Rajnath reviews flood situation, assures all help

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Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday reviewed the flood situation in Jammu & Kashmir and assured Chief Minister Omar Abdullah of all necessary help for relief operations. Singh’s visit scheduled on the borders areas on Friday is canceled due to the adverse weather conditions. National Disaster Response Force teams have been dispatched to Jammu & Kashmir to assist the local administration in search and rescue operation in Rajouri district where a bus carrying 50 passengers has been washed away by flashfloods. The Home Minister instructed the agencies to launch search and rescue operation, said MHA officials.The Home Minister was scheduled to visit forward areas in Jammu region for two days beginning tomorrow to assess the situation there after continuous firing and shelling from across the border killed at least three people, injured 50 others and damaged many houses.      

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