Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah visited flood-affected areas in Jammu on Tuesday to review the ongoing relief and restoration work. He met residents in severely impacted villages and inspected key locations that suffered damage during the recent floods.
During his visit, Shah reached Mangu Chak village to meet families who lost their homes and livelihoods. He then inspected the Tawi Bridge at Bikram Chowk, which sustained heavy damage, and offered prayers at the Shiv Temple nearby. The Home Minister also met local residents, listening to their concerns and assuring them of quick relief.
Later in the day, Amit Shah chaired a high-level review meeting attended by the Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir Manoj Sinha, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, senior officials from the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Union Territory administration, and key members from the Indian Army, NDRF, and disaster management teams. He expressed deep sorrow over the loss of lives and praised the swift response by rescue teams that helped save thousands of people.
The Home Minister informed that teams from the Ministry of Home Affairs would carry out detailed assessments of the damage within days. He announced that immediate relief under the State Disaster Response Fund has already been released, with Rs. 209 crores allocated to the Jammu and Kashmir government for early support measures.
Providing an update on ongoing efforts, Shah said that more than 80 percent of electricity supply has been restored in affected areas, roads are being reopened, and drinking water supply is gradually returning to normal. Over 5,000 people have been evacuated as a precautionary measure, and seventeen NDRF teams along with 23 Army columns and Air Force helicopters continue to support the operation on the ground.
Medical units, relief camps, and food distribution centres have been set up in the worst-hit zones, ensuring that essential services remain available to displaced residents. Shah highlighted that both state and central agencies are working round the clock to bring normalcy to the region.
He also stressed the need to improve early warning systems to reduce future disaster risks. Shah called for greater use of data analytics and artificial intelligence to predict cloudburst patterns and assess vulnerabilities in advance. “Effective early warning and better connectivity can save many lives in such situations,” he said during the review.
Amit Shah assured the people of Jammu and Kashmir that the Central Government is committed to their safety and recovery. He said that compensation for damaged houses, property, and public infrastructure will be released quickly and that temporary restoration works are already underway to ensure connectivity and essential services are restored at the earliest.
The visit comes at a time when the region is recovering from severe monsoon-triggered floods that have affected thousands of residents, damaged roads, disrupted power and water supply, and caused landslides in multiple areas.
