"The efforts of Army, SDRF, NDRF, Air Force and J-K police personnel who saved the lives of fellow countrymen while risking their own lives are laudable," Kranti Dal state president Pritam Sharma told reporters here.
"We appreciate their valiant efforts to search, locate, establish contact and then conduct rescue, relief and evacuation operations," he said.
Sharma said it was a very difficult operation but the valiant efforts of Army soldiers resulted in saving lives.