In Jammu and Kashmir, over one lakh 84 thousand people have been rescued so far by the Armed Forces and NDRF from flood-affected areas. Sewage pumps from Delhi have been sent to drain out flood water from different parts of Srinagar. Suction pumps from Vishakhapatnam have also been despatched. More heavy duty pumps are being airlifted from Jodhpur and Raipur.

A Defence Ministry release said thirty generator sets have also been sent to Srinagar to augment continuous power supply in relief camps and field hospitals. Two additional fully equipped field hospitals with laboratory testing equipment facility have also been established in Srinagar. Additional equipment of BSNL is being dispatched to restore the communication systems in the State.

More relief materials including food packets, water bottles, blankets and tents are being airlifted from Patna, Delhi, Ahmedabad and Amritsar to the valley.

Road connectivity from Batote to Anantnag and Srinagar to Sonamarg has been restored. Road between Srinagar to Baramulla is now open for light vehicles. On the Jammu to Srinagar national highway, Border Roads Organisation (BRO) personnel have cleared 172-kilometre road up to Ramsu. Work is in progress to clear fresh
landslides in areas that were cleared yesterday on this road.