Kashmiris should act as a nation to face the challenge: Mirwaiz Umar Farooq

5 Dariya News

Srinagar 21-Oct-2014

In continuation with his visit to flood hit areas of Kashmir, APHC Chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Tuesday visited Rajbagh, Kursu Rajbagh Jawahir Nagar and Ikhraj pora areas of Srinagar. Consoling the victims of flood Mirwaiz stressed upon people to confront the situation arisen as a result of the deadly floods with courage and commitment.During his visit, Mirwaiz, on behalf of Dar-ul-Khair Mirwaiz Manzil, distributed relief material among the flood victims. He ensured that Hurriyat would carry out the relief and rehabilitation of people at this hour of crisis in whatever capacity it could. He stated that floods have caused large scale destruction and brought immense miseries and hardships to the people of Kashmir which calls for serious introspection as to what went wrong, adding, Kashmiris should act as a nation to face the challenge posed by the natural catastrophe.            

Stating that 400 houses, out of which 180, were completely damaged due to floods in these areas, Mirwaiz expressed his regret and concern over the callousness of Government for not starting any rehabilitation program in these areas. Apart from these areas, Mirwaiz stated that in other areas of Kashmir as well, government was acting discriminately as far as relief and rehabilitation was concerned. He added that it aptly displays the anti-people policy pursued by the state authorities against the flood hit victims.On the occasion, inhabitants of these areas informed Mirwaiz about their grievances and difficulties. They told Mirwaiz that government practically has not taken any steps to address the difficulties faces by the people or may majors of rehabilitation, adding that only hollow claims of help to people were being made in the media.

Meanwhile, a high level delegation of Hurriyat’s Grievance Cell, led by Musadiq Aadil visited different flood hit areas of Sopore including Shahgund, Gundbhawavan, Wajapora, Haritar, Bari Taar, and Palhalan Ghat to take the stock of hardships faced by the people there due to floods.The delegation included Khaleel Ahmad Khaleel, Abdul Majeed Wani, Farooq Mamoosi, and Ghulam Hassan Mir expressed their regret over the unequal distribution of relief material, medicines and other essentials to people in these areas. The residents of these areas complained to the delegation that government has not taken a single step to address their sufferings caused by the floods. (KNS)