Singh visits flash floods affected villages

Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Sept 16: Prominent social worker and SSP (Retd) Bhupinder Singh today took stock of the damages caused by the heavy rainfall and flash floods in Kapoorpur, Abdal, Bidhipur, Bhojpur, Nai-Basti and other adjoining areas of RS Pura sector.
Interacting with the people of these areas, Mr Singh appreciated the role of youth during this hour of crisis and said that they rendered selfless services to all the flood affected people in their respective areas.
He appealed the youth to come forward and extend help in the relief and rehabilitation efforts so as to make the process smooth and quicker. “Our team is in constant touch with many agencies to get information on safety of our people stranded in Kashmir valley”, he added.
“At this moment, affected people need our help to tide over the calamity that has fallen upon them, to survive and to rebuild their lives”, he said and appealed the people to stand with distressed fellow citizen and actively participate in the national effort to support them at this difficult time.
Mr Singh requested Jammu district administration to visit all the flood affected villages to take stock of the losses suffered by the people due to the floods. “People living in kacha houses have been rendered houseless as either their houses have collapsed or partially damaged”, he said and urged the State Government to immediately provide relief to the farmers of these villages. He also demanded early restoration of road link to border villages.

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