Early Times Report
Srinagar, Sept 11: The Indian Air Force has scaled back for the day, rescue operations that involve winching up stranded people into helicopters, after angry residents pelted stones at their choppers in several areas of flood-hit Srinagar today. Security forces believe separatist elements are provoking crowds, sources said.
Tempers have flared since Wednesday, with residents angry that relief efforts are reaching them six days after the floods, the worst in the state in over a century, began. Others have complained about living conditions in temporary camps.
Most of the anger is directed against the Omar Abdullah government in Jammu and Kashmir, with people accusing it of being short on assistance in a crisis. But some anger has spilled over and Air Force helicopters and Army vehicles loaded with supplies including water and food and making their way through Srinagar, have been pelted with stones. |
