J&K Appoints Senior Officers to Lead Kishtwar Cloudburst Relief and Halts Ravi Canal Recharge in Kathua

Multi-agency teams continue search-and-rescue operations in Chisoti under newly rostered officials with dozens still unaccounted for

Overview

Multi-agency search-and-rescue teams from the Army, NDRF, SDRF, CISF and J&K Police have recovered 62 bodies in Chisoti as operations enter their fifth day
Official tallies report 82 to 88 individuals still missing, including 81 pilgrims and one CISF officer, with earthmovers and sniffer dogs deployed to clear debris
Lieutenant Governor’s administration has deputed eight senior IAS and IPS officers on a day-by-day roster from August 19 to 26 to supervise relief and coordination in Kishtwar
The annual Machail Mata yatra remains suspended for a fifth straight day, cutting off the pilgrimage route to the shrine
In Kathua district, Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary toured cloudburst-hit Jodh Ghati and Bagra villages, assured full government support and halted recharge of the main Ravi canal pending repairs