The Army on Tuesday launched an extensive humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operation in flood-affected areas of Jammu and adjoining areas of Punjab, deploying multiple rescue columns and helicopters to evacuate stranded civilians and BSF personnel.
A defence spokesman said that dozens of people were evacuated to safety from many marooned areas, and the rescue efforts are ongoing at various places, including the Sher-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (SKUAST), Jammu, where a group of students are stranded inside a building on the outskirts of Jammu.
He said four rescue columns were deployed at different locations to help shift people from submerged areas. Seven civilians, including a child, were rescued from Garhi Garh in the R.S. Pura sector on the outskirts of Jammu.
According to army sources, each column comprises 25 to 30 personnel. However, the number can vary depending on the situation. He said at least 12 civilians trapped inside a building were being rescued from the Shergarh area of R.S. Pura, while another rescue operation was underway at SKUAST, Jammu, to evacuate students stranded inside a building within the complex.
– PTI
