The Indian Air Force has intensified flood relief operations across Northern Punjab and Jammu. Defence Ministry said that Mi-17 and Chinook helicopters have conducted more than 55 sorties to extract stranded civilians, including personnel from the Indian Army and Border Security Force, from inundated areas in Dera Baba Nanak, Pathankot, and Akhnoor sectors. Transport aircraft (C-130) have been deployed to facilitate the rapid movement of specialised NDRF teams into the affected zones.

The operations have enabled the rescue of 215 individuals and delivered over seven thousand kilograms of essential relief material in the affected areas in the past three days.

The Ministry said, current efforts are concentrated in Northern Punjab, where the situation remains most critical due to continuing high water levels, which have hampered surface connectivity. Relief missions are being executed in close coordination with the Indian Army, Border Security Force, National Disaster Response Force, and local administration to ensure timely evacuation and distribution of supplies.