Overview

• With three radars already operating, the additions will raise Jammu and Kashmir’s total to seven, broadening coverage for faster cloudburst and flash-flood alerts.
• The Ministry of Earth Sciences and IMD were directed to deliver dedicated district-wise forecasts and maintain round-the-clock monitoring to reduce losses.
• Union Science Minister Jitendra Singh held a video review with the Jammu Divisional Commissioner and the Deputy Commissioners of Doda, Kishtwar, Ramban, Kathua and Udhampur to assess relief and rehabilitation.
• Home Minister Amit Shah has constituted an inter-ministerial committee to assess damages and coordinate assistance, with a field visit to Kathua planned.
• District officials reported deaths and large evacuations after the August 29 Ramban cloudburst, and said multiple relief camps are sheltering thousands as hundreds of damaged roads and water schemes undergo phased restoration.