SRINAGAR: As authorities sounded flood alert due to continuous rains over the past three days, police today set up round-the-clock emergency help lines across the Valley and put its men on high alert to meet any eventuality.
“Emergency help lines have been established in control rooms across the Valley to provide help to the people (in case of floods). These control rooms will remain open 24×7,” a police spokesman said.
He said the department has put its men on “high alert to meet any possible challenge and eventuality”.
The spokesman said police has also launched rescue operations at several places and efforts are on to shift trapped people to safer places.
“A rescue operation is going on at Tarzoo, Panzipora, Hygam, Dangiwacha and Behrampora areas of Sopore in north Kashmir.
The people from these localities are being shifted to safer locations,” the spokesman said. (AGENCIES)
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