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Exodus of migrant workers to hit Kashmir valley reconstruction 9/21/2014 11:46:53 PM SRINAGAR, Sept 21 : The work of reconstruction in the flood-ravaged Kashmir could get delayed by at least six months due to the mass exodus of migrant labour force in the wake of the natural calamity that hit the valley causing huge damage to infrastructure - both public as well as private. Even the cleaning up of Srinagar city, which was heavily dependent on the migrant labourers for labour intensive works, will take longer than expected. Although some migrant labourers are staying put in the valley, most of them - commonly referred to as 'Bihari' labourers irrespective of which state they hail from - left Kashmir soon after flood waters started rose. They took advantage of free air tickets announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for those leaving the valley on board the Indian Air Force planes bringing in relief material. Thousands more left soon after the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway was made operational early in the week. "It is difficult to find a labourer these days. It seems that all of them have vanished into thin air," Bashir Ahmad Dar, who needed a mason to carry out repairs in his house at Rambagh, said. Before the flood hit Kashmir, the migrant labourers would assemble at designated places like Rambagh, Chanapora, Hyderpora, Hawal and Hari Singh High Street to wait for someone to hire their services. The scene today at some of these places is totally different as many prospective employers are finding it hard to get some one to do the labour work for them. "I have visited Rambagh, Hyderpora and Natipora sites but could not find even one labourer," Tanveer Ahmad Bhat said. While most of the crops including horticulture produce has been damaged due to the floods already, people involved in infrastructure development fear that exodus of the migrant labourers will affect completion of many ongoing projects.   Share This News with Your Friends on Social Network     Comment on this Story

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