Et Report
JAMMU, Aug 20:Expressing grave concern over incessant rains in Reasi district, the Member Legislative Council (MLC) Jugal Kishore Sharma demanded proper rescue and relief for the people affected by flash floods.
In a statement issued today, Sharma said that government should constitute a team to access the extent of damage caused by floods and the heavy downpour in Reasi and its peripheries while arrangements should be made on war footing to provide immediate relief to the affected people.He said that the flash floods have affected not only the crops but also the property of the people. Sharma said that mostly the poor people have been affected by the flash floods as such Government should support them till they are properly settled. "A large number of houses have collapsed due to incessant rain in remote areas of Reasi while it also damaged crops on over thousands of kanals of land," MLC Sharma said while demanding that the Government should provide compensation to the affected families. |
