Minister for Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution, Chowdhary Zulfkar Ali has expressed grief over loss of life and damages to houses in Rajouri in flash floods and instructed District Administration to provide immediate relief to the victims.It may be recalled a 45 yr old woman Irshad Begum lost her life in house collapse in Sawani village of Rajouri while some houses were also damaged and people suffered loss of other property in many areas of the district during the flash floods.The Minister expressed sympathies with the bereaved family and instructed Deputy Commissioner Rajouri to provide immediate relief to the next of kin of the deceased.
He also instructed surveying the loss of property in flash floods so as to provide them compensation.Chowdhary Zulfkar Ali directed District Administration to remain vigilant in dealing with flood situation and provide safety to the public.Meanwhile, the Minister also directed Flood Control Department to mark all streams and rivers with Danger Marks so that people take safety measures in flood situations.The Minister also advised local public to cooperate with administration and don’t block Nallahs and remove encroachments on the bank of streams.