Lightning, thunder-storm cause major loss to industrial units

A damaged structure of industrial unit at Bari Brahmana.
A damaged structure of industrial unit at Bari Brahmana.

Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Aug 5:  Bari Brahmana Industrial Association has expressed serious concern over the damage caused to some industrial units in Bari Brahmana area during the intervening night of August 4 and 5.
A meeting of  Bari Brahmana Industries Assoc-iation was held here under the presidentship of  Lalit  Mahajan,  president, BBIA in presence of  Suresh Mahajan,  vice president,  Ajay Langer, general secretary,  Vivek Singhal,  secretary,  Viraaj Malhotra treasurer BBIA  and other members of the Association, with regard to the  damages caused  to the industrial units due to lightning and thunderstorm in the mid- night of  August 4 and 5 of August 2017.
During the course of discussions,  Romesh Gupta of M/s Trikuta Steel Rolling Mills informed the members present in the meeting about the massive damage occurred to their Shed and Plant & Machinery due to heavy storm, thundering and lightning resulting huge financial losses to the unit holders. As confirmed by  the Metrological Department Jammu, the mishap was happened at 1 AM on  August 5, 2017.
BBIA appealed the  Chander Parkash,  Industries & Commerce Minister to look it the matter & compensate the unit holder for the damages occurred to his unit due to natural calamity.