Overview

• Sappers from the Kharga Corps rescued a recently operated mother and her 15-day-old infant from the first floor of a flooded building in Gurdaspur’s Dhangai village using an improvised ladder.
• The duo was moved about 3 km by boat through strong currents and then 15 km in an Army vehicle to safety, with officials providing care during the evacuation.
• Western Command says 47 Army columns are conducting Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief operations across parts of Punjab and the Jammu region.
• Aviation support includes 20 aircraft comprising three Dhruv ALHs, 10 reconnaissance and observation helicopters, six Mi-17s and one Chinook for evacuations and supply drops.
• Flooding has affected multiple Punjab districts, including Gurdaspur, Pathankot, Tarn Taran, Ferozepur, Fazilka, Kapurthala and Jalandhar, as the Sutlej, Beas and Ravi rivers run high, with senior commanders reviewing relief efforts on the ground.