Within the wake of flash floods and landslides in Jammu’s Ramban district, the nationwide freeway between Jammu and Srinagar remained closed Monday. With site visitors remaining suspended, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah mentioned that efforts are on to revive the freeway and likewise warned in opposition to hoarding and black-marketing.
The freeway is vital to bringing important gadgets together with gas into Kashmir. The cloudburst and subsequent landslides washed away part of this highway on Sunday. “Reviews from Ramban counsel that the state of affairs shouldn’t be good, particularly across the freeway. The Deputy CM and native MLAs are additionally current on this space. Efforts are on to revive the freeway. Together with that we’re additionally bringing reduction to the residential areas affected by the landslides,” the CM mentioned, earlier than leaving for Ramban from Srinagar.
Three individuals had been killed within the Ramban space as a result of floods. A number of components of the Union Territory have been hit by torrential rain, high-velocity wind, lightning and hail since Saturday night. Scores of homes, industrial institutions and autos have been broken. Inclement climate continued to have an effect on some areas of each Kashmir and Jammu area Monday.
In the meantime, Omar mentioned that the NDRF has been despatched to the realm and “we’re additionally speaking to the Centre to faucet into the PM’s Reduction Fund.”
Assuring residents that there is no such thing as a must hoard necessities, Omar mentioned that the federal government has issued “clear instructions” to its officers to take strict motion wherever there are studies of black advertising. “I additionally need to inform the individuals to carry such practices to the discover of the federal government in order that motion may be taken in opposition to them,” he mentioned.
Whereas Jammu-Srinagar freeway is closed, the alternate path to Kashmir by way of the Mughal Street is open, he mentioned. “If wanted, we are able to use that to carry important gadgets to Srinagar. For now, I consider the principle freeway will probably be opened in 2-3 days,” he mentioned.
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