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Category: ENVIRONMENT

Published: 04 April 2015

SRINAGAR: JK Pradesh Congress President G. A. Mir visited the affected family of Laden Charar I Sharief, who lost their 16 family members after getting buried alive in debris due to land erosion very recently and offered his condolences to bereaved family and sympathized with them. He said his heart goes out for those who lost their precious lives in this accident and termed this incident very unfortunate and painful. He met the family members of deceased and consoled them, assured them that Congress party will fight for their rehabilitation and compensation.

He (G.A. Mir) said Congress Party is very much concerned for those affected families also who suffered in one way or the other particularly for those who lost their  nears and dears due to land erosion or floods etc and will get them rehabilitated and compensated he assured. Why the administration was not alert enough to meet any eventuality, G.A. Mir questioned? He said the Administration here remains in deep slumber and when any unfortunate incident takes place, the Administration starts working, he termed this behaviour very disappointing. He (G.A. Mir) asserted that Govt should have constituted a team of experts and Scientists for future monitoring of Natural Calamities, but that too has not been done so far.

Lashing out at the Govt apathy for not keeping a proper check on Natural Calamities, he (G. A. Mir) emphasized the need for streamlining the PHE, Flood Control and Irrigation departments, so that any eventuality in future can be tackled and loss of human lives prevented. On this occasion he ( G.A. Mir) provided  Rs. 1.00 Lac as relief to affected family of Laden (Charar I Sharief). Earlier JK PCC President (G.A. Mir) briefed Smt. Sonia Gandhi about the prevailing situation and loss of precious lives in Jammu and Kashmir Particularly in Valley, due to land erosion and incessant rains. Madam Gandhi expressed deep shock and grief over loss of lives and property and offered her condolences to the bereaved families. Those who accompanied G.A. Mir to Laden included Farooq Andrabi, Hilal Shah, Gulam Nabi Mir Lasjan, Zahid Hussain Jan, Abdul Gani Khan, Irfan Naqeeb and others.