SRINAGAR: Hitting out at the Government over reports that a mall is being constructed near Zero Bridge in flood channel in brazen violation of the rules, former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday said this small patch of land played a vital role in 2014 floods, ‘allowing us to pump water out’.
“I’ve been told it is Irrigation & Flood Control land. This small patch of land played a vital role in 2014 floods, allowing us to pump water out,” Mr Abdullah, who is the working president of National Conference, wrote on micro-blogging site twitter.
“We set up one of our high-capacity pumps there & pumped water from Rajbagh into this enclosure. I’m amazed to see a construction site now,” he added. (AGENCIES)
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