JAMMU, Sept 01: Union Home Minister, Amit Shah visited Jammu and inspected the rain, flood, and landslide affected areas of Jammu division and took stock of the damages caused by the natural calamity.
Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, LoP Sunil Sharma and senior officers of the Central and UT Government attended the meeting.
Shah said Prime Minister, Narendra Modi has spoken to the Lieutenant Governor and Chief Minister of the UT and the Government of India has put in all its strength in the rescue efforts.
He announced that a meeting of relevant departments from the Central Government and the Union Territory administration, along with the Union Home Secretary, would be held within 1-2 days.
Amit Shah said that since Jammu & Kashmir is prone to natural calamities, therefore, an amount of Rs. 209 crores for State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) are allocated to the UT as Centre share.
Home Minister assured the people of Jammu and Kashmir that in this hour of crisis, the Government of India is standing by their side.
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