152 lives lost, over Rs 5,400 lakh paid as compensation so far: Govt
Srinagar, Oct 27: The Jammu and Kashmir Government on Monday revealed that recent floods, cloudbursts, and heavy rains caused widespread destruction across the Union Territory, resulting in loss of lives and extensive damage to both public and private property.
Responding to a question by MLA Nizamuddin Bhat, the Minister for Disaster Management said that a total of 21,573 structures were damaged in Jammu division, while 980 structures were affected in Kashmir division during the recent weather-related disasters.
The government said that 152 people, including 151 in Jammu and one in Kashmir, lost their lives due to rain-related incidents, flash floods, and cloudbursts that affected several districts, especially in hilly and remote areas. Livestock and standing crops also suffered significant losses, it added.
A total compensation of Rs. 5,246.47 lakhs has been paid for damages in Jammu division, while Rs. 1,914.44 lakh has been disbursed in Kashmir so far, the government said.
Relief efforts included organising relief and medical camps across the affected areas, providing shelter, food, and household essentials to flood-affected families, the minister said.
He said immediate restoration work was undertaken to restore power, water supply, and road connectivity to support rehabilitation.
The minister said that relief was provided to affected individuals and families as per the guidelines of the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India.
He said rehabilitation and restoration of public infrastructure, such as roads and bridges, have been initiated in accordance with SDRF norms.
‘Rains, hailstorms cause Rs 209 Cr crop damage across J&K’
‘Over 75,000 hectares of farmland affected; Rs 6.47 Cr compensation disbursed’
Srinagar, Oct 27 : The Jammu and Kashmir government said that unseasonal rains, hailstorms and floods in September 2025 caused widespread damage to crops, livestock, horticulture, fisheries and infrastructure across the Union Territory.
Minister Incharge, while responding to a query by MLA Sunil Kumar Sharma said total losses were assessed at Rs 209.214 crore and the report has been submitted to the Department of Disaster Management, Relief, Rehabilitation & Reconstruction (DMRR&R) and the General Administration Department (GAD) as per directions of the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India.
The total cropped area damaged across Jammu and Kashmir was 75,997.32 hectares. Of this, Jammu Division recorded the highest loss with 69,707.69 hectares affected, followed by Kashmir Division with 6,289.63 hectares.
The government said compensation is being provided under the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) norms. Farmers in rainfed areas are eligible for Rs 8,500 per hectare, while those in irrigated areas are entitled to Rs 17,000 per hectare. The relief is restricted to the actual sown area of affected farmers, with a minimum of Rs 1,000 per farmer.
So far, Rs 647.98 lakh has been disbursed among the affected farmers across Jammu and Kashmir. This includes Rs 635.79 lakh for agricultural crops and Rs 12.19 lakh for horticulture losses.
The Agriculture Department stated that the disbursement process for remaining eligible farmers is underway with the concerned authorities.
