Jammu: More than 2.34 lakh people have been so far rescued in flood-hit Jammu and Kashmir where relief and rescue operations entered the 14th day yesterday.
"Over 2,34,000 persons have been rescued so far by the armed forces and NDRF from different parts of Jammu and Kashmir in the ongoing rescue and relief operations," PRO Defence Colonel S D Goswami said in Srinagar.
Three teams of Naval Marine Commandos are actively involved in rescue operations at Watlab, Widipura and Tankpura, he said.
20 RO plants with a capacity to filter 4 lakh litre water per day are being sent to Srinagar from Hyderabad and four RO plants with a capacity to filter 1 lakh litre per day are being sent from Delhi, he said.
Sewage pumps from Delhi have been dispatched to the Valley and 30 generator sets of 3 to 5 KVA capacity have also been sent to Srinagar to ensure continuous power supply in relief camps and field hospitals.
Over 33,000 blankets, donated by the Ministry of Textile, Red Cross Society and Jharkhand and Punjab governments, were airlifted to flood-affected areas yesterday, he said.
More relief materials, including tents, water bottles and food packets are being airlifted from Delhi, Arakonam and Amritsar, he added.
Two additional fully-equipped field hospitals with laboratory-testing equipment facility have also been established in Srinagar, he said.
"Over 2,34,000 persons have been rescued so far by the armed forces and NDRF from different parts of Jammu and Kashmir in the ongoing rescue and relief operations," PRO Defence Colonel S D Goswami said in Srinagar.
Three teams of Naval Marine Commandos are actively involved in rescue operations at Watlab, Widipura and Tankpura, he said.
20 RO plants with a capacity to filter 4 lakh litre water per day are being sent to Srinagar from Hyderabad and four RO plants with a capacity to filter 1 lakh litre per day are being sent from Delhi, he said.
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Sewage pumps from Delhi have been dispatched to the Valley and 30 generator sets of 3 to 5 KVA capacity have also been sent to Srinagar to ensure continuous power supply in relief camps and field hospitals.
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Over 33,000 blankets, donated by the Ministry of Textile, Red Cross Society and Jharkhand and Punjab governments, were airlifted to flood-affected areas yesterday, he said.
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More relief materials, including tents, water bottles and food packets are being airlifted from Delhi, Arakonam and Amritsar, he added.
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Two additional fully-equipped field hospitals with laboratory-testing equipment facility have also been established in Srinagar, he said.
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