Inter-ministerial teams to assess flood damage

Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced inter-ministerial teams to assess flood damage in Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab, Haryana, and Himachal Pradesh. Teams arrived on September 7 and began fieldwork on September 8, led by senior IAS officers. In Uttarakhand, teams visited Uttarkashi, Rudraprayag, and other districts on September 8 for on-ground evaluations, including infrastructure losses and victim interactions. Similar assessments are ongoing in the other Northern states.