Excelsior Correspondent
KATHUA, Sept 1: The last year’s flood and rain victims of district Kathua have expressed their concern over non payment of relief to them till date and demanded immediate clearance of all the pending cases.
In a plea to State Government, they said while Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has announced Rs 87 crore as relief to be disbursed among the flood and rain victims of this year, in Kathua district the people who have suffered lot of damage due to flash floods and rains last year have not been paid compensation till date despite the assurances by authorities and legislators.
They said despite approaching the district administration from time to time they were informed that the issue has been taken up with Divisional Commissioner and a detailed report has been sent to him in this regard in August last year.
In its report the DC informed the Divisional Commissioner that total 519 houses have been damaged in Kathua district during the natural calamites, rains and heavy floods during August last year.
The letter said, while 148 houses were fully damaged, 371 were damaged partially during the rains and floods. Besides, 19 pet animals were killed in these natural calamites in the district, he added.
The DC in his communique has further stated that 220-5 kanals of land has eroded in the district while crops on 174-04 kanals of land was also damaged.
While furnishing tehsil -wise details, he said in Kathua tehsil alone 35 houses were fully damaged while 87 were damaged partially. In Hiranagar tehsil, 10 houses were fully and 15 were partially damaged.
The letter said in Billawar tehsil, while 19 houses were fully damaged 53 were damaged partially. In Basohli tehsil 84 houses were fully damaged while 216 were damaged partially, it added.
Three pet animals each were killed in Kathua, Hiranagar and Basohli tehsils while 10 were killed in Billawar, the letter said, adding 137-15, 39-00 and 32 -10 kanals of land were eroded in Kathua, Hiranagar and Billawar tehsils respectively while the crop over 174-04 kanals of land was damaged in Kathua district alone.
However, no relief has been paid to the people due to paucity of funds till date, it said.
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