Overview

• Road and rail links remained severely disrupted for a fifth day, with Northern Railways running special trains from Jammu while the Jammu–Katra line stayed shut and Katra–Srinagar services continued.
• Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh inspected damaged sites and demanded strict action on illegal mining, citing NHAI reports that 13 of 15 frames at the Keerian Gadiyal bridge were eroded by miners.
• Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary condemned substandard construction and called for a transparent probe after a bridge near AIIMS on the Jammu–Pathankot highway caved in just 12 years after being built.
• Reports described unregulated sand extraction in Samba and Kathua, including around bridge pillars, as residents and activists blamed encroachments and narrowed drains for magnifying flood damage.
• District officials and NHAI pledged priority restoration, including assurances of National Highway repairs, while Chief Minister Omar Abdullah ordered coordinated steps to speed road reopening and maintain essential supplies.