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.
Nearly 200 rain related-deaths were reported and 31 people went missing during the past 41 days since the onset of the monsoon in Himachal Pradesh, the state disaster management authority said.
At least 47 people have died and 57 others were injured in the last week's flash floods in eleven provinces of Afghanistan, Khaama Press reported.
No loss of life has so far been reported. Rescue teams of the Army, BRO, ITBP, NDRF, UTDRF and Police swung into action to deal with the situation.
The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) is engaged in restoring the damaged road links even as landslides and debris on the Tangtse-Changla road caused a heavy traffic jam.
Local police, along with the disaster management personnel, were deployed to evacuate the stranded travelers and divert traffic to alternate route.
