Overview

• Shah is scheduled to reach Jammu on Sunday for an aerial survey of flood-hit areas and a high-level meeting at Raj Bhavan on Monday.
• Omar Abdullah said the visit is limited to assessing the disaster’s impact and relief requirements, not security or development review.
• More than 130 people have died, over 120 were injured, and 33 remain untraced since mid-August cloudbursts, landslides, and flash floods.
• Record rainfall on August 26–27 triggered flash flooding in low-lying areas, damaging public and private infrastructure across the region.
• The Jammu–Srinagar national highway remained blocked for a sixth day on Sunday, as the state plans to present a detailed relief report to the home minister.