Srinagar, Sept. 1 -- The Union Ministry of Home Affairs announced the constitution of Inter-Ministerial Central Teams for Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Punjab to assess the damage caused by heavy rainfall, flash floods, cloudbursts and landslides during the ongoing monsoon season.

Each team will be led by a senior officer of the level of Joint Secretary from the MHA or the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), and will include representatives from the Ministries of Expenditure, Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Jal Shakti, Power, Road Transport & Highways and Rural Development.

Officials said the teams will make on-the-spot assessments of the situation and relief works being carried out by the State and UT a...