls of the departed rest in peace.
— Omar Abdullah (@OmarAbdullah) July 28, 2021
Today at 4.30 am, the second cloud burst in the Hanjar area of Dachchan area in Kishtwar, due to which there has been a lot of loss of life and property. 8 houses were buried in the mud. It is being told that about 30 members of the families living in these houses are still missing. However, 5 bodies have been recovered. A red alert has been declared in the entire area.
Kishtwar DC Ashok Kumar Sharma said rescue teams have so far recovered bodies of five people from the cloudburst-affected village. He said that a total of 8 houses were washed away in the flash floods caused by the cloudburst. On the other hand, Director General of Police-cum-Commandant General Home Guard, Civil Defense and SDRF, VK Singh said that two women are among the five bodies found so far. Still more than 25 people of the village are missing. The search for them is on. The bodies recovered have been identified. These include Saja Begum wife Ghulam Mohammad, Rakita wife Zubair, Ghulam Nabi son Rasool Tantre (watchman of ration depot) while Abdul Majeed (teacher) son Nazir Ahmed.
He told that a team of SDRF from Kishtwar reached the village. Two more teams are leaving from Doda and Udhampur districts. Two more SDRF teams are waiting for the weather to improve. They will be taken from Jammu and Srinagar with the help of helicopters to the site of the incident. He said that 7 houses and a ration shop have been damaged due to the cloudburst.
Kishtwar district development commissioner said two more cloudbursts in the remote Lambard area during the night but no casualties were reported. There has been some damage to the infrastructure. In view of the incessant rains, 60 families have been safely evacuated from Padar area. There they could be in danger.
At the same time, on Tuesday late evening, there was an outcry due to cloudburst near Chashouti village, 25 km from Gulabgarh in Kishtwar itself. Due to this, the boat coming from Machail came on a boom in the drain. Suddenly the flow of water kept carrying away everything on the way. One by one, four bridges went on flowing in this boom.
First of all, when the water hit the bridge in Kundel village, there was a stir among the people. After that the bridge built on Sanyas village near Chashoti on Botnala got washed away. Soon the bridges on the drain in Sayogi and Padivag were also washed away. The villagers immediately informed the administrative officials in Gulabgarh and the administration declared a high alert. After this the villages in the Padivag area were evacuated. Other villagers were also instructed to immediately vacate the houses and come to the upper parts of Gulabgarh.
Gulabgarh SDM Varun Jeet Singh Chadak said that no casualty has been reported yet. The entire area has been evacuated. Although the flow of water in the drain was decreasing gradually after midnight, but due to heavy rains in the area, the situation could not be assessed further. According to local sources, the roads were badly damaged due to the strong flow of water. That is why no rescue team has been able to reach Gulabgarh so far. At the same time, the administration is trying its best to provide help to the people.
