An Agniveer of the Indian Army lost his life while serving the nation during the flood situation in the Akhnoor district of the Jammu division. The mortal remains of the Agniveer were sent home with military honors on Saturday. The deceased soldier was Jimmy Gaminlun Met from Manipur. On August 26th in Akhnoor, the Chenab River was flowing 14 feet above the danger mark during the floods. During the Anti-Flood operation launched by the army, Jimmy Gaminlun was swept away by the strong current.
Another soldier deployed in the defense of the country has sacrificed his life in the flood situation in Paragwal. Earlier, Constable Rajib Nunia of the 195th Battalion of the BSF also lost his life.
Jimmy Gaminlun Met was a resident of the Silchar area of Assam. Meanwhile, three people have died due to cloudbursts in the Ramban district of Jammu. Seven people have died due to landslides in Mahaur, Reasi district. From Monday until now, 54 people have died due to floods, rain and cloudbursts.
Relief and rescue operations are underway as the water levels in all the rivers of the Jammu division have receded below the danger mark. The Army, Air Force, NDRF, SDRF, Jammu and Kashmir Police and other agencies are working together to assist the people affected by the unprecedented floods of the past few days.
The Meteorological Department has forecast generally cloudy conditions with scattered showers and thundershowers in the Jammu region and isolated showers in some parts of Kashmir over the next 24 hours. The weather conditions are expected to remain uncertain until September 5th.
Rescue operations are also ongoing at Ardhkuwari on the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi pilgrimage route, where a landslide occurred on Tuesday. The pilgrimage will remain suspended for the next three days. All educational institutions in the Jammu division will remain closed until August 30th to ensure the safety of students and staff.
The Jammu-Srinagar National Highway remained closed for the fourth consecutive day due to multiple landslides between Udhampur and Chenani, stranding more than 500-600 vehicles. The Kishtwar-Sinthan-Anantnag highway also remained closed, while only Light Motor Vehicles (LMVs) are being allowed on the Mughal Road between Shopian (Kashmir) and Poonch (Jammu). The Srinagar-Leh and Srinagar-Gurez routes are also closed due to fresh snowfall.
Rail traffic in the Jammu division has been suspended and will continue to be affected. Northern Railway has canceled 40 scheduled trains to and from Jammu, while 12 others will be stopped midway or run from other locations. Two special trains were run to evacuate stranded passengers.
According to officials, rail traffic is likely to remain disrupted for the next few days at several locations, including cracks at bridge number 17 on the Kathua-Madhopur Punjab Downline due to sudden floods and soil erosion.
