SRINAGAR, 17th August :-Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday spoke to LG J&K Manoj Sinha and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah regarding the situation in Kathua and assured all necessary support from the Centre.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah posted on X in which he said that he Spoke with Lieutenant Governor and Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir regarding the cloudburst in Kathua. Relief and rescue operations are being carried out by the local administration and NDRF teams have also been rushed to the site. Assured every support from the Modi government. We stand firmly behind our sisters and brothers of J&K.
The Chief Minister welcomed the Union Home Minister’s assurance and said the joint efforts of the J&K government and the Centre will help provide timely relief and rehabilitation to the affected families.
It is pertinent to mention that only yesterday, the Chief Minister visited the flood-hit Chashoti village in Kishtwar yesterday, which has been devastated by a cloudburst.He personally assessed the damage, interacted with the affected families, and assured full government support for rehabilitation of affected families.