Special all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) have been deployed to aid rescue operations in Chasoti village of Kishtwar district after a sudden flash flood struck the area on August 14, claiming 61 lives.
The Indian Army, in coordination with the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), local police, and district administration, is at the forefront of rescue operations in Chasoti village, Kishtwar district, following a devastating flash flood.
Jammu & Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday visited the flash flood-affected areas in Kishtwar district to assess the extent of the damage.
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday said that around 60 bodies have been found after a devastating flash flood hit Chashoti village in Kishtwar district on Thursday and the number of missing persons is still being ascertained.
Leader of Opposition in Jammu and Kashmir Assembly and BJP MLA Sunil Sharma said that the rescuing agencies recovered 32 bodies after the incident of flash flood in Chisoti Village in the Kishtwar district of J-K.
An earthquake of magnitude 3.1 on the Richter scale struck the Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir in the early hours of Monday, the National Centre for Seismology (NCS) reported.
An encounter has broken out between security forces and terrorists in the Dachhan area of Kishtwar district, Jammu and Kashmir, on Sunday, according to the Jammu and Kashmir Police.
"Kishtwar district has made solid preparations on the Kishtwar-Batote route. Four checkpoints are set up on the NH244, with the main checkpoint at Baggar. When the Amarnath Yatra crosses this point, our police party ensures that no unscrupulous elements pass through," he told ANI.
Speaking on the detention of two individuals under the Public Safety Act (PSA), Deputy Commissioner Rajesh Kumar Shavan said, "In Kishtwar district, all types of criminal elements are being closely monitored, especially those who pose a threat to national projects."
A "braveheart" of the Indian Army made the supreme sacrifice during an ongoing counter-terror operation in the Singhpora area of Chhatru in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district, where a "fierce gunfight" is underway between security forces and terrorists, Army officials confirmed on Thursd
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Secretary Atal Dulloo on Friday visited Kishtwar district and inspected the ongoing works and operational status of two major hydroelectric power projects, including the 850 MW Rattle Hydroelectric Power Project and the 390 MW Dul Hasti Hydroelectric Power Station.