Jammu, Sep 29: A Congress delegation on Monday met Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha and submitted a memorandum demanding a comprehensive package for rehabilitation and reconstruction in areas affected by the August floods in the Jammu region.

In rain-battered Jammu and Kashmir, over 150 people lost their lives in cloudbursts, flash floods and landslides since last month. Infrastructure, including over 4000 houses, 70 bridges and over 3000 kilometres of roads, suffered extensive damage amid the severe weather conditions.

“A delegation of senior leaders of the J-K Pradesh Congress Committee, led by its working president and former minister Raman Bhalla, called on Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today,” an official spokesperson said.

The delegation discussed various welfar

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