Srinagar, May 23 -- Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday said the assessment of damages caused by cross-border shelling is nearing completion, and the state government will soon approach the Centre for a relief package for the affected families.

"The assessment is almost done. Reports from two districts are awaited. Once we receive them, we will take up the matter with the Government of India to prepare a relief package," Abdullah told reporters in Srinagar.

He also thanked opposition leaders, including a delegation from the Trinamool Congress, for visiting the affected areas in Poonch and Rajouri following the recent escalation after Operation Sindoor - India's response to the Pahalgam terror attack.

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