‘403 roads, bridges proposed restoration at Rs 185 Cr; Rajouri power infra suffered Rs 27.99-Cr damage
Jammu Tawi, Sep 21: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has disbursed around Rs 3.22 crore in relief among families affected by recent flash floods and landslides in Rajouri, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah informed the Legislative Assembly on Monday.
He said a proposal had also been prepared for the permanent restoration of 403 damaged roads and bridges in the district at an estimated cost of Rs 185 crore.
Replying to a question by Rajouri MLA Iftikhar Ahmed during Question Hour of the Autumn Session, Omar Abdullah, said 149 family-wise cases related to damage caused by the recent flash floods and landslides had been received by the Deputy Commissioner’s office in Rajouri constituency.
“Rs 40.61 lakh has been disbursed to affected families in Rajouri constituency under the prescribed SDRF norms. In addition, Rs 2.81 crore has been released to District Rajouri from the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund and disbursed among affected families in accordance with the approved norms,” the Chief Minister said.
The Chief Minister said a preliminary assessment of damage to roads and bridges in Rajouri district had been carried out and a proposal for the permanent restoration of 403 roads and bridges had been prepared at an estimated cost of Rs 185 crore.
On power infrastructure, he said damage worth Rs 27.99 crore had been assessed in Rajouri district due to heavy rains and flash floods in July 2026, including Rs 9.39 crore in Rajouri constituency.
“Temporary restoration of power supply has been undertaken through the installation of an Emergency Restoration System (ERS) tower on the 132 KV Rajouri-Draba transmission line. The tendering process for its permanent restoration is underway,” he said.
He said Rs 1.25 crore had been received under SDRF through the District Development Commissioner, Rajouri, for temporary restoration of power supply in the district.
“Rs 57.60 lakh was allocated to Rajouri constituency, Rs 43.40 lakh to Thanamandi and Rs 10.50 lakh to Kalakote,” he said.
On agricultural losses, Omar said the Agriculture Production Department had assessed crop damage in Rajouri constituency during Kharif 2026 through field-level verification.
According to the assessment, maize cultivated over 416 hectares suffered 15 percent damage, while paddy grown over 101.50 hectares suffered 65 percent damage.
The government also informed the House that damages to municipal assets, Public Health Engineering (PHE), flood control infrastructure, roads and buildings had been assessed by the concerned departments.
“All damaged roads, bridges, water supply and power supply schemes were temporarily restored within one month. Detailed Project Reports for permanent restoration have been prepared and are under consideration,” Omar said.
He added that flood-prone electrical infrastructure would be strengthened and realigned wherever required to enhance resilience against future eventualities.
“Adequate spares will also be kept available for immediate restoration of electrical infrastructure in case of future damage or disruption,” he said.
The Chief Minister also informed the House that electrification works covering 29 habitations and 1,936 households in Kupwara district were under implementation under the Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS).