Early Times Report
Kishtwar, May 12 : Senior Congress Leader and MLA Inderwal, Ghulam Mohammad Saroori has urged the DDC Kishtwar and DDC Doda to immediately depute various teams of officers for assessing the losses caused by the untimely heavy rain, snowfall, windstorms and hailstorms and provide due compensation. In a press statement issued here said that twin districts of Kishtwar and Doda, especially the upper reaches were fruit cultivation is the main source of livelihood has been hit very badly, resulting in great losses. "Scores of houses and hutments have been destroyed and washed away by the heavy flood and torrential rains, several people from Inderwal constituency telephonically informed me about the day today problems faced by the people in their respective areas" said Saroori. He said people also raised issued like non-availability of basic facilities like Ration, drinking water, electricity, proper health care facilities and shortage of teaching staff in local schools. "People informed me that many houses has been damaged, most of the many agricultural crops have been completely damaged due to recent heavy rain fall, hailstorm and wind storm but no compensation has been paid to them so far" said Saroori. |