Omar Abdullah says the situation in Jammu 'quite seriously' while Rains was destroyed, 4 dead; Chenab -River Cross Danger Marking

As many as four people are dead, and more than two dozen homes and bridges were damaged in Jammu and Kashmir due to heavy rain in the state. Four people have died in the Doda district since Monday night. A woman died in Gandoh on Monday and three deaths were reported from Gandoh, Thathri and Bhaderwah, DC Doda Harvinder Singh said. In addition, about 18 houses were also damaged in heavy rain. There is no cloud burst, but heavy rain caused flash floods, he added. According to officials, reports on damage to public and private infrastructure have been received from great heights in Kishtwar, Reasi, Rajouri, Ramban and Poonch districts. Jammu and Kashmir’s chief minister, Omar Abdullah, said the situation in many parts of the Jammu province is “pretty serious”, and he will take the next available flight from Srinagar to Jammu to personally monitor the situation. Life with a downtime in Jammu, while heavy rain bumped Jammu, almost all water bodies in the district, including the Chenab River, flowed above the danger mark and plunged several low-lying areas and roads into the city and elsewhere. The officials said the over-shopping Modhopur fire had crossed one Lakh Cuseec mark and that it was constantly increasing, causing heavy floods in various low-lying areas along the Ravi River in the Kathua district. The officials said the water levels in the Taranah River, UJH River, Maggar Khad, Sahar Khad and their tributaries in Kathua, basic in Samba, Tawi and Chenab in Jammu, rose at the same time and crossed all the danger marks. Traffic on the Jammu-Srinagar and Kishtwar-Doda National Highways has been suspended, and dozens of hilly roads have been blocked or damaged by landslides or flash floods, officials said. The pilgrimage to the Mata Vaishno Devi Holy Ligdom was also suspended as a precaution for the rain. Police and civil officials have been seen repeatedly that the people stay away from the flooded rivers and move to safer places. The authorities also issued helpline numbers of the district way and asked people to contact the numbers in case of emergency for quick action. ‘Situation is quite serious’: Omar Abdullah Omar Abdullah held a meeting in Srinagar to review the mitigation of flood mitigation at JAMMU in the light of incessant rain and instructed the officers to maintain a high warning and take all necessary measures. ‘The situation in many parts of the Jammu province is quite serious. I will take the next available flight from Srinagar to Jammu to personally monitor the developing situation. Meanwhile, instructions have been issued to place additional funds at the disposal of the DCS (Deputy Commissioners) to cover emergency repairs and other ecics, ‘the main minister wrote in a post on X.