New Delhi:  Union Health Minister (HM) Mansukh Mandaviya flagged off Red Cross trucks on Friday to deliver blankets, medicines, and other relief supplies to people in Jammu, Srinagar, Ladakh, and Uttarakhand.

Sharing information through Twitter, Health Minister wrote:- "Flagged off Red Cross trucks for a donation of blankets, medicines and other relief material to the people of Jammu, Srinagar, Ladakh and Uttarakhand. This will support vulnerable populations in the northern-most UTs for the winter season and provide flood relief to people of Uttarakhand."

The truck will also assist vulnerable populations in the northernmost union territories during the winter season and provide flood relief to the people of Uttarakhand, according to the Health Minister. Minimum temperatures have dropped across the union territories as a result of rain and snowfall in parts of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.

Several people have died as a result of flash floods and landslides caused by heavy rains in Uttarakhand, and many homes and businesses have been damaged.

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