Jammu, Sept. 20 -- Union minister for agriculture and farmers' welfare Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Friday visited flood-affected border village of Badyal Brahmana in Jammu's RS Pura sector and promised to approve a package for 5,000 flood-hit rural houses in J&K.

Chouhan pledged that the Union government would provide all possible assistance to the affected population following consultations with the J&K government which would submit reports with respect to the assessment of damages suffered during the floods.

He said teams from the ministries of home affairs, Jal Shakti, rural development and agriculture have already conducted surveys in the affected parts of the Union territory. "They will also submit their reports while the assessment o...