Jammu, Aug. 27 -- Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha chaired a high-level meeting on Wednesday to review the rescue and relief operations and preparedness of the Union Territory after the landslide that occurred near the Vaishno Devi shrine in J-K's Katra and the flash flood situation in several districts.

A day earlier, a landslide occurred near the Vaishno Devi shrine, where 30 people lost their lives. The landslide occurred near Inderprastha Bhojnalaya at Adhkwari cave temple, located on the route to the Vaishno Devi shrine.

The Lieutenant Governor directed officials to take every possible measure to ensure that people staying in low-lying flood-affected areas are safely evacuated.

He asked the officials to ensure the...