SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir government has prepared Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) worth around Rs 674 crore for the permanent restoration of infrastructure damaged by flash floods and landslides in Poonch and Rajouri districts, the Legislative Assembly was informed on Tuesday.
Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Kumar Choudhary said the government had undertaken relief and restoration measures in the flood-affected areas, with a focus on restoring road connectivity and essential services and providing financial assistance to affected families.
Replying to a Calling Attention Notice moved by MLA Ajaz Ahmad Jan on behalf of Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, who holds the Disaster Management, Relief, Rehabilitation and Reconstruction portfolio, Choudhary said DPRs worth Rs 214.04 crore had been prepared for Poonch and Rs 460.23 crore for Rajouri.
The proposed works cover roads and bridges, education, power distribution, water supply, irrigation and other public infrastructure.
According to the government, Rs 216.379 lakh has been disbursed to affected families in Poonch under the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) out of Rs 400 lakh approved for the district. Another Rs 137 lakh received under the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund has been fully utilised and disbursed.
In Rajouri, Rs 218.14 lakh has been disbursed under the SDRF, while Rs 281 lakh received under the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund is being provided to 377 beneficiaries.
Providing details of the damage, the government said 14 people were killed and eight remained missing in Poonch, while two others were injured. The disaster affected 379 houses, around 200 livestock and 44 poultry birds. Agricultural land measuring 217.7 hectares and two hectares of horticulture land were also damaged.
In Rajouri, four people lost their lives, 432 houses were affected and 48 livestock were lost.
The government said 388 roads, 55 bridges, 72 water supply schemes and 29 power distribution transformer stations or transformers were damaged in Poonch. All affected roads and 11 bridges have been temporarily restored, while other essential infrastructure has also been restored on a temporary basis.
In Rajouri, the disaster damaged or affected 562 roads and bridges, 5,283 electric poles, 27 distribution transformers, 228 water supply schemes and 112 irrigation and flood control schemes. The damage also extended to 23 schools, eight health infrastructure units, 517 hectares of agricultural land and 1.9 hectares of horticulture land.
Temporary restoration of the affected infrastructure in Rajouri was completed within a month of the calamity, the government said.
Choudhary said the district administrations and concerned departments were coordinating efforts to assess the damage, restore infrastructure and rehabilitate affected areas.
The government has also approached the Union Ministry of Home Affairs for deputing an Inter-Ministerial Central Team to assess the damage caused by flash floods, floods, cloudbursts and landslides during the 2026 monsoon in Jammu and Kashmir.
