calaMity// Normalcy is slowly trickling back to the lives of people in Jammu and Kashmir (J &K). Called a ‘national disaster’ by MP Narendra Modi, the worst flood, the worst to hit the state in the past 60 years, has so far claimed 277 lives. The constant rains and landslides wreaked havoc in the ‘paradise on earth’. The deluge brought life to a standstill in the beautiful state. What makes the entire situation worse is the fact that winters are fast approaching and the cold could make the situation worse for the thousands who have lost their homes to the calamity.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who held a high-level meeting with Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and top officials soon after arriving in Jammu on Sunday, announced an additional special assistance of Rs 1,000 crore for the state.

The PM and CM later conducted an aerial survey of the flood-affected areas in the Valley. In Srinagar, Modi said Rs 5 crore would be provided from the PM’s relief fund for the flood-affected people.

Help is slowly coming from a few celebrities, corporate and the NGOs in a big way.