* Demands mega relief package
Excelsior Correspondent
KATHUA/SAMBA, Sept 9: Reiterating the demand for a mega relief, rehabilitation and reconstruction package to J&K, JKPCC chief Tariq Hameed Karra today raised questions into administrative lapses in taking timely measures to reinforce embankments into erosions, illegal mining and other factors adding to the huge losses and demanded a high level enquiry aided by experts to look into the reasons.
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Karra alongwith working president Raman Bhalla, Ex-MP Ch Lal Singh, chief spokesperson Ravinder Sharma, Ex- MLA Balbir Singh, Ex- Minister Yash Pal Kundal, Indu Pawar Ex- MLA, DCC president Kathua, Pankaj Dogra, Ch Hussain Ali Wafa, Durga Dutt Ex-MLA, TS Tony, District president Samba Sanjeev Sharma, Babbal Gupta, Sanjeev Panda, Rajveer Singh and others on tour of Kalibadi, Kathua, Lakhanpur and Samba, Vijaypur, Ramgarh area of Samba to assess huge losses due to floods to the private property, crops, houses and public infrastructure.
The Congress team assessed the collapse of portion of bridge near Kalibadi and Shamshan Ghat, Government buildings and noticed the lack of timely embankments which contributed to the cause of damages. They also visited Magar Khad and Sahar Khad and also saw the damage at Lakhanpur, where local leaders revealed that a timely action to open flood gates could have saved the damage to infrastructure.
Later, JKPCC chief visited Ramgarh area of Samba district and assesed the loss.
Talking to reporters, Karra said no doubt it was a natural calamity of huge magnitude but the GOI has not declared it a national disaster and reiterated the party demand for it.
He said that Home Minister’s visit was very casual and didn’t take stock of huge damage. The Rs 209 crores package is a joke with people of J&K and demanded a mega relief package as per magnitude of losses.
He said that Congress has already demanded a high level probe into Vaishnodevi tragedy and Chashoti lapses besides a high level probe is needed to look to multiple administrative lapses adding to the magnitude of losses at different places.
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