Citing report from the India Meteorological Department, Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Thursday informed that yesterday's severe weather conditions have improved today over Jammu & Kashmir, which has seen widespread destruction due to heavy rain in the past few days.
The State Emergency Operations Centre (SEOC) cumulative damage report shows the scale of destruction, with 369 people injured, 38 missing, and losses to public property estimated at over Rs. 2,62,336 lakh. More than 1,240 houses have been damaged, 331 fully and 416 partially, while 2,045 cow
Operations to clear highways and provide relief to people have begun in Jammu and Kashmir's Doda district, which has seen widespread destruction due to heavy rain, said Harvinder Singh, Deputy Commissioner of the district.
An entire house was filled with debris after the landslide that followed the Tharali cloud burst incident. However, the work to restore the damaged infrastructure in Tharali is underway after a cloudburst in the early hours of August 23 caused mass destruction.
The assessment also points out that 40 per cent of households are already reporting occurrences of diarrhoea, with water-borne illnesses spreading due to contamination from the bodies of victims and livestock, along with the destruction of sanitation facilities.
In the last two years, restrictions on the movement of people and goods, the displacement of countless families from both communities, and extensive destruction to businesses, agriculture, and other socio-economic activities have had a significant impact.
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