Early Times Report
Srinagar, Feb 2: The Jammu and Kashmir High Court has directed the state government to furnish bank account details of 4000 flood victims who according to NDMA could not be paid compensation due to government's failure. As the hearing in a Public interest Litigation commenced , Assistant Solicitor General of India S A Makroo, submitted that as per his instruction, four thousand victims could not be paid the compensation amount for the reason that in one house, more than one family was living and the account numbers of the heads of families living in such houses have not been furnished by the State Government till date.
Additional Advocate General M A Chashoo, submitted that necessary information will be furnished within two weeks so as to enable the competent authority, Central Government to transfer the compensation amount into the accounts of the victims. "Commissioners Secretary to Government, Revenue Department, to file compliance report on or before next date," the division bench said. It also directed Makroo to also file fresh compliance report.As per the status report submitted by the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), Rs. 115.81crore were released to 16,478 beneficiaries in respect of fully damaged pucca and kutcha houses.
This financial assistance includes Rs. 73.55 crore for 7,355 pucca and Rs. 42.26 crore for 8,453 kutcha houses.For Jammu Division, financial assistance of Rs. 41.80crore has been released which includes Rs.2.09 crore for 209 pucca houses and Rs.39.71crore for 7942 kutcha houses. Similarly, for Kashmir Division Rs.74.01crore has been released which includes Rs.71.46 crore for 7146 pucca houses and Rs.2.55 crore for 511 kutcha houses.Meanwhile, Deputy Commissioners of Kulgam, Bandipora. Pulwama, Samba, Anantnag and Kupwara also filed compliance Reports. In majority of cases, the affected families have either been provided shelter sheds or paid the rent, they said. |
