Jammu-Srinagar highway opens; 29 stranded in Kathua rescued
Jammu-Srinagar highway opens; 29 stranded in Kathua rescued Twenty-nine people stranded in Kathua district due to heavy rain were rescued on Monday, officials said. The Jammu-Srinagar highway was also resorted a day after it was closed due to landslides at different places, they said. “A total of 29 people, including six women and 10 children, were rescued from various flood-hit areas of Kathua district during overnight operations,” a police officer said. Rescue and police teams had been deployed at various areas following the flash floods triggered by incessant rain in different rivers of Kathua district, he added. In Doda district, authorities had ordered the closure of all educational institutes as a precautionary measure and also set up control rooms in view of heavy rain in the Jammu region for the past two days, the officials said. “Police are on high alert to meet any exigency due to floods. Police teams are deployed at vulnerable points and helpline numbers have been opened,” the officer said. “The road was cleared on Sunday night and light motor vehicles were allowed to move on the highway from Srinagar and Jammu on Monday morning,” a traffic department spokesman said. “People residing near banks of the Neeru and its tributaries have been advised to be careful and avoid crossing temporary bridges or crossings over the streams,” the officials said. -PTC News
