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1.27 lakh people rescued

September 12, 2014 11:37 pm | Updated April 20, 2016 04:38 am IST - NEW DELHI:

Over 1.27 lakh persons have been rescued so far by the armed forces and the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) from the flood-hit areas of Jammu and Kashmir.

Thirteen tonnes of water purifying tablets and six water filtration plants capable of filtering 1.2 lakh bottles per day have already reached Srinagar. Engineering stores, including suction pumps from Vishakhapatnam, are also being sent.

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