Srinagar, Jan 27 (KNO): With the relentless heavy snowfall blanketing Valley, Jammu & Kashmir Police sprang into action, rescuing stranded residents, pregnant women, and injured persons, and even facilitating last rites in snowbound areas.
Officials told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that police across Baramulla, Sopore, Handwara, Ganderbal and Kulgam, despite harsh weather conditions, braved deep snow, slushy roads and blocked routes to ensure timely aid to the needy.
In Baramulla's Watergam, Kreeri police responded to an emergency call and evacuated pregnant woman Gulshan Begum to SDH. Nearby, they rescued injured Abdul Rehman Shah from Mongam after a snow-laden shed collapsed. Police also rushed a two-year-old girl from Thindma, who had fallen unconscious, to the hospital. She is now stable.
At Kunzer, a local Tehsildar rolled up sleeves to personally push a stuck ambulance carrying an emergency patient enroute to the hospital.
Similarly, in Sopore, police in Sangrama village trekked on foot through deep snow to carry a deceased person's body from a cut-off home, enabling the family to transport it to Uri for last rites. Locals praised the team's efforts for easing their grief during the crisis.
Handwara police deployed a JCB machine to rescue elderly Zeba Begum, stranded in Rakh Shehlal Harni Pura and safely took her to a hospital.
In Ganderbal, teams cleared stuck vehicles, aided vulnerable commuters and urged caution amid advisories.
Police in Kulgam pushed a stranded ambulance near Navyug Tunnel and shifted an 80-year-old man from Behibagh to SDH Yaripora in an official vehicle.
Police have established control rooms across the Valley with helpline numbers. They have urged people to contact the dedicated numbers in case of emergencies—(KNO)