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| J&K Floods: SC seeks details of rescue measures by Union of India | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Sept 12: A Division Bench of Supreme Court of India Comprising Chief Justice R.M. Lodha, Justice Kurian Joseph and Justice R.F. Nariman today in a petition filed by Vasundhara Pathak Massodi Vs Union of India with another petition, directed Union of India to consider forming a Unified Agency for proper co-ordination of rescue, relief and rehabilitation operations. It goes without saying that supply of food, drinking water, medicines, fuel and other essential supplies deserve top-most priority and so also the restoration of communication and provision for health-care facilities. After all, lives of people who are affected by such disaster have to be saved.
When the petition came-up for hearing, A Bench of Supreme Court observed that Massive floods in Kashmir valley have created horror and this Court informed that more than 400 villages are affected and five lac people are still stranded. The petitioners have prayed for immediate rescue, relief and rehabilitation of the affected persons.
Sr. Adv Colin Gonsalves, has placed a note before Court in which it mentioned that eight districts namely; Kulgam, Anantnag, Shopian, Pulwama, Ganderbal, Baramulla, Budgam and Srinagar are gravely affected by the floods. It is also stated that there is immediate requirement of large number of helicopters, doctors, medicines, food including pediatric food, baby articles, blankets, life jackets, drinking water, sanitary pads, tents, warm clothes and footwear, fuel and other essential supplies. It is submitted that for such massive tragedy, the national response is required and Union of India must declare the present situation in Kashmir Valley as a natural calamity and national disaster. It is also suggested that for meeting calamity and disaster of this magnitude, all the States and Union Territories of India must be immediately encouraged to respond and provide the above requirements.
Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi submits that Union of India is conscious of the seriousness of the situation and a committee headed by the Prime Minster is overseeing and co-ordinating the rescue and relief operations. He further submits that rescue operations by the Armed Forces are working in full swing and the Chief of the Army Staff himself is monitoring these operations.
SC observed that the petitioners do not dispute the commendable work being done by the Armed Forces in rescue operations but they submit that the current rescue operations are too inadequate for such huge disaster and further said that it needs no emphasis from us that a calamity and disaster as huge as this deserves national response so that immediate relief is made available to the victims of floods. |
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