Jitendra Singh leaves for Chisoti by road after bad weather forces chopper to return
CM Omar to visit the area on Saturday
Jammu/Srinagar: Union Minister Jitendra Singh is heading to disaster-hit Chisoti village in Kishtwar district after his chopper failed to land due to inclement weather.
“En route to the cloudburst site in Chisoti, I had left from Jammu by an Indian Air Force helicopter, but the chopper returned after flying for one hour without finding it feasible to land,” Singh wrote on X.
He further said that he has immediately left by road to reach the affected site as early as possible, though they have to travel through long, hilly and difficult terrain in bad weather.
A massive cloudburst led to flash floods in the remote mountain village in Kishtwar on Thursday, killing at least 60 people, including two CISF personnel, and trapping many more. Rescuers worked frantically and pulled out 167 people from under mounds of rubble.
Meanwhile, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah will be visiting disaster-hit Chositi village of Kishtwar district on Saturday to assess the damage caused to the area.
Rescuers worked frantically and pulled out 167 people from under mounds of rubble. Of these, 38 are in serious condition, officials said.
Abdullah said on X, “I will be leaving for Kishtwar later this afternoon and will be going to the scene of the cloudburst tragedy early tomorrow morning to see, first-hand, the extent of the damage.”
He further said that he will review the rescue operation and assess what further help is required.
