Central govt teams to asses flood damages in HP, J-K, Punjab and Uttarakhand

With continuous floods and cloudbursts ravaging Northern India for the past one month, the Centre on Sunday constituted inter-ministerial central teams (IMCTs) for Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab and Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir to assess damage caused by heavy rainfall, floods, flash floods, cloudbursts and landslides.

These teams will visit the flood and



landslide-affected districts of Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab and Jammu & Kashmir early next week, official sources said.

An IMCT, and a multi-sectoral team have already visited the state of Himachal Pradesh.

The IMCTs will also make on-the-spot assessment of the situation and relief works carried out by the respective state governments.