GANDERBAL: 24TH OCTOBER, 2021: Ganderbal Police acted swiftly to restore the movement of traffic at Sonamarg, during overnight landslides had blocked the road. Due to incessant rains in last few days, a huge mass of land slid on to the main road at Sonamarg blocking the movement of vehicles and local population.
SHO Police Station Sonamarg received the information about the incident, he along with a Police party & other senior officers arrived at the spot and initiated the activities for clearance of landslide occurred by Snow. Police as a first responder began the rescue operation despite heavy downpour in the area. Other senior officers including SDPO Kangan were supervising the rescue efforts on the spot.
After hectic efforts, District Police Ganderbal managed to evacuated almost 200 passenger vehicles. Moreover while launching the evacuation operation, Ganderbal police put tireless efforts to save many people from any untoward incident.
Community members have appreciated the quick response of the police for promptly launching rescue operation in the area.The J&K Police is committed to secure the lives of community members and provide assistance wherever required.
