Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah on Saturday said that the water level is receding in Central Kashmir but it has been rising in North Kashmir which is a matter of concern. He said at least 160 people have lost lives so far.

Union Health Minister, Harsh Vardhan on Saturday visited the border district of Poonch and took stock of the situation arisen due to recent rains and floods.

He also interacted with flood victims and assured them all possible help from the Centre.

AIR Correspondent reports, State Government said that efforts are on to plug the breaches on the banks of river Jhelum.

As per the figures available with the so far, 129 people have lost lives in Jammu region whereas 30-35 people were found dead in Kashmir valley.

Meanwhile, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Army's Western Command reviewed the security situation along the Indo-Pak border and flood relief operations being conducted in the border belts of Jammu.

Over 1, 42000 persons have been rescued so far by the Armed Forces and NDRF from different parts of Jammu & Kashmir in the ongoing rescue and relief operations in the flood ravaged State.

13 tonnes of water purifying tablets and six water filtration plants with a capacity to filter 1.2 lakh bottles per day has already reached Srinagar.

Engineering stores including suction pumps from Vishakhapatnam have reached to flood affected area.

Twelve sewage pumps from Delhi have also been dispatched to the valley.

Thirty generator sets of 3 to 5 KVA capacity have also been sent to Srinagar to augment continuous power supply in relief camps and field hospitals.

Communication equipment of Department of Telecommunication, Army, BSNL and some of private companies have been dispatched to restore the communication systems in the State.