Union Minister Jitendra Singh visited the Jammu Government Medical College and Hospital on Friday to inquire about the health of those injured in flash floods in Kishtwar.
Talking to Annie, Singh described the disaster as unprecedented. “This was an unprecedented disaster and I think we have never seen or heard it in our lifetime. We have not experienced anything like this in this field and recently, such cloudbursts are also happening in Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand. In comparison, it was a very big disaster incident,” he said.
He appreciated the local residents for his fast response. “Local people had done a commendable work as the first respondents in this disaster. Because the way it suddenly surprised everyone. No one was prepared, neither security personnel, nor administration, nor local officials, but local people started immediate relief from there and the first information was also given by local authorities.”
The Union Minister also praised the coordinated efforts of all the officers involved in the rescue operations. He said, “The rescue operations being conducted after the entire government concept will be an example for the country. Paramilitary forces, CRPF, BSF, Indian Army, Indian Air Force, Local Administration, are the DGPs of the police of J&K police, who are personally camping there and not only the brors were removed, because after the first day’s rescue, we say”
Singh admitted Prime Minister Narendra Modi to closely monitor the situation. He said, “PM is reviewing the entire situation. He also spoke to LG yesterday.”
Asked about the casualties and official numbers, Singh said, “So far, 53 bodies have been recovered from the debris. Four of them are still being identified; the rest have been identified. But God knows how many have been buried now because the bodies were buried in the langar, it is possible that it was possible that there were people at that time.
Some people were inside the anchor, some were out, and some were traveling. And still it would be difficult to count the number of people who must have been washed away by water due to bad luck. ,
He praised the hospital administration for the work done to save the people. He said, “… Principal, Dr. Ashutosh, and their entire team are worthy of praise. He has not only worked as doctors, but has also worked the entire nursing staff, the entire support employees have taken care of all those people because they were in a nervous state.
“Here in the hospital, 67 injured persons are admitted. Out of 67 people, five people have been discharged. Now we have done a round and seen that 15 more will be discharged … and I think it is happening slowly because many people have soft tissue injuries. There are no soil soils and rocks. Hard injuries.” Tight injuries, ”Singh said. (AI)