Srinagar, Sept. 26 -- Jammu and Kashmir deputy chief minister Surinder Choudhary on Friday told the House that restoration of infrastructure damaged by flash floods and cloudbursts is underway across J&K. Replying on behalf of chief minister Omar Abdullah to a question by MLA Shakti Raj Parihar, Choudhary said roads and water supply schemes affected in 2025-26 have been temporarily restored, while permanent restoration is under process. For damages in 2026-27, partial restoration has been done and permanent works have been taken up in all affected districts. He said financial assistance as per (SDRF) norms is being provided to affected persons and no separate special relief package has been sanctioned for rehabilitation. However, additional assistance has been extended under the CM's relief fund to families whose houses were damaged. In Kishtwar's Chishoti cloudburst incident in 2025-26, Rs.1 lakh each was given to 16 families whose houses were damaged and Rs.25,000 each to three families with partially damaged houses. For 2026-27, Rs.108 lakh has been released under CM's relief fund in Poonch for 87 beneficiaries and Rs.281 lakh in Rajouri for 377 beneficiaries whose structures were damaged. Health and medical education minister Sakeena Itoo informed the House that 75% physical progress has been achieved on the 50-bed hospital block at Pahalgam. Replying to MLA Pahalgam Altaf Ahmad Wani, she said administrative approval of Rs.19.90 crore was accorded in March 2020. Against it, Rs.16.75 crore has been released and Rs.10.53 crore spent till March 31, 2026, with another Rs.33.31 lakh spent in the current financial year. On upgradation of Primary Health Centres (PHCs) at Pahalgam, Sallar and Aishmuqam to sub-district hospitals, she said there is no such proposal as focus is on consolidation of existing facilities. As per IPHS-2022 norms, J&K already has more SDHs than admissibility, she said....