Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, Aug 3: Police in Ganderbal launched an operation to rescue the people who were caught in a flash flood that Surfraw and its adjoining villages witnessed earlier last night.
Police said that joint rescue teams were deployed in the night to relocate civilians safely from the Bagh-e-Patti area of Surfraw.
“All civilians were rescued safely by the joint teams of Ganderbal Police and SDRF,” police said.
The concerned police acted swiftly to restore the movement of traffic on Srinagar-Leh National Highway near Surfraw after overnight landslides had blocked the road.
Due to incessant rains in the last few days, a huge mass of land slid onto the main road at Surfraw blocking the movement of vehicles and the local population.
“During the intervening night of 1st/2nd August when the concerned SHO Police Station Gund received the information about the incident, he along with a Police party & other senior officers arrived at the spot and initiated the activities for clearance of highway,” police said.
Police as first responders began the rescue operation despite heavy downpours in the area.
Other senior officers including SDPO Kangan were supervising the rescue efforts at the spot. SDRF, QRT from DPL were also pressed into service and engaged in the rescue operation.
In the wee hours after hectic efforts throughout the night, Police in coordination with SDRF, DPL Ganderbal and other civil departments including Revenue, Irrigation & Flood Control, Beacon and Rural Development Department were able to fully clear the debris from the road and make it through for the vehicular movement.
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