PULWAMA: Jammu and Kashmir Saturday said that it rescued at least 30 nomad families stranded in upper reaches of southern Pulwama district amid snowfall and incessant rains.
“Acting swiftly on a distress call through helpline grid, from the hilly area of Sangarwani Pulwama seeking help for families of nomads stranded in the upper reaches of Namblan, Gaadar and Anderkhal beheks struggling for food, fodder and shelter, SSP Pulwama Gh. Jeelani directed Dy SP Headquarters S M Shafi to prepare teams for rescue operation and and also liaison with civil administration for logical assistance,” reads a press release.
Taking SHO Police Station Rajpora Inspector Basharat Ali into loop, a joint team of the Police Station Rajpora and SDRF Pulwama was despatched for the rescue operation.
On reaching into the affected areas, teams which comprised police officials, representatives from civil administration and local civil volunteers, launched a well organized operation, according to the police.
The tents of most of the families were found damaged due to snowfall, cattle were striving for fodder and children were trembling with cold.
“The families were shifted to safer places, ration and humanitarian aid was distributed among the needy souls besides providing them fodder for their cattle. More than 200 souls got benefitted from the said rescue operation,” it reads further.
People are requested not to venture out into such places which are full of risk and also all precautionary measures be taken to survive the wrath of inclement weather, it adds.
“In case some exigency kindly contact the phones given in the helpline directory,” it concludes.