The Odisha Government on Tuesday announced an assistance of Rs 5 crore from the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund for relief and restoration works in the flood-hit Jammu & Kashmir.
In a Press release, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said the unprecedented floods have taken a heavy toll of lives and caused extensive damages to properties in J&K.
Patnaik also announced that the State Government would press 40 trained personnel of the Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force (ODRAF) with all required rescue equipments into service to undertake rescue and relief operations in Jammu and Kashmir which is witnessing one of the worst floods since independance.