Report
Kashmir People demand Relief and Rehabilitation for Flood victims
K ashmir has witnessed a
welcome scene on Sept 6th, 2015
several organizations have joined in a
state-wide protest action against the
callousness and failure of the central
and state governments in providing
relief and rehabilitation to the flood
victims that struck in September
2014.
The floods brought a total
collapse of economy and untold
sufferings for the people. As estimated
by the officials, a total of 6782 villages
were flooded, affecting 18 lakh people’s
households. Of them, 741 villages
remained submerged in flood waters
for weeks. 21,485 houses were
damaged and 4700 were severely hit.
Nearly 280 people have lost their lives
in the floods. Many compare the
magnitude of Kashmir floods with
floods that struck Uttarakhand in 2013.
The Prime Minister Modi has put
up much show of concern for the floodhit Kashmir people. He immediately
rushed to Kashmir in Sept’ 2014 and
again visited Kashmir in October, 2014.
He shed tears, spoke consoling words
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Hyderabad and conducted protest
demonstrations to bring their plight
to the notice of the state
government to no avail.
With the shutdown of