Aug 24, 2025: After floodwaters submerged the ground floor of the hostel complex here on Sunday, officials stated that at least 45 students of the Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine (IIIM) were evacuated to safety in a joint operation by the State Disaster Response Force and police. State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) and police deployed manpower equipped with boats to reach out the students after more than seven feet of water from the overflowing canal entered their hostel buildings this morning, the officials said. They said the rescue operation continued for more than five hours and all the trapped students were evacuated to safety.

Dr. Zabeer Ahmed, director of the independent IIIM, which is part of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), stated that the institute has taken precautions to ensure the students' safety. Thanking police and SDRF for their assistance in evacuating the students, he said there was no need to panic. “We have enough alternative arrangements to provide accommodation to students,” he said, adding as the floodwaters started collecting in the ground floor, the institute mobilized all resources, including dewatering pumps for the safety of the students.

SR Choudhary, one of the students, said their colleagues putting up in the ground floor suffered losses due to the flash floods. “My room is located on the top floor but those in the ground floor immediately shifted to upstairs, leaving behind their belongings,” he said, adding they waited for at least five hours for getting shifted out of the submerged buildings.

During this time, a culvert at the Jammu bus stand's exit gate collapsed and a portion of a road near a temple near Tawi bridge caved in as well. In low-lying areas where flood waters entered a home, overflowing streams and drains exacerbated the situation, causing damage to several boundary walls and dozens of vehicles.