Anger mounted on Wednesday over the slow pace of rescue operations in Jammu and Kashmir even as chief minister Omar Abdullah said his government was "overwhelmed" by the scale of deadly flooding.
"We have really been overwhelmed. We have been overwhelmed by the scale of the problem," Omar told television reporters adding that he "understood the anger of the people."
The chief minister termed the situation in flood-hit Jammu and Kashmir "serious" but hit out at critics who said his government was not doing enough.
"What can I do. I didn't bring the rain, nor can I stop it. If I could, I would have done that," an angry Omar told ANI.
Meanwhile, an NDRF jawan was attacked by angry locals in Srinagar while few other personnel of the force were heckled while they were rendering relief and rescue operations in the flood-hit areas.
Officials said a National Disaster Response Force trooper received severe injuries on his hand when the locals attacked him
The locals apparently wanted the NDRF men to concentrate on a particular area and when the force personnel decided to go to a different marooned area, the locals attacked them.
"A few incidents of our men being heckled are being witnessed since yesterday in the state," a senior officer said.
Worried by the development, the NDRF and senior home ministry officials have asked the cabinet secretary to devise some mechanism so that troops are kept safe while they render their duty.
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