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| Ammunition fire puts PDP on political blaze | | Mebooba: shift depot from civilian areasMebooba: shift depot from civilian areas | |
Jammu, Aug 12: The devastating fire in the Army ammunition depot in South Kashmir has given yet another big issue to the Peoples Democratic Party to campaign against the presence of Army in the civilian areas.
PDP President, who arrived from New Delhi in Srinagar this morning to rush to the Kundroo explosion site has said presence of huge ammunition depots amidst the civilian areas is a looming risk for the people living there and yesterday's incident at Khundroo has only reiterated such dangers.
Mufti said this is the second time after 1965 that a massive fire broke out at Khundroo ammunition depot putting the lives and the property of the people in the surrounding areas at great risk and causing immense panic. "The dangerous situation that the people of the nearby villages are living in could be gauged from the fact that scores of unexploded shells are still lying in the civilian areas posing a threat to the lives," she said and added that instead of taking short-term fire-fighting measures, the Defense Ministry must take steps to relocate the ammunition depots of such a massive scale away from the civilian areas.
Mufti said she would raise the issue in the ongoing session of the Parliament to impress upon the Defense Ministry the urgency of shifting the ammunition depots from the populated areas. "I am sure the Government of India would seriously consider shifting of such ammunition depots from the civilian areas to ensure the safety of the people," she said.
Asking the State Government to ensure the safety of property and goods left behind by the fleeing people, Ms Mufti said during her visit to the area several families complained that their household goods were stolen in their absence. "The police must ensure the safety of the property and other household items of the villagers," she said and added that the district administration should ensure that the villages in and around the camp are cleared of all the unexploded shells before allowing the people in.
Mufti also visited the family of a fire-fighter at Telwani who died of serious injuries while performing his duties yesterday.
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