In Leh, several government agencies geared-up the relief and rescue operations. State Government, Army, Air Force, National Response Force (NDRF), Police and Centeral Para-military Forces, are engaged in the operation. Rescue workers struggled through piles of mud and slush looking for hundreds of people missing in the Friday's devastating cloudburst as the death toll in the tragedy mounted to 145. According to Leh Deputy Commissioner, six bodies of foreign tourists who had been washed away in the flood recovered from different tracking routes of Leh. Scores of houses in areas adjoining Leh, particularly in Choglamsar, are currently buried under several feet of mud, dimming chances of people being rescued alive. Rescuers waded through knee-deep mud to extricate trapped people. Jawans of Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), Army and General Reserve Engineer Force (GREF) ploughed through the silt and boulders with earth movers, cranes and other machines, tourists were seen giving a helping hand. ITBP is helping plug the breaches to make NH1A between Srinagar-Kargil and Kargil-Leh functional. Both the ITBP and the Army have set up various camps to look after hundreds of injured. The ITBP had also set up community kitchens along the roads which are feeding the homeless. The biggest roadblock that rescue workers are facing is communication breakdown as the BSNL office was severely damaged in the deluge. In a bid to restore vital communication links the Indian Air Force has transported BSNL equipment from New Delhi and Chandigarh to the affected area. According to a office release, the IAF has also airlifted a heavy duty bulldozer from Chandigarh to clear the debris there. Three IL-76 and four AN-32 Aircrafts have been pressed into service for this purpose. Relief material, medical items and 5,000 blankets were airlifted from Delhi.More than 1,300 persons, mostly Indian and foreign tourists, were airlifted from Leh and brought to Delhi. Air India has decided to operate four special flights on Delhi-Leh-Delhi sector on Monday and one each additional flight on Jammu-Leh-Jammu sector and Srinagar-Leh-Srinagar sector. The Jammu and Kashmir Government has re-started Short Message Service (SMS) in Leh, to help in relief and rescue operations in the region. The SMS was banned in the state few months ago due to security reasons.