The Government has approved assistance of Rs five crore to the J&K Government in order to extend its helping hand to embattling flood-affected people of the State.
The Cabinet gave its nod in this regards besides, approving measures to assist people from Jharkhand stuck due to the tragedy. Personnel of State force and officials of labour Department would organise a camp from September 15 at Srinagar where the flood victims belonging to Jharkhand would be gathered and then brought to Ranchi. “All the affected persons would be brought and the entire expenditure coming on transporting through air route would be bear by the State Government,” informed Cabinet Secretary JB Tubid after the Cabinet meeting.