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JAMMU: Even as water level in the Chenab and Tawi rivers receded on Friday, rescue operations by the Army and civil administration continued for the third day. More than 500 persons have been rescued. Some of the areas are still marooned. Damage was caused in the densely-populated areas near the rivers, which flow through the plains of Jammu. In the border areas of the Ranbir Singh Pura sector more than 80 persons, who had been marooned for two days, were rescued. In the Akhnoor belt, more than 40 persons were rescued and 88 from the Ghati and Pandi areas of Kathua district. Steamers were pressed into service and the Air Force provided support. A red alert has been sounded following a rise in the level of the reservoir of the Sewa hydel power station at Basolhi in Kathua district. In the hilly areas adjoining the Chenab, the Batote-Kishtwar National Highway has been flooded and blocked. Electricity supply to Bhaderwah near Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh has been cut off for the past three days. Many wooden bridges in the area have been damaged, cutting off links with remote areas. People in low-level areas have lost their livestock. Most of the displaced people, after evacuation, are stranded in the absence of temporary shelters. All precautions have been taken to protect the permanent structure of the Baglihar dam, said experts who reached Chanderkot, site of the reservoir, after the collapse of a tunnel. The collapse of the tunnel has been attributed to landslips at places in and around the project. Meteorological experts say the unusual rise in the level of the rivers was due to unprecedented snowfall during January-February last. No fresh batch of Amarnath yatris was allowed for the second consecutive day as landslips could not be cleared on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway 1 A till Friday morning.
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