The men were there to fish and a sudden increase in the river’s flow due to heavy rains left them stranded.
Even as select politicians and a largely myopic foreign media badmouth the Indian Armed Forces, the Indian Air Force launched a daring rescue mission on Monday to rescue four men who ere caught in an overflowing river in Jammu and Kashmir.
The men were picked up from an under-construction bridge over Tawi river which flows through Jammu. Dramatic visuals showed men being picked up.
The men were there to fish and a sudden increase in the river’s flow due to heavy rains left them stranded.
Sandeep Singh, IAF Chief Operations Officer Jammu told news agency ANI: “We received info at 12 pm that some people needed to be rescued, by 12:29 pm helicopter was here. Our Garud Commandos went down& put a hook on fishermen, 4 people were rescued in a short span of time, the operation was successful.”
Jammu & Kashmir: People stuck near an under-construction bridge in JAMMU after a sudden increase in water-level of Tawi river. Rescue operation underway. pic.twitter.com/oi4774ffMS
— ANI (@ANI) August 19, 2019
Jammu & Kashmir: Two persons have been rescued after they got stuck near a bridge in JAMMU after a sudden increase in the water level of Tawi river. Rescue operation still underway. pic.twitter.com/oV0hkltBrX
— ANI (@ANI) August 19, 2019
#UPDATE Jammu & Kashmir: Two more persons have been rescued after they got stuck near a bridge in JAMMU following a sudden increase in the water level of Tawi river. pic.twitter.com/JI6oWRtR5B
— ANI (@ANI) August 19, 2019
Commitment, Grit & Dedication personified. That is what our forces are made up of. Salute to their another rescue operation, saving lives of stranded people in #Tavi river flood in #Jammu
— Gajendra Singh Shekhawat (@gssjodhpur) August 19, 2019
Bravo & Respect. https://t.co/pg8S3wAv39
Amazing!
— Dr. Suchitra Raghavachari (@DrSRaghavachari) August 19, 2019
Huge pride & respect for our brave security forces, #IAF air warriors - their selfless service, indomitable will are an inspiration.
Salute. https://t.co/U1jabZ9ka5
Dramatic visuals.
— Mohit Relhan (@mohit9601) August 19, 2019
All thanks to the brave IAF and NDRF personnel. https://t.co/hMUIqmWFN9
Epic ride. https://t.co/RUhB8fvaBe
— सिद्धान्त (@sidhantgiri) August 19, 2019
The real Hero#IAF#therealhero https://t.co/fFv3reru1z
— Shrikant Sharma (@Srks13) August 19, 2019
1. Doval Shah meeting
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Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday held a meeting with senior intelligence officials in which National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and Home Secretary Rajiv Gauba were also present to review the situation in Jammu and Kashmir.
This comes after Doval returned here after a 10-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir which was undertaken in the aftermath of the Centre's decision to scrap Art 370 and create two new Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.
During his stay, Doval had interacted with different sections of society and oversaw the security arrangements in the state and interacted with local people in Shopian, Anantnag and downtown Srinagar. He had also interacted with jawans from Jammu and Kashmir police and CRPF.
2. Azad demands release of J&K leaders
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Hitting out at the Centre over restrictions in Jammu and Kashmir after Article 370 was scrapped, Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Gulam Nabi Azad on Monday demanded that the government release the detained political leaders and restore normalcy in the region.
"In 22 districts, there is curfew a day before the bill was brought in Parliament. The government took a wrong decision which has also been proved wrong now as nobody in the state is happy, such a decision should be reversed. I demand the government to release all political leaders and restore normalcy," he told ANI.
Three former chief ministers--Farooq Abdullah, Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti-have been detained ever since the Centre launched a crack down in the aftermath of the Centre's decisions in Jammu and kashmir.
3. Azad says Kashmiris held captive
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Azad, a former chief minister of J and K, said that 1.5 crore residents of the state, for whom new law was enacted have been held captive.
"15 days ago, the government made a law. Perhaps, this is the first time in India that 1.5 crore residents of that state for which the law has been enacted have held captive. I don't understand for whom this law has been made. If you hold those people captive and cut their communication channels, then for whom have you made this law," he said.
Meanwhile, the Jammu and Kashmir administration has started easing restrictions in the region after days of heightened security measures following the abrogation of Article 370 which gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir.
