Vaishnodevi Shrine Board renovates 10 Govt schools damaged by flash floods
These schools were damaged during the recent flash floods.
These schools were damaged during the recent flash floods.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday expressed deep sorrow over the loss of lives and property in Nepal due to heavy rains, which have triggered landslides and flash floods, killing at least 52 people.
The team will visit six districts, including Uttarkashi and Chamoli, that witnessed maximum damages during the disaster.
Karra said that the Rs.209 crore allocation under the SDRF by the Central government is a routine grant but peanuts to the magnitude of losses and damage.
Jammu and Kashmir has been reeling under heavy rains, witnessing widespread damage with multiple incidents of cloudburst-triggered flash floods and landslides.
Amid heavy rainfall and flash floods, residents of Doda moved to safer locations due to heavy destruction in the area.
Divisional Commissioner Ramesh Kumar has directed that only essential services departments will function.
More than 100 injured persons have been admitted to different hospitals for treatment. As many as 67 injured have been shifted to the government medical college hospital here.
Around 1,300 disaster-affected tourists and locals were airlifted in the last six days while more than 60 were still missing.
The flash floods that ravaged Dharali in Uttarkashi are a grim reminder that India’s most fragile landscapes remain dangerously under-watched.
