Overview

• Chief Minister Omar Abdullah chaired a high-level review and said permanent restoration will begin once a comprehensive central assistance package is approved.
• Officials reported 150 deaths, 178 injuries and 33 people missing in the Jammu division, with Kishtwar recording the highest casualties.
• More than 4,200 homes were fully damaged and over 8,600 partially damaged, with Udhampur and Jammu cited as the worst-hit districts.
• Over 2,700 km of roads have been temporarily restored and more than half of damaged bridges reopened, with permanent road and bridge works estimated at nearly Rs 893 crore.
• The power network saw over 49,000 transformers hit and largely restored, more than 2,000 water supply works were damaged with about 1,600 temporarily fixed, and relief disbursals topped Rs 40 crore from SDRF plus Rs 3.35 crore from the CM Relief Fund.