1000 Army men,families stranded without food, water in Kashmir


Srinagar, Sep 10 (PTI): Over 1000 Army personnel and their families are stranded in various camps in Kashmir without food and water even as Army personnel work on a war footing to evacuate civilians from their marooned homes.

"Many camps of Army located in South Kashmir and Srinagar have been flooded and over 1000 Army personnel and their families are stranded without food and water", am Army officer said.

Army personnel working round-the-clock to evacuate lakhs of people trapped in flood-ravaged areas are yet to reach to them.

With water, electricity, supplies and other services hit, Army personnel have adopted measures to conserve resources so that major share of supplies are made available for the civil population, he said.

There are over 20 small and big army camps located in Central and South Kashmir belts, which are affected due to floods.

On September 8, the Army had rescued 1400 of its personnel and their families including 120 children trapped in Kashmir's Army headquarter at Badamibagh cantonment.

Badamibagh Cantonment, which house Kashmir's Army's headquarters and biggest Military hospital along with areas of Shivpora and Indranagar, got submerged as the water level rose alarmingly due to breach in Jehlum River on September 7.

  

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  • Lingappa, Kuppepadavu/Amsterdam

    Thu, Sep 11 2014

    I hope this catastrophe has taught the Kashimirs a good lesson , ' never to to be ungrateful in life'. They would eat on Indian subsidised rations and then support Pakistan fundamentalism. Now they want Indian Army to save them.

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  • Peter, Bangalore

    Thu, Sep 11 2014

    Rambo of Indian politics who saved thousands of people in a single day during Kedarnath floods can now show his power and later he can play with drums.

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  • Lt.Col.krishnaDev (Retd), Mumbai/Mangalore

    Thu, Sep 11 2014

    "Indian Army will not move back to the barracks

    till the last man is brought to safety." Assurance by Chief of the Army Staff General Dalbir Singh.Do not worry dear Country men, The Indian Army is always ready to help you.
    239 columns of Army have been deployed along with 80 Medical Teams and 15 Engineer Task Forces for rescue operations. 57,500 people have been rescued. Rescue operations are planned throughout the night. Field Hospitals have been established in Avantipur, Patan, Anantnag and old Sri Nagar Air Field. Army medical teams have treated 9,550 persons. 355 seriously ill people have been air lifted out of affected areas.

    120 sorties have been undertaken and more than 20 tons of relief materials transported by Army Helicopters. 8,200 blankets have been provisioned along with rations, MRE, milk and biscuits. 30000 ltrs of water is being supplied daily.

    A mobile tower of BSNL has been shifted from Kargil to Srinagar to provide mobile communications around Badami Bagh Cantt. STD Booths and Generator sets with mobile charging facility are being airlifted to the affected areas.
    "Thank you for your trust in the Indian Army. We assure you that your Army will attempt to rescue each and every one. Your Army is working to a plan and a priority of rescue. Since the scope of this rescue operation is massive, we have had to prioritise our efforts both in terms of areas and persons". Assurance by Lt Gen DS Hooda, UYSM, AVSM, VSM **

    GOC-in-C, Northern Command

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  • Cynthia, Moodbidri

    Thu, Sep 11 2014

    So sad...Superman modi needs to act fast

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  • Nagendra, Mangalore

    Thu, Sep 11 2014

    Howcome no comments on this issue by the regular bashers? Politics juicier than being human?

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  • Jayanath, Bangalore

    Thu, Sep 11 2014

    Jealousy Brigade will not comment as there are reports of separatists attacking rescuers.

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  • RAVI KUMAR, HEBRI

    Thu, Sep 11 2014

    Where is our Indian RAMBO?

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  • Af, mangalore

    Thu, Sep 11 2014

    Rambo is getting ready with new coat and boot to go to US.

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  • Sandesh Shetty, Bangalore/Kudla

    Wed, Sep 10 2014

    Salute you Indian Army.

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  • jeevan, mangalore

    Wed, Sep 10 2014

    We salute our INDIAN ARMY.....

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  • Krishna, Canada

    Thu, Sep 11 2014

    .. and there are reports that ppl are pelting stones at army. Looks like ppl have their head up their a** to do that. If not for Indian govt & army this time, nature would have cleansed the human existence there. It will be very interesting to know whom did the so called separatists call for help in this situation.

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